Legendary American freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs, the 2012 Olympic champion and six-time world champion, has announced that he is changing his sports citizenship. The 36-year-old athlete has decided to compete for Jamaica and aims to become the first wrestler in the country’s history to participate in the Olympic Games.
Burroughs confirmed his decision on social media, stating that he had given it a lot of thought:
"After careful consideration and watching how others do it… I decided to enter the transfer portal as well. I want to thank Team USA for giving a young guy like me a chance back then.
I’m heading to the beautiful island of Jamaica. It’s time to swap red, white, and blue for black and green. With a special emphasis on green."
UPDATE: Jordan Burroughs later revealed that it was a joke and was poking fun at the high rate of transfers in the NCAA wrestling league.