Zharnel Hughes (L) of Kingston College crosses the finish line ahead of Javaughn Minzie (C) of Bog Walk High and Tyler Mason of Jamaica College, to win the 100 metres class 1 (under-19) final of Jamaica's Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, known as the Champs, in Kingston March 28, 2014. REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy
LONDON (Reuters) - Whether he is a "plastic Brit" or a legitimate new member of "Team GB", teenage sprinter Zharnel Hughes is the latest face of one of the most contentious issues in world sport -- nationality switches.
Hughes, 19, has held a British passport since his birth on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, a British overseas territory not recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
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