Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, who has been living and training in Ljubljana in the past three years, has applied for Slovene citizenship, daily newspaper Slovenske Novicereported in today's edition.
The former 200m world champion had previously said she intended to settle in the Slovene capital, saying she liked calm lifestyle.
The 41-year old Ottey ran for Jamaica at the Sydney Olympics last year, after the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) lifted her year-long doping suspension, and won a bronze medal in 4x100m sprint relay team.
Ottey holds 35 Olympic and world champioships medals.