pronouncing / spelling gymnast names

I still use Marta Karolyi – not Martha – because wikipedia uses that spelling, with accents. When in doubt, I default to wikipedia spelling.

The Glasgow arena announcers don’t seem to have done much homework on pronunciation. There have been some wild guesses.

https://twitter.com/thegymshark/status/659378092134154241

Korbut Flip linked to a good suggestion. FIG should:

… require that each gymnast upload a sound clip of them saying their name to get an FIG licence and make these available to the press …

That would help. A bit. 🙂

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