As seen on Swiminfo today.......so much for citizenship eh?! And we complain about masters "superteams"!
Draganja Changing Allegiances to Qatar
ZAGREB, Croatia, December 7. WHILE South Africa’s Roland Schoeman has spurned an offer to switch his allegiance to Qatar, the same cannot be said for Croatian Duje Draganja. The sprint sensation, a 24-year-old, recently accepted a lucrative offer to swim for the Middle Eastern nation, which has been chasing high-profile athletes by offering significant sums of money.
Before accepting the offer from Qatar, which is believed to be at least $1 million, Draganja gave Croatian swimming officials the opportunity to keep him swimming under his homeland’s flag. Ultimately, though, the Arab nation won out and Draganja is expected to race for Qatar at next year’s World Short Course Championships in Shanghai, China.
From a press release today, it looks like Duje Dragania will not change his alligence and have dual citizenship with the country of Quater. Something must have happened. This kind of blocks the progress of Quater buying swimmers for the future. The story gave a figure which was about half of the amount reported last month. www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/10822.asp
From a press release today, it looks like Duje Dragania will not change his alligence and have dual citizenship with the country of Quater. Something must have happened. This kind of blocks the progress of Quater buying swimmers for the future. The story gave a figure which was about half of the amount reported last month. www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/10822.asp
