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and with that welcome to the new edition of euro max from our nice and warm studio let's see what else we have for you took a. designer stephen west from amsterdam is getting man keen on living and. 106 year old girl down from paris is still. here. you know our 1st report isn't about skiing as you might think it's about surfing in snowy weather and freezing temperatures these days surfing fans are heading to north and norway in search of the ultimate kick surfing north of the arctic circle you don't believe me then watch this. driving snow and icy wind and water temperatures of 4 degrees celsius. perfect weather. for surfing. at

least for surfing fans here in the food to nylons the norwegian archipelago is known as the northern most surfers paradise more and more people are heading to the arctic circle to ride the waves. one of them is norwegian all off. and 20 he moved here just for the waves. it's a bit hard korea dog and something wrong the world of the war but it's not. but. we appreciate the way this war every way war. harder to catch you know if we is a bit more work retarder everything's a bit tougher 6 millimeters of neoprene is all that separates the surface of their skin from the icy waters in recent years what suits have been developed that offer the necessary freedom of movement and since the surfers have been heading for the

icy arctic waters. there's just less people and less good surfers means more waves for everyone. the waves are said to offer ideal surfing conditions. just off the coast the sea plunges to depths of $500.00 metres. the water coming in from greenland to form waves several metres high. these days some 5000 surfers a year venture here not that many compared to other surfing spots. most of them headed for the bay of blue star. families around 300 kilometers north of the arctic circle is known as the birthplace of arctic surfing. and that is thanks to former sea. some 50 years ago he and

a friend were watching surfers in australia back in norway they wanted to try it for themselves they looked at a beach boys album cover and built a surfboard of their own. farm with lots of patience staying power and styrofoam they taught himself how to surf. you know. you want to be sure but you should be you. know pleased to have a dish we make these without wetsuits surfing here was only for the toughest of the tough. you know for the match a new boat to the water and you've got a. wall there to mean it's and if there was already and it was also easy to. the young surfers and have it easier today. wearing modern what suits they can stay

in the water and ride the waves for as long as they like. for at least as long as their strength holds out. and. a low water to high tide but it's good fun time to get out and this is the. coldest part. getting out in the wind with all. that's good because again there's a full size clothes of. arctic surfing and 10 we're riding the waves takes on a whole different kind of cool. and. that's how i learned to move in my handicraft class but i haven't done anything since then so it looks like i need to get some practice maybe mid wear designer

steven west can give me some tips we visited him in the dutch city off. that year old american steven west is on a mission to make knitting and knitwear more and more popular. his pride he kind of patents captivate young people and. man. i do all the designs and patterns myself so i like write all the patterns and i know and conceptualize all the designs so i put a lot of passion and i really really love everything i make i love working with tons of colors because that's what inspires you the most western it's in amsterdam he has around 225000 followers on instagram. and online tutorials he demonstrates how to knit his colorful geometric patterns. humor and

charm play an important part in his videos that's something i want to do a lot more of as make these really fun video tutorials so that a lot of different types of people will feel invited to moving and it doesn't have to being something always so technical but it can also be something really playful and fashionable west who is also a trained dancer and choreographer starts out with sketches then he and his team work out the finished product quest is a cult status among fans the world over here regularly publishes books of knitting patterns with guidelines even founded his own wooden slate and his co a little shop in amsterdam. i don't like to play by the rules i don't like to by the rules i never learned how to take a design class or any of that so i made up everything just by playing. among stephen west's fans is 13 year old constantine seabeck from berlin he lenten it

from his grandmother and get his ideas and inspiration online from travel. the social media network specializes in hand crafts and has some 9. in registered accounts the world over its rival firsts knew it was just fascinated with what you can do with knitting actually i thought knitting was something for grannies but that's not true i knew that a 9 year old pianist fabien philo from berlin has also discovered the joys of knitting he runs his own music school but it's also still found time to knit a good 100 items including sweaters scoffs caps songs and blankets. strictly to me is pure joy. i love to make fun because i can just sit on the sofa in the evening after a long working day light the fire and enjoy this moment of peace movement war. when it comes to mind i can focus on one thing forget about everything else and unwind.

but the trend isn't limited to the made items the latest men's fashion collections feature knitwear in all varieties colorful patterned oversized simple this season knitting is not to be ignored. sasha can confirm that he's run a women's shop in berlin for many years and not only that he regularly organizes knitting excursions and knitting events even it increases but now is the pandemic rages on his events are only held online for example his weekly on minute meeting. unfunctional just out 1st i put on life facebook shows that i can only communicate with the customers one way. and then i realized there's zoom and other platforms. but on the zoom i found that i can really interact and speak to the participants. and i can ask them things and they can answer so i can show them things and we can

work them out and just have fun and chat while we're at it. back to amsterdam and stephen west his shop is already a fixture in the heart of the city and he lacks no shortage of ideas for future creations. it could be like a t.v. show where it's like maybe a western it's talk show but with a lot of dance breaks too so we can learn new techniques there could be some tutorials on the t.v. show i could interview all my friends i think that would be crazy i don't know if the world is ready for it. knitting is a successful trend that's now finding a lot of interest among men. the lady we are about to meet is 106 years old and is still a talented pianist collette mays began to play at the tender age of 5 and has since . nobody really knows if she is the oldest piano player in the world and to her it doesn't really matter because she still feels quite young at heart we paid her

a visit at her home in paris. call it maes loves to play the piano she's 106 years old and still plays for at least 4 hours every day she cannot imagine life without her beloved instrument. through playing the piano has a physical quality says you're touching it caressing it it makes a difference whether your hammering the key. oh softly pressing with your fingertips like. colette was born into a french upper middle class family in 1914. she started learning the piano at the

age of 5. even as a child music helped her escape her strict upbringing and enter her own carefree world. there because. my mother was a very stern cold hearted woman who didn't really like children unlike my grandmother but i was always scared of getting smacked a mistake sight supposedly made although i never knew what i had done wrong though playing the piano always offered me some comfort that the highest. when she was 15 attended the paris school of music and later worked as a piano teacher. she's been playing the piano for over a century now but she didn't publish her 1st album until she reached the age of 84 . her son father reese mays supports his mother.

and father of c. . my mother went through a lot of tough times in her life like many others. as the old but once she sat down at the piano she lost herself in the world of music. it gave her positive energy with strength and motivation to yes this is. the age of 106 call it still feels pretty agile. and peculiarly old. ringback to. us was the i think it's a question of mindset that my mother had many good qualities but mentally speaking she was always told me staying young isn't a question of age yet and that either you're young or you're not or that you were that. despite her age coletta mays is still highly active. she says being passionate is key.

for a fast looked at that the knife is all about staying passionate and curious that you can't let that slip away blasts. an attitude that seems to be working wonders for her health. ringback ringback plan measure. duty fortunately she doesn't have any major health issues. apart from our eyesight and hearing deteriorating. she doesn't eat much she eats very regularly close to sort of kill and there are 3 things she can't do without this it is the loo for the cheese like often people. use you and she also enjoys a glass of wine. she keeps herself busy to. its new album will be

ready by the end of april again featuring works by. favor composer claude debussy. and then she can look forward to celebrating her 107th birthday on june 16th. i would say that lady is really record breaking and you could find many more record breaking stories in our europe to the max reports on our you tube channel. your head from its extreme side in europe to the max your match reporter hendrik bending takes you to one of a kind places in your at. the highest volcano the biggest stadium. the iciest hotel. taking. stunning. record breaking. it was amazing it was like the weirdest thing i've ever done.

what chicks dream quipping moments now on i you tube channel. that we have a brand new book to accompany our europe sort of max reports featuring the $111.00 extreme places in europe that you shouldn't miss if you like to copy them and view it struck just go to our website for all didn't details when i go hiking i get hungry very quickly so i usually take some sandwiches with me bread butter cheese that's it's well some people are a bit more ambitious than i am they like to cook at creek course meal out in the wilds dead you would normally only find in a very fancy restaurant i would be much too lazy to go to all that effort but mark them are showing how it's. it's still early morning when marcus semma heads up into the mountains this time for

a new adventure in the alps the very an extreme athlete loves nearly trails. and things. but once he's reached the mountain top he's not content with a simple snack he treats himself to some homemade musically with fresh blueberries . his number even in the mountains is a real pleasure especially when you have fresh ingredients and it's like fresh farmers. are all made mostly where you know exactly what's in it you need energy from out nearing that's why i think you should prepare as much of your own food as possible marcus m. as a trained cook who used to work in munich's high class restaurants he always liked to take time off for traveling around the world one day he decided to combine his 2 major passions in life cooking and adventuring now he publishes books on whom a outdoor cuisine and today against this amazing backdrop he's preparing fresh

water is a starter followed by venice insulting baka with forrest mushroom risotto he's brought everything he needs with him. inside being held in iraq unpacked the char it was freshly caught. only keep for one day so bought here's my sample of anderson . frozen earlier you know how it'll keep for about one day when my then it'll be fully defrosted i'm told mark is fine dining on a mountain top is an affordable luxury he starts by fill it in the chop then marinating it's a lemon and finally adding mango onion ginger chilling coriander and peanuts to protests of each peru's national dish. then marcus needs to boil water for the main course. you have your. the interim only got snow available up here. ice would be better as it contains us air. that would need less gas to melt liter of water.

he's only got a limited amount of cooking gas with him so he's got to use it wisely. he can't predict how long the drive forest mushroom and rice will need to boil as that depends on the outer tube. the higher a climb the lower the air pressure that means my broth boils out of our lower temperature in an extreme case say 8000 meters of water boils at just 60 degrees celsius the problem there is some food doesn't cook properly today he's at an altitude of 1700 meters so preparing the result isn't an issue cooking time for the venison wraps and saved in ham also depend on the out of there with enough patience mountaineers could prepare meat even in the himalayas and the south and boca looks almost as good as in a 5 star restaurant movements by looking at the mountains isn't always as easy as

it looked today. but it's certainly fun trying new things by combining the things you've previously learned in life. time for it is that marcus gets busy grinding coffee to make a tiramisu without having tricity to whisk eggs he simply dips espressos the biscuits in moscow pone. this ring for high always try to find the essentials and recipes. that way anyone can recreate them outdoors. and me. after this rich 3 course many it's time to burn off some calories and as the sun begins to set marcus erect his one man tent he treats himself to some ginger tea while watching the sunset. descending. yes we're in a star studded restaurant tonight with a 1000000 stars hotel it's going to be a beautiful starry night no luxury hotel i offer that. that's the real luxury but

preparing your own delicious food outside and building your own restaurant patio busted con. chef marcus semma really knows how to enjoy life so many flavors in the great outdoors. is a very hot material we all know that but spanish also a whole thing a man who a castro can make it appear quite soft elastic and flexible we took a look over the skull course shoulder while he was hard at work in his workshop. as soft as butter. pierced like skin. and folded like cloth. these are sculptures by spanish artist jose manuel castro. cars all his works and stone.

my relationship to stones isn't really physical. it's magical. because i feel the stones in a very special way. as if they obeyed me. and we had a kind of relationship like a friendship. there. was a man well castro trained as a stone mason and sculptor in the 1980 s. at the become terrorists and northwestern spain it is known as one of the country's best schools for stone masonry. lieschen culture has a profound relationship with stone. they're ranging from the megalithic monuments to cathedrals. that all the work i do with stone is based on this close relationship you me and. i see it as something living. the

sculptor draws inspiration from the collision countryside and whether being coastline. 'd here went on water the forces of nature work the stone and create bizarre shapes. jose manuel castro's workshop is in the village a village to suso near the atlantic coast. here he chisels grimes and sands out the smooth flowing surfaces of his stone sculptures with power tools. as well as painstakingly by hand. he gives the stone a finishing patina with ferric chloride at high temperatures. we've got a move what i've always been good at drawing and i made models for a long time. the techniques are a help. but you also need a good imagination. but few of his neighbors know what he does for

a living and that some of his sculptures have been exhibited around the world like this working granite titled union a para tosa or conspicuous union. combined with what. as well as his courts and car hay or spike sculptures. castro often works with more kenya a black stone commonly found in the region. its main quality is that you can give the stone an incredible shine. like a mirror if there is maybe the look that's because it is so hard. to meet they.

need to be so when you polish the stone you don't even rub off the top layer a fine particles but in the wrong that ash but if you hear that up theater but if you were i mean we freenet. he's often drawn to the rugged coast. this is where he comes to wind down after a long hard days of work. and i don't scold because i find it relaxing because i feel the urge to do this but it's exhausting physically taxing and requires a lot of dedication so yes whenever i completed demanding project you know i always feel satisfied. jose manuel castro an artist who simply cannot withstand the magical attraction of stones. and that's all we have time for today but don't forget to follow us on social media or more like i report until we meet again from

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this is the news live from berlin britain's prince philip is laid to rest. royal pomponne pageantry a scaled back in line with the prince's wishes on q. and a virus restrictions but close family and friends to windsor castle to pay their last

respects to a devoted husband father on public 7. in the pandemic tops 3000000 behind the statistics the many families around the world mourning loved ones. i imagine my judea and you are welcome prince philip the duke of edinburgh britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd for more than 7 decades has been laid to rest he died just short of his 100th birthday going of our suspicions man so that only 30 close family members and friends attended his funeral at windsor castle the ceremony reflected the prince's close ties with the armed forces and phillips so

active service with their way on the views during world war 2 and was renowned for his decades of public service is a body. carried to the chapel an unmodified. beside himself britain's longest serving the royal consort was the queenside to do record breaking rain that began in 1952 he died after being treated in hospital for you have to condition. now because one and bill is out of windsor castle just outside london so talk us through some of the key moments of the funeral service. in so many ways this a this really was a royal funeral like no other you might expect from royal funerals like there's a lot of pomp and circumstance a lot of people lining the streets indeed it has been so the royal funerals in the pos spot in parts due to prince philip's own personal wishes and indeed current

virus restrictions as well this funeral service was very hastily scaled back as you mentioned that just people close family and friends were actually at the center of this the public here when they're in a world old royal residences were off to say way the fear of course of the big crowds gathering in violation of those restrictions the rule family themselves remains as socially distance during the service said many wearing face masks is one i think one of the big moments that so many people are going to remember will be the image of the queen sitting alone now widow having lost her husband of 73 years really was and will be considered not just an image of the funeral but an image of the pandemic she representing so many others who have had to endure funerals of loved ones in it in similar isolation very scaled back services that of course is

going to be always be considered a key moment from the funeral service indeed as well harry and will the grandsons of prince philip reunited at this there were a lot of all eyes were on them off harry steps back from front line duty and of course the day following prince philip's coffin in the precession echoing them following the coffin of the mother princess diana in 1997 that will resonate so much not just with the british public but indeed with the world. many moments to remember i will get back to some of the things you talk to bob but the people he struction to stay away due to the distractions. largely i would say yes there were some crowds lining the streets jiri the service but certainly not the huge numbers that you would expect a funeral of such

a high ranking royal in ordinary times on indeed many of the people that we spoke to throughout the day were local few who had said that they had traveled many told us that they would go home to watch the service on their televisions as well in line with the requests from not just the government but from the royal family as well. like you mentioned earlier we saw the 2 princes william and harry 1st time they met in public since i resign the magazine famous interview in the us how would you describe body language. but of course given the rift which i alluded to a moment ago between the 2 brothers off of that explosive interview that prince harry gave with oprah winfrey in the united states where he leveled the number of troublesome accusations against the royal family that was a huge amount of speculation about what the body language would be between the 2 brothers and now as i said they walked into the service separately but what is key

is that they walked out together talking and i'm sure that over the coming days will be a huge amount of speculation about what was discussed there a lot of people i'm sure will consider it a sign of some degree of reconciliation between the sea brothers but reading into the body language to the laci was of course be difficult all through the brothers 1st and foremost what were at the funeral to you to bid farewell to a much loved grandfather. right. when it's a council thank you. so let's now take a look at other stories making headlines around the world me on my ass military list say they have released more than 23000 prisoners in this city to mock the buddhist new year it's unclear whether demonstrators or journalist you were covering it through school included protests this young have called for the strike

over the holiday. u.s. president joe biden has called on congress to pass gun restrictions after another mass shooting he ordered flags to be lowered other white house and other government buildings in are of 8 people killed at the fed ex warehouse in indianapolis biden has described u.s. gun deaths an academic. step down as head of cuba's communist party his resignation marks a formal and to 6 decades of rule by the customer finally a veteran of the this cuba will not renounce socialism. has begun reason around $3000.00 prisoners a spot of the presidential which aims to ease congestion and cuts over $1000.00 cases in the crowded jews those mean at least have been convicted of crimes meaning inmates will be vaccinated. global events in the court of i

was funded make pasta 3000000 the world health organization is warning that even countries which have so far as caved widespread outbreaks seen shots rises in case numbers west here it is the united states with more than half a 1000000 vets despite the rapid will out of the nation's nearly 4 100000 have died in brazil and another 200000 in mexico the awful lot in fatalities by india the united kingdom europe us a whole council more than a 1000000 that's america's johns hopkins university compiles the world wide figures . and. once again

he and his family are packing their belongings during the lockdown last year the couple and their 2 children had to leave mumbai now a year later they again say they have no choice. there are so many problems i cannot work so we cannot afford food we live on just one or 2 euros a day there is no other way we have to go back to our home village. to taxi driver hardly has any customers. that's because mumbai went into a 15 day lockdown on wouldn't stay after coronavirus numbers exploded india has recorded more than 2000 infections per day and that has serious consequences for its hospitals.

there has been a nationwide criticism that the week's long religious festival has not been cancelled millions of hindu pilgrims have been taking part many disregarding coronavirus restrictions. of course were afraid of the virus but happens only once every 12 years and we've taken time off for it. less than 10 percent of india's 1400000000 people have been vaccinated to date 2 vaccines are being produced in india and facilities exist to produce even more but the pharma companies have so far refused to sign patent waivers saying there's no evidence that would boost production and a new struggle lies ahead ever more aggressive mutations. and . sometimes there's not

a 100 after the way our previous year. so there are 3 numbers secondly the human being. it's proving too much for non blood bheki and millions of others who find work in the big cities they are forced to look elsewhere during the lockdown. but. my money has been completely used up i don't even have anything for the trip home i hope to at least earn a few rupees in my parents' village. but last year food was scarce they are to the family don't know how they will cope this time as they again drive into the unknown. from on this i'm joined by did a correspondent at money rock childcare in delhi when you are out we just had a horrible number 3000000 bets around the world india accounts for more than 175000 of those that's is that an accurate number for india where we are seeing

a large number of deaths a year old every day but there are also reports that suggest that the number of steps are probably be under the old especially in certain states and actually maybe to egypt or so they see that going to jordan is actually getting all of it and then i'll just speak and that is a definite mismatch between the issues that count just to governments understand the actual number of jets. ok now in the reports we just saw a family packing up and fleeing to the countryside with coburn 1000 cases surging what is the mood in a lot of cities like delhi. and there is a lot going sunder is a sense of panic which i started to say and not only because people can see the 2nd biggest trading much less flounced and the plus one did in the past year but also because it is the last action of people which is very concerned about a pro player and on down be implemented once again because last year the salt a lot many people losing their livelihood trying to walk back to their managers

often saying quote the time tonight is as long as far as to get dressed up just in time it's quite all there to fund bills are running out of beds out of i.c.u. beds out of bed really doesn't see just supply medicine supply so even the hospital stop looking and a lot of due respect now. now could a vaccine production really be expanded that if pharma companies waive the patent rights it's not just to get the woman to be have been seeing it go along with some of the country trying to me excuse backbeat to be able to me in ramping up production but as you know 1000000 nations are also human so i'm for a lot of news articles this idea but there are some explorers who are saying that even though a lot of baby baby pictures being not actually a magic bullet bracelet definitely has really. when iraq charged in the early thank you. to sports now here's

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discover who. subscribe to documentary. was one of the best judoka in germany but not quite good enough to make the national squad so she changed teams. application for citizenship of

a foreign country was fast tracked cohen is and i became congolese to realize my dream of making the olympics and fighting for a medal in tokyo in 2021. shyam cyrano also changed her religion so born and raised in china it took years until she was able to become a german. proved to be a decisive reinforcement for germany's olympic table tennis team which with her in its ranks celebrated an unprecedented success. over at the rio olympics which came as a surprise. i'm so happy. it's not so unusual for people to change nationality but in the world of sports it's become common practice and also a big business so who profits who are the winners the losers. who have fleets with 2 very different nations changing story.

is an expert in this field to decide for sports science degree was about athletes in new national jersey although the international judo association is a supporter of rapid naturalization wherever they hail from judoka see themselves as a global family where everyone helps each other so much better. i applied to the cap verde islands and morocco to i also had an offer from the rishis they all welcomed my application she ended up choosing the democratic republic of congo. angle. because if you google democratic republic of congo and go to news 90 percent of the stories are really negative and as i otherwise had no idea about the country that was an additional factor that had me worried. oh you read. bateese the

corruption all the mass graves being constantly discovered and child labor. the d.r. c. has huge deposits of rare minerals that make their way into the smartphones we use every day it has also been coerced by never ending conflict and civil war despite the introduction of un peacekeepers claimed gynaecologist denis mukwege they summed up the situation when accepting the 2018 nobel peace prize recorded it. it must suck to. did this. it was. until recently that haunting history did not put off my breast self made the trip to what remains one of the poorest and most violent places in the world. sure i was scared i was going to a far away country where people live in completely different conditions

a country i knew nothing about switching nationalities quite prevalent in sports especially in table tennis champ show now spent 2 years on china's national team before being dropped like other chinese players shun show now received lucrative offers from abroad she moved to a german club which encouraged her to also take up citizenship. in many. with a manager wanted to apply on my behalf but i said no i wanted to retain my chinese passport but i gave it a lot of thought the manager said that if i had a german passport i could play another 10 years for the club and that's obviously an incentive for sharma shown i have by this point already been living in europe for 7 years winning the champions league and to germany singles titles and she also became friends with kids the long run and the multiple german and european champion was eager to help her buddy and maid of honor and i are going to i'm sure that what

if i was asked a few times by senior officials what i made of sharon as a player and i said that she could be a big asset for the german team and that i would definitely welcome such a move if protocol players nationality is subject to a confusing array of regulations for world championships wouldn't be eligible to compete for another 9 years but the olympics were open to her immediately and made me. the manager if i fancied playing for germany and that. i never thought i'd get that kind of chance. i said ok let's try it and i really did make it. amazing. i'm so happy. that. shannon shown up became german in 20124 years later the rio olympics the german scene with her in it's made it to the final with a sensationally claimed silver. with the postal i'm so grateful to gemini i would

otherwise never have been able to compete at the end in pics it was making the switch from china to germany that gave me the chance germany expressed its gratitude to shine show now with the country's highest sporting distinction the silver laurel leaf and german table tennis also won of course that's why i'm not with 2 other i know not true lies germans and if it's the society we honestly would not have won a medal in rio and of course this means the funding for the judo association and grounds being youth programs. for a lot of countries sports authority is changing nationality is evidently an investment in the future. while there are always 2 sides sure i have the option of living my dream and going to the olympics but there's no country in the world that would go to the trouble of issuing a passport in this case for a german if it did not stand to gain. by the un so i got

a new passport after just a few months it was handed over to her in kinshasa by dominique. not a government official but the president of the congolese judo association since then she's been competing for the d.r. seems to me for school food i was touched because everyone was saying it's impossible she's white neither of her parents are from congo so i didn't know how i was supposed to make her congolese what i said was it's a sports nationality. which no one understood when it was done i felt very emotional. she. has since gone on to win 2 world cup of gold at the african championships for her new countries judo association fast tracking her citizenship application turned out to be very profitable. never been a gold medal for congo before and it was marie who gave it to us. that gold medal also meant money for the association is there any benefit from locally born.

in fact the team for the tokyo is comprised soley of athletes who. live abroad. and in german table tennis the practice of recruiting chinese players goes back decades. to come also in line generations we had 3 chinese women in the national team who just are growing up in germany. where they were competing for places in the european and world championship squads which wasn't good news for everyone and that is the eye of course it impedes our own news programs why should i bother to develop 10 in cooley good players feyerick government training program only to see those places taken by others that's a victory. but germany is not the only country naturalizing table tennis players from china it's a global phenomenon or. table tennis at the olympics could arguably be called

a chinese championship a quarter of male and female players at the rio games were born in china. they competed for over a 3rd of all nations represented including the u.s. turkey canada qatar brazil and china itself of course. as the number one sport table tennis enjoys world class backing in china. look at the chinese women's team 40 players in total but only 5 of them will go to the major tournament the other $35.00 players are just kind of training partners. and a fan number of them will switch to another country as a result table tennis is the world's leading sport when it comes to naturalized players in rio they comprise 31 percent of entrants while the figure for judo was 11 percent. is one of the various countries

using financial incentives to attract new recruits the success of foreign born athletes suddenly representing turkey has also been controversial. the african athletics chief responded the present situation is wrong what we have is a wholesale market for african talent open to the highest bidder the world governing body has now amended the rules to prevent athletes switching. legion's overnight. is an olympic winning javelin thrower and an official athlete representative. world athletics the old i really tighten things up creating new stipulations for both athletes and associations what i know as an athlete representative is that switching your country or your jersey is not always the same we have refugee stories where young athletes have arrived in a new country due to their personal plight. and once they're of course they can't

wait to take their passion even up to the international level. and that's completely understandable. the path of the. 23rd team 6 years later she became german and is now considered a major medal contender. also left ethiopia as a refugee becoming a dutch citizen and a world beating the middle and long distance runner but some athletes end up stateless. had to leave the war torn democratic republic of congo as a young orphan but later competed at the rio olympics in the refugee team. at the tokyo games. to represent the same country that other top judoka have been forced to flee from on the other hand the d.l.c. team has won some new fans. i'm afraid. that in the olympics i'll be cheering on

congo in the olympics. as so often sports is not a level playing field got a new passport in no time while this one had to wait overcome a series of hurdles. it's not felt i could have competed for longer if i'd had a german possible tele out. but i had to wait 8 years to get it. and by then i've gotten older. and in turkey it takes just one or 2 years to get the passport in my opinion the rules around family. national olympic committee could even things up but the world's biggest sports organization has refused to putting the ball in the court of the national associations switching nationalities in the sports world is a bit like table tennis the seemingly endless back and forth and for the time being

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