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Pietersen to England, Inaki to Ghana, Jeruto to Kazakhstan, Labuschagne to Australia and so many more.

So..

- What are the rules for switching in cricket, rugby, football and athletics?
- Is there any financial benefit?

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To understand the issue of country switching, we have to first understand the various ways of acquiring citizenship. There three main types.

First is citizenship acquired through descent. Ie, eligibility through parents or grand parents.
Citizenship acquired by birth in the territory. This is simply if you're born in a county, regardless of the nationality of your parents, you are a citizen

Lastly, naturalization. Immigrants can acquire citizenship by marrying a native or through a naturalisation process
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How Much Do Track & Field Athletes Get Paid 🤔

It's #WorldAthleticsChamps time and athletes are wowing the world but how much are they paid and why are so many athletes broke?

Let's get into it

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A total of almost $8.5 million is up for grabs this year.

World Athletics has set aside $2 million from fines paid by the Russian Athletics Federation for violating rules on doping, to add to the prize money for the Oregon Championships
Aside from this, there will be an extra incentive for athletes to set new records.

Japanese electronics company TDK is handing out $100,000 each to gold medal winners who break an IAAF World Record in the process.
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