Why is Carlos Trujillo mentioned on the front page?

Didn't he represent the USA in Moscow in the marathon in 2013?

Will be in Rio.

Tronald Dump wrote:

So what ,he ran 2:18:54 and gets to go to the Olympics for that. He would barely have made the U.S. Olympic trials and he made out as some sort of hero? Guatemala shouldn't send someone that slow to the Olympics and we shouldn't be praising him for it.

Political Correctness is rampant at LR.

Because it's neat story that some of us might be interested in reading.

HRE wrote:

Because it's neat story that some of us might be interested in reading.

+1

Hope you'll be okay with President HRC.

HRE wrote:

Because it's neat story that some of us might be interested in reading.

I hate hearing about some guy going to the Olympics for another country that is a U.S. citizen. Another back door in while better athletes sit at home. Yeah that is a neat story HRE. Tell me about more athletes that don't deserve to be in Rio.

A while back there was a story about a 28 year old or so that finally went sub 4 in the mile. Guy wont be a world beater, but some of us think that kind of story is worthwhile.

So this Carlos fellow wont be a word beater either; so what? It's a cool story IMO. The front page shouldn't have this kind of story everyday, but it's nice every once in a while.

I would rather have these kind of headlines instead of the doping headlines the past couple of years.

It doesn't matter that he won't be a world beater. He should not be in the Olympics. Go to the Iaaf website and look him up and you'll find a US flag next to his name.

This guy ran the marathon trials in LA a few months ago, and now is going to represent Guatemala in the Olympics? As they would say on ESPN, come on man!

Athletes who don't belong in Rio? Well, there's you and me. We haven't qualified. But Trujillo does belong there. The rules governing qualifying say so. Oh, but wait. You HATE that he did so it must be wrong and heaven forbid anyone who thinks differently get to read about it.

Everyone loves a human interest story! No one gives a rats ass whether the marathoner is a 2:08 guy or a 2:18 guy. That makes no difference to 99.5% of the population. Carlos will forever be an Olympian.

So you guys understand that he found a back door in to the Olympics , right? How many other athletes get to run in the US trials and then represent another country in the Olympics? Garbage

I'll probably regret this but people like you really puzzle me and I'd really like to understand them so I'll ask about the things I don't get though I've done this before in similar situations and never get any responses. But here goes.

Are you upset with the Johnsons for linking to the story? If so, why? It's running news and even if you don't want to read about it others do.

Are you upset with Trujillo? If so, why? He has a chance to do something nearly all of us fantasize about. I'd take the chance in a flash if I could and I wouldn't bet heavily that you wouldn't either.

Why do you care? Nothing tangibly bad is going to happen to you because someone finds a "back door" and manages to run in the Olympics. Nothing tangibly good is going to happen to you if Guatemala changed its mind and decides not to send him. Is your life really so bleak that it makes you mad when someone else gets a big break?

Honestly, I don't care what you think about this but I really am interested in the processes that lead up to this sort of attitude.

If you are a duel citizen then you can represent either country in international competition as long as you meet the IAAF and IOC guidelines. A US Championships / Olympic Trials is not an "international competition" and in the past citizens of other countries have competed in various US Championships and various US Citizens have competed in other countries national championship meets. In fact I once personally competed in a cross country championship in another country, not a big deal.

For the record Trujillo also won the Guatemalan National Championships in track this year as well.

dgndghnd wrote:

HRE wrote:

Because it's neat story that some of us might be interested in reading.

+1

This. Exactly why I put it on the homepage.

Anyone's feelings about the citizenship issue (including my own) aren't really relevant to the fact that it was a good story with a good quote and that's why I had it up there as QOD. If Trujillo was kicking down to get under 2:19 to qualify for the Olympic Trials (rather than the Olympics) I would have still thought it was a very good story and put it on the homepage.

OP, if you're critical of this method of Olympic qualification, that is one thing, but the article was 100% worthy of a homepage link.

Soprano and HRE, I get that it is an interesting story that people like to read. For me it is the selection process that bothers me. Kinda like when you find out someone got into the fast heat at Stanford that you beat the week before and you don't get in.

Imagine too if it was someone on the track at the Olympic trials in Eugene this summer. A guy gets 16th in the 10000m and then goes to the Olympics for another country. It doesn't seem right to me that someone who is going to represent another country should be able to compete in our trials.

He represented the US in Moscow and can just flip between countries whenever it benefits him?

Sorry to me that is just wrong.

Know your facts Jack. wrote:

If you are a duel citizen then you can represent either country in international competition as long as you meet the IAAF and IOC guidelines. A US Championships / Olympic Trials is not an "international competition" and in the past citizens of other countries have competed in various US Championships and various US Citizens have competed in other countries national championship meets. In fact I once personally competed in a cross country championship in another country, not a big deal.

For the record Trujillo also won the Guatemalan National Championships in track this year as well.

Yeah you competed in that xc championship. Could you have also then gone to Worlds and raced for them? Uh no! Big difference

Do you have any idea how many track&field athletes have duel citizenship? A ton of them do. Many have competed for two different countries during their career for various reasons.

Why do you have an axe to grind with Carlos Trujillo?