Mark Cavendish

spen666 wrote:

manxie wrote:

meagain wrote:

How come the IoM is suddenly "British"? It isn't. Nor is it part of the United Kingdom, except for certain international matters (and increasingly less of even those).

Thus

"The UK has no democratic accountability in and for the Isle of Man which is governed by its own democratically elected assembly. In the context of the UK’s responsibility for the Isle of Man’s international relations it is understood that -
The UK will not act internationally on behalf of the Isle of Man without prior consultation.
The UK recognises that the interests of the Isle of Man may differ from those of the UK, and the UK will seek to represent any differing interests when acting in an international capacity. This is particularly evident in respect of the relationship with the European Union where the UK interests can be expected to be those of an EU member state and the interests of the Isle of Man can be expected to reflect the fact that the UK’s membership of the EU only extends to the Isle of Man in certain circumstances as set out in Protocol 3 of the UK’s Treaty of Accession.
The Isle of Man has an international identity which is different from that of the UK. "

And so on.

Source: FCO.

Last time I looked we werent send national teams to the olympics. As such Cav is representing Great Britain.

IoM CANNOT be part of GREAT Britain, as Great Britain is a geographic entity ie the Land mass of England, Scotland & WAles.

If it is Great Britain competing at the Olympice, then he is not eligible.

If however it is the British Isles competing, then that is a different matter.

Does it matter anyway?