term describe athletes choose represent great_britain international sport despite having personal connections country media critics believe purpose international sport purpose medals term came popular use reported british olympic team born abroad history use term plastic brit derived describe people claim irish despite residing country concept gained british media attention run summer olympics describing members british sporting teams england cricket team perceived problem having foreign born players england responded issue residency period foreign player accepted play england seven years term united_kingdom usage daily_mail newspaper describe athletes born outside selected represent great_britain london summer olympics term originally foundations south african born having british citizenship application fast tracked order represent great_britain summer olympics los_angeles athletes described press plastic selected captain great_britain athletics team world indoor championships despite born united_states described plastic brit media refusing words british national anthem god save queen press conference porter broke british record metres previous record holder said felt devastated porter broken record expected break term describe number amateur wrestlers born given british citizenship wrestler competed great_britain olympics ukrainian born majority host nation removed failing reach set performance targets term plastic brit calls arsenal spanish play england national football team argued newspaper reporters selecting athletes born outside british born athletes spirit olympics imposed mandatory year waiting period athletes compete olympics country response chairman said cases support athletes competing countries bigger gain athlete country legally stop doesn mean love term erroneously newspapers despite hughes having british citizenship virtue born british overseas territory recognition criticism term plastic brit criticised british media daily_telegraph suggested fans athletes places birth perform great_britain england guardian newspaper criticised daily_mail usage term saying definition plastic brit inconsistent definitions british born athletes classed plastic failing sing god save queen daily_mirror newspaper said daily_mail newspapers supported selection represent great_britain olympic games independent newspaper said great_britain gold medal winners olympics paralympic games non british parent born outside number athletes critical term triple described plastic brit openly criticised term article guardian newspaper said lived country years married british man british children train british coach british club home talking said number athletes including represented great_britain england cricket team respectively born united_kingdom branded plastic marathon runner criticised term asking great_britain supporters olympics support athlete representing great_britain regardless countries origin long distance runner asked journalist run said look mate country grew started life country great_britain vest proud proud mail listening born paralympic said evening standard brit lost legs explosion serving british_army
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