运动员国籍变换开始困扰国际奥委会
Nationality in sport - Issues and problems. This was the theme of the seminar organised by the International Centre for sports Studies (CIES) on 10 November. Gathered at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, 138 participants from various countries discussed this topical subject and exchanged their points of view.
Nationality changes are becoming increasingly frequent in sport, for numerous reasons. The rules on obtaining nationality vary considerably from one country to another, with the result that there are differences in the way athletes are treated. The international sports bodies are often overwhelmed by this growing problem, forcing them to react on a case-by-case basis.
The seminar was a chance to produce an overview of the situation, look at concrete examples and to discuss what sporting nationality represents, by debating its future, limits and constraints. The speakers' comments were followed closely and gave rise to numerous questions.
Each country and federation has its own rules, statutes and exceptions. The legal, economic and socio-political aspects inherent in nationality changes were addressed and commented upon in depth. It seems that no global, long-term solution is in sight. Hence the usefulness of exchanging points of view by the various parties concerned and discussing means of achieving this.
On this occasion, the IOC President Jacques Rogge agreed about the complexity of the issues, noting that harmonising rules based on a common denominator for all sports federations merited further study. He also stressed that the notion of national sport was not likely to disappear, and that it was important to remember that nationality problems were not a purely sporting phenomenon but one linked to many other areas.
重点词汇
Lausanne n. （瑞士城市）洛桑，奥林匹克博物馆所在地
nationality n. 国籍
on this occasion 在这个场合
IOC n. “国际奥委会”的缩写
denominator n. 分母
merit v. 有益于
notion n. 概念，观念，想法