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Baseball pitcher Darvish set to take Japanese citizenship
The Associated PressPublished: August 18, 2007
TOKYO: Star pitcher Yu Darvish, who holds both Iranian and Japanese citizenship, is preparing to drop his Iranian nationality so he can represent Japan in the Beijing Olympics, his father said Saturday.
Darvish, whose father is Iranian and mother Japanese, has been named as a candidate to play for Japan's baseball team in Asian Olympic qualifiers in Taiwan in November.
Japanese law requires that a person holding dual citizenship must choose a single nationality before reaching age of 22. Darvish will reach that age on Aug. 16, 2008.
Darvish's father, Farsa, told reporters Saturday that his son was excited about the prospect of being selected to play for the Japanese national team in Beijing in 2008.
Currently one of the top pitchers in Japanese professional baseball, the 21-year-old right-hander is 11-4 with a 2.05 ERA this season for the first-place Nippon Ham Fighters.
Baseball pitcher Darvish set to take Japanese citizenship
The Associated PressPublished: August 18, 2007
TOKYO: Star pitcher Yu Darvish, who holds both Iranian and Japanese citizenship, is preparing to drop his Iranian nationality so he can represent Japan in the Beijing Olympics, his father said Saturday.
Darvish, whose father is Iranian and mother Japanese, has been named as a candidate to play for Japan's baseball team in Asian Olympic qualifiers in Taiwan in November.
Japanese law requires that a person holding dual citizenship must choose a single nationality before reaching age of 22. Darvish will reach that age on Aug. 16, 2008.
Darvish's father, Farsa, told reporters Saturday that his son was excited about the prospect of being selected to play for the Japanese national team in Beijing in 2008.
Currently one of the top pitchers in Japanese professional baseball, the 21-year-old right-hander is 11-4 with a 2.05 ERA this season for the first-place Nippon Ham Fighters.
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