Men's 5000m medal ceremony

America is a country of immigrants.

Billy Mills excluded.

It was odd.

And did you hear the announcer claim that it was the 800 meter race with Kamel getting bronze, Lagat silver, and Bekele gold?!?!?

I did hear that. I thought I was going crazy or something.

Anyone else think Bekele looked a gangsta? His sweats were a bit oversized and baggy. Had he had some bling and a grill, I would've mistaken him for a thug.

Lagat is one of the best looking Africans :)

yeah cool wrote:

America is a country of immigrants.

Billy Mills excluded.

Billy Mills is half Irish, just like Jim Thorpe. So where are the 'native' medalists? ; )

Bekele is the best looking African

Yes it is. But there are still real Americans and imports.

Yes it is. But there are still real Americans and imports.

This is probably Lagat's last good year. Hope you yanks enjoyed him at the tail end of his running career. What will you do now? Buy a another Kenyan?

Out of curiosity, is Lagat a household name in the states? Is he American enough for kids to look up to and want to emulate?

At least you're not bitter about it.

Besides, those natives came from somewhere to here- they didn't fall out of the sky.

Bekele wrote:

Bekele is the best looking African

And Kwalia is the best looking Arabian:

we didn't buy Lagat. He like many athletes chose to come here. Maybe our sprinters will move to Bahrain and Qatar and help turn those countries into 400 powerhouses.

so you are saying we all should compete for Africa? I guess we all did immigrate from there 50,000 years ago or so... but wouldn't it be much simpler just to compete for the country you were born in... barring that you aren't a refugee escaping certain doom... then perhaps we should make up a refugee team for them to compete for... that should do it....

Hart n JW wrote:

yeah cool wrote:

America is a country of immigrants.

Billy Mills excluded.

Billy Mills is half Irish, just like Jim Thorpe. So where are the 'native' medalists? ; )

Its obviously the native american side that won the medals, irish are losers and can't win.. haha

Or how about you run for the nation of which you're a citizen? Sound good? Good.

Man that figures you would say that... i bet you would also love if we offered Bekele a fat deal to come run in the US... you'd probably be the first one to give him Fellatio when he crosses the line you sell out punk and is the first "American" to break 12:57... please how about you stop being a n00b and respect the sanctity and integrity of running for where you were born... other wise what is the point of national records if they can just be bought, or should we only think of world records and erase that notion for our minds... idiot...