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It seems that this is due to questions about sovereignty. However, Puerto Rico has competed in the Olympics since 1948, even though it is a territory of the Uni
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
It seems that this is due to questions about sovereignty. However, Puerto Rico has competed in the Olympics since 1948, even though it is a territory of the United States and its residents are citizens of the United States, and travel internationally under US Passports. It seems the Haudenosaunee who travel under their own passports have at least as good a claim to sovereignty as Puerto Rico and should be allowed to compete.
- ska 6y agoThis is probably about politics, not consistency.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoA similar argument could be made with Taiwan which competes in the olympics. That said I’m not sure that many countries actually acknowledge the haudenosaunee passports
- blahedo 6y agoJust off the top of my head, I was able to think of not just Puerto Rico and Taiwan, but also Palestine and Kosovo, as examples of "interesting edge cases" when it comes to sovereignty, national recognition, and Olympic participation. Kosovo and Palestine, at least, aren't in there because of a 30-year grandfathering, and their recognition is far from universal; the IOC or the IWGA would certainly be able to accept a Haudenosaunee team if they were so inclined.
- jrumbut 6y agoAnother comment mentions that exceptions made to recognize those areas' athletic commissions more than 30 years ago were grandfathered in. This really seems like a case where you ought to either ignore the rules, change the rules, or investigate if the Iroquois had some athletic body that ought to have been recognized 30 years ago and correct that oversight. What harm does letting the creators of the game play under their own banner do?