IOC Executive Board approves three changes of nationality
During the first day of its meeting today, held in Mumbai, India, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (EB) accepted three applications for a change of nationality.
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In view of the Olympic Games Paris 2024:
- Maxine Esteban – Fencing – from the Philippines to Ivory Coast
- Saeid Mollaei – Judo – from Mongolia to Azerbaijan
In view of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026:
- Campbell Wright – Biathlon – from New Zealand to USA
The EB granted the requested exemption to the three-year waiting period, with the prior agreement from the respective International Federations and National Olympic Committees concerned, in accordance with BLR 2 to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter.