Star wrote:
So, I guess by rule, Duplantis can be an American Record holder.
If so, should that rule be changed?
You cannot represent two different countries at the same time in international competition.
He couldn't vault for the US and run on the Sweden 4X100 team in the same meet.
I think a national record would have to correspond to the nation that the athlete is representing on the day of the performance.
Is that too much to ask?
Like a school record.
You can't get a school record for two different schools with one performance.
A proposal to change the rule will be submitted this year, but we were told last year that it would not be retroactive, so Mondo's mark will likely be ratified this December.
Susanna Kallur (WR in the 60H) is also a dual citizen, which the records committee was not aware of.