Expat athletes find new homes, new teams

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, it was Kenyans transformed into Qataris. Four years on, it's Americans becoming Russians.

US-born duo Becky Hammon and J.R. Holden will play basketball for Russia at the Beijing Games after taking out citizenship following spells with the powerful CSKA Moscow club side.

Hammon, 31, was the 2007 Women's NBA Most Valuable Player runner-up and could play against the US squad in what would be an emotional roller coaster of a clash.