Can we enter a team in the Rio Road race under the IOA flag?

dw300

Does anyone know the legalities for entering the Olympics as independent athletes?

I'm pretty sure there must be guys on here that would be good enough not to come last.

You get to walk in the opening and closing ceremonies, and featured in the underdog of the day on the BBC! :P

thegreatdivide

My mate is the head of the Sealand Football Association. I could make enquiries about setting up a cycling team?

http://www.sealandgov.org/

lawrences

We could all chip in and buy an island. "The democratic republic of BR".

willhub

If you can form some team then I'd be up for giving it a go, a free trip to Rio, awesomeo.

Just make sure there is segments on the course!

GiantMike

I'd like to enter the GB women's cycling team in Rio. And some other countries too, come to think of it.

Pross

The way IOC regulations work you may have to enter them through the back door route, would that still be OK?

beverick

Basically you have to enter through your national Olympic association(Colin Moynihan's the head of the GB&I association). If you are a national of a country that doesn't have an OA, or the OA is in dispute with the International association, you can enter under the banner of the IOC (ie represent the committee and not the full agency).

What you could do, of course, is qualify as a national of a country that falls into one of the above criteria and apply to the IOC on that basis.

But, as naturalisation usually takes more than 4 years Rio's probably out of the question. Also, it would probably mean emigrating to somewhere unsavoury such as the Dutch Antillies or, if Alex Salmond has hsi way, Scotland.

Bob

lawrences

GiantMike wrote:

I'd like to enter the GB women's cycling team in Rio. And some other countries too, come to think of it.

Oh dear....

alihisgreat

lawrences wrote:

We could all chip in and buy an island. "The democratic republic of BR".

No need to buy an island.. just some scummy town that the Gov doesn't want to deal with.

United State of Peterborough?

t.m.h.n.e.t

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

lawrences wrote:

We could all chip in and buy an island. "The democratic republic of BR".

No need to buy an island.. just some scummy town that the Gov doesn't want to deal with.

United State of Peterborough?

Obviously this island would be large enough to cope with all the women and small enough that commuting won't be an issue. Sounds like a fine place to be.

Cleat Eastwood

T.M.H.N.E.T wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

lawrences wrote:

We could all chip in and buy an island. "The democratic republic of BR".

No need to buy an island.. just some scummy town that the Gov doesn't want to deal with.

United State of Peterborough?

Obviously this island would be large enough to cope with all the women and small enough that commuting won't be an issue. Sounds like a fine place to be.

arrrr you mentioned women and commuting in the same sentence - bad boy.

Couldnt we fly under the flag of Alsager - it sounds foreign.

t.m.h.n.e.t

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

T.M.H.N.E.T wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

lawrences wrote:

We could all chip in and buy an island. "The democratic republic of BR".

No need to buy an island.. just some scummy town that the Gov doesn't want to deal with.

United State of Peterborough?

Obviously this island would be large enough to cope with all the women and small enough that commuting won't be an issue. Sounds like a fine place to be.

arrrr you mentioned women and commuting in the same sentence - bad boy.

Couldnt we fly under the flag of Alsager - it sounds foreign.

But it was a positive! +women-commuters=funtime

nevman

OR,thinking laterally,we could take out nationalisation of a non-cycling country like,er,Nepal or Patagonia.Provided we get through the qualifiers,we`re in.Flying down to Rio.Like it.Seems to work in reverse,looking at Team GBs profiles.We can train at Derbys new velodrome, so I can commute.

dw300

nevman wrote:

OR,thinking laterally,we could take out nationalisation of a non-cycling country like,er,Nepal or Patagonia.Provided we get through the qualifiers,we`re in.Flying down to Rio.Like it.Seems to work in reverse,looking at Team GBs profiles.We can train at Derbys new velodrome, so I can commute.

Yeh, this happens in other sports, where you'll see English or Americans representing Vanuatu or Kiribati.

nevman

Put me down for the synchro swimming and the TT.And fencing,I`ll bring my own wood.

TheEnglishman

The biggest incentive I'd have thought is you get 2 weeks living around very fit, healthy young things who, after their event, have nothing to do.

Well, it works for me. Where do I sign?