07-08-2021, 02:37 PM
There have been a number of rowers from less-represented nations who are actually affiliated by heritage rather than actual geographic ties. Small nations would love to send Olympic representatives, so they'll have less stringent requirements for Olympic team affiliation than straight-up citizenship.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.