{
  "id": 19721991,
  "title": "Should South Africa bar dual citizens from national sports teams?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/should-south-africa-bar-dual-citizens-from-national-sports-teams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/sport/2026-11-12-should-south-africa-bar-dual-citizens-from-national-sports-teams/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After Olympic champion Tatjana Smith announced her switch to represent the Netherlands, South African sport faces urgent questions about athlete funding, governance, and dual-citizenship eligibility.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}