Did anyone else notice how the BBC UK commentators pointed out all the the individuals that were born in a different country than the one they are currently representing/competing for? Everyone else but Farah. It got a little annoying, but everything else was great about the coverage. I am thankful that I did not have to watch even 1 minutes of the broadcast on NBC.
ALH359 wrote:
Did anyone else notice how the BBC UK commentators pointed out all the the individuals that were born in a different country than the one they are currently representing/competing for? Everyone else but Farah. It got a little annoying, but everything else was great about the coverage. I am thankful that I did not have to watch even 1 minutes of the broadcast on NBC.
They ran a short film a few times pointing out he was born in Somalia.
The ones they pointed out in the races were the ones that transferred late in life for the money. Plastic Bahrainis etc. Completely different case.
I guess Bahrain has taken over the mantel of imported track greatness from Qatar.
Of course they don't mention it every time. It's common knowledge. It would be annoying if kept repeating what everyone already knows.
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