Forum » Topic: What would happen if a selected athlete changed their name by deed poll... http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45841 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:45:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Ironduke on "What would happen if a selected athlete changed their name by deed poll..." http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45841#post-131860 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:46:59 +0000 Ironduke 131860@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Humbugged by the truth! </p> thisisall1word on "What would happen if a selected athlete changed their name by deed poll..." http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45841#post-131835 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:25:51 +0000 thisisall1word 131835@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>This actually happened during the 2007 rugby world cup; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epi_Taione" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epi_Taione</a> - Epi changed his name by deed poll to Paddy Power... </p> Ironduke on "What would happen if a selected athlete changed their name by deed poll..." http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45841#post-131824 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:38:33 +0000 Ironduke 131824@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>...to something like 'Max Pepsi' or 'King Burger'?</p> <p>Can a competitor be disqualified because of their name?</p> <p>Ooooh...if only I'd thought of this years ago and been blessed with any form of sporting talent, I could have got the training in, sacrificed a decade or so in pursuit of my Olympic dream...triumphed on the podium...and had a PROPER giggle as my name flashed up. </p>