Changes from country to region

wca-guidelines.md

@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ To be more informative, each Guideline is classified using one of the following
 ## <article-2><competitors><competitors> Article 2: Competitors
 
 - 2c+) [ADDITION] First-time competitors should register using their legal name. They may register using a reasonable nickname, at the discretion of the WCA Delegate.
-- 2c2+) [CLARIFICATION] A WCA profile is the collection of data related to a competitor, and includes their personal information (name, nationality, gender, and date of birth) as well as all their results in official WCA competitions.
+- 2c2+) [CLARIFICATION] A WCA profile is the collection of data related to a competitor, and includes their personal information (name, region of representation, gender, and date of birth) as well as all their results in official WCA competitions.
 - 2d+) [ADDITION] Date of birth and contact information should be especially secured.
 - 2d++) [RECOMMENDATION] If a third party (e.g. journalist) asks the organization team to be put in contact with any competitor(s), the competitor(s) should first be asked for consent.
-- 2e+) [CLARIFICATION] If a competitor holds multiple citizenships, they may choose which country to represent at their first competition.
+- 2e+) [CLARIFICATION] If a competitor holds multiple citizenships, they may choose which region to represent at their first competition.
 - 2e++) [ADDITION] The WCA Delegate should also verify the name and date of birth by means of documents (e.g. a passport) of every new competitor at their first competition.
 - 2e3+) [CLARIFICATION] Stateless competitors have no national records and rankings, nor continental records and rankings.
 - 2i+) [ADDITION] Although the competitor may pick up a stopwatch to view the current time (when they are not blindfolded), they must not start, stop, pause, or otherwise interact with the timekeeping of the stopwatch.

wca-regulations.md

@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ Note: Because Article and Regulation numbers are not reassigned when Regulations
     - 2a3) Are not suspended from participation by the WCA.
     - 2a4) Comply with all reasonable safety measures deemed necessary by the WCA Delegate, which must be clearly announced before the competition.
 - 2b) Competitors below the age of 18 must obtain consent from their parent(s)/guardian(s) to register and compete.
-- 2c) Competitors register by providing all information required by the organization team (including: name, country, date of birth, gender, contact information, selected events).
+- 2c) Competitors register by providing all information required by the organization team (including: name, region of representation, date of birth, gender, contact information, selected events).
     - 2c1) A competitor is not eligible to compete without a completed registration, as determined by the organization team.
-    - 2c2) Returning competitors must provide personal information consistent with their WCA profile. If a competitor wishes to change or update their personal information between competitions (e.g. a change of nationality, name, or gender), they must [contact the WCA Results Team](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/contact/website).
-- 2d) A competitor's name, country, gender, and competition results are considered public information. All other personal information is considered confidential, and must not be disclosed to outside organizations/persons without the consent of the competitor.
-- 2e) Competitors must represent a country of which they hold citizenship. The WCA Delegate should verify citizenship by means of documents (e.g. a passport) at their first competition. If a competitor is found ineligible to represent the country under which they have registered, the competitor may be disqualified retroactively and/or suspended, at the discretion of the WCA Board.
-    - 2e1) The eligible countries are defined by the [WCA List of Recognized Countries](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/countries/).
-    - 2e2) Competitors with updates to their citizenship status may change their country of representation before or at their first competition of a calendar year. Exception: if the competitor loses citizenship of the country which they were previously representing, they must change the country of representation before or at their next competition (see [Regulation 2c2](regulations:regulation:2c2)).
+    - 2c2) Returning competitors must provide personal information consistent with their WCA profile. If a competitor wishes to change or update their personal information between competitions (e.g. a change of region of representation, name, or gender), they must [contact the WCA Results Team](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/contact/website).
+- 2d) A competitor's name, region of representation, gender, and competition results are considered public information. All other personal information is considered confidential, and must not be disclosed to outside organizations/persons without the consent of the competitor.
+- 2e) Competitors must represent a region of which they hold citizenship. The WCA Delegate should verify citizenship by means of documents (e.g. a passport) at their first competition. If a competitor is found ineligible to represent the region under which they have registered, the competitor may be disqualified retroactively and/or suspended, at the discretion of the WCA Board.
+    - 2e1) The eligible regions of representation are defined by the [WCA List of Recognized Regions](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/countries/).
+    - 2e2) Competitors with updates to their citizenship status may change their region of representation before or at their first competition of a calendar year. Exception: if the competitor loses citizenship of the region they were previously representing, they must change the region of representation before or at their next competition (see [Regulation 2c2](regulations:regulation:2c2)).
     - 2e3) Competitors who have no citizenship may compete as "Stateless".
 - 2f) Competitors must obey venue rules and conduct themselves in a considerate manner.
 - 2g) Competitors must remain quiet when inside the designated competition area. Talking is permitted, but must be kept at a reasonable level, and away from competitors who are actively competing.

wca-states.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# <wca-title>WCA List of Recognized Countries
+# <wca-title>WCA List of Recognized Regions
 <wca-states>
-<version>Version: March 06, 2020
+<version>Version: January 1, 2024
 
 
-The WCA recognizes a total of 199 countries/regions:
+The WCA recognizes a total of 199 regions:
 
 
 ## <states-list>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The WCA recognizes a total of 199 countries/regions:
 - (GY:_South America) Guyana
 - (HT:_North America) Haiti
 - (HN:_North America) Honduras
-- (HK:_Asia) Hong Kong
+- (HK:_Asia) Hong Kong, China
 - (HU:_Europe) Hungary
 - (IS:_Europe) Iceland
 - (IN:_Asia) India
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The WCA recognizes a total of 199 countries/regions:
 - (LI:_Europe) Liechtenstein
 - (LT:_Europe) Lithuania
 - (LU:_Europe) Luxembourg
-- (MO:_Asia) Macau
+- (MO:_Asia) Macau, China
 - (MG:_Africa) Madagascar
 - (MW:_Africa) Malawi
 - (MY:_Asia) Malaysia
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ The WCA recognizes a total of 199 countries/regions:
 - (SE:_Europe) Sweden
 - (CH:_Europe) Switzerland
 - (SY:_Asia) Syria
-- (TW:_Asia) Taiwan
+- (TW:_Asia) Chinese Taipei
 - (TJ:_Asia) Tajikistan
 - (TZ:_Africa) Tanzania
 - (TH:_Asia) Thailand
@@ -207,8 +207,3 @@ The WCA recognizes a total of 199 countries/regions:
 - (YE:_Asia) Yemen
 - (ZM:_Africa) Zambia
 - (ZW:_Africa) Zimbabwe
-
-
-## <credit>
-
-The list above was compiled by [James Molloy](mailto:[email protected]).