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Why is Puerto Rico competing in the Olympics?

Aug 15, 2016 by coreyants
When it's a commonwealth of the US and according to polls most Puerto Ricans want PR to become the 51st state. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that girl won, but I just don't understand why a country that is a part of the US is competing separately.

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so is Hong Kong
Sent by TheBlackDog,Aug 15, 2016
theblackdog yet they call taiwan "Chinese Taipei" -___________-
Sent by coreyants,Aug 15, 2016
Chinese Taipei is a real complex issue...
Sent by TheBlackDog,Aug 15, 2016
As long as it's independent, they compete independently.
Sent by Yoshitomi,Aug 15, 2016
yoshitomi it's not an independent country though lol

http://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/06/olympics-puerto-rico-united-states-ioc

this article was interesting tho
Sent by coreyants,Aug 15, 2016
I don't think they will ever become a state because it would mean they will influence the US election
Sent by _Teemo_,Aug 15, 2016
Coreyants I never said independent country, I just said independent. And right now, it is in a limbo between independence and a statehood. However since it is not a US state, it counts as being independent. Sucks but that's how it is.
Sent by Yoshitomi,Aug 15, 2016

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