June 03, 2016
Q&A: David Torrence Talks About Why He's Switching Nationalities to Peru, Seb Coe’s Criticism and Why He Wants to Run the 800/1500 Double in Rio
Torrence said he's hoping to inspire the people of Peru by representing them in Rio and said that he had to do some soul-searching before reaching a decision. "I’ll acknowledge that getting to the Olympics now is a much easier task. But if anything, that made me want to run for the U.S. even more."