Grijalva/Guatemala ineligible for Paris Olympics?

Wtf he sleeps in a hammock

thank you

I think so. He has not raced a 5k in over a month and last result was a pretty mediocre 3k at the beginning of July. Not sure if that is cause for concern or because he has been going ham in training ever since he got the standard.

this is not a republican problem. The dems aren't offering anything here and have completely ignored issues with immigration the past 7-8 years. If they could get back on the same page as Obama era and earlier democrats in regards to immigration, there could easily be a solution both sides would agree on.

What we know for the Paris Olympics:

- he will not run for the US.

- Running as a neutral athlete is not a given. Guatamala can block this. There was only one Russian allowed as a neutral in the 2016 Olympics and she had to sue to get in. Does our Guatamalan friend have the cash to take IOC to court if needed? IAAF could also be a roadblock.

Personally - having a South American in distance events is a big deal. The continent is vastly unrepresented so having him neutral is a bummer. There are so many high altitude locations in South America -- I refuse to believe we can't find a great talent (similar to Nairo Quintana for Cycling).

Guatemala is in CENTRAL America

I was also about to say Guatemala is technically apart of north america and is considered central but most South Americans view the landmass as one big continent as the 'americas' or 'america'. I do get what they are saying tho even if they're Geography is wrong; not too much representation of the Americas in athletics distance running aside from the US/Canada/Mexico/Guatemala(thanks to Luis). On the roads however, South America has been well represented in those races. Numerous south american countries have had their vest near the front of Olympic, World Champs, & Abbot Major marathons. Once the hardware starts coming in I think the running world will start to see the Americas (central/south) as a hotbed for distance talent. A guy like Daniel Do Nascimento for example, he is really young and in a few years with more experience at the distance, I could see him winning a major or even bringing home a medal for Brazil.

How is Luis “part of the problem”?

Why, so you can complain when he outkicks an "American-born" athlete for the 3rd spot on the team?

That's OK. A lot of Americans don't realize that Mexico, Cuba, and even Greenland, are in North America.

I think 8+2 could be more beneficial than 10, depending on the runner. The biggest drawback would be the time constraints, having to lace up, run, shower twice, etc. much less time to add those 2 miles into your first run.

To focus on aerobic development is the wrong mentality. I personally saw a large development when I began to double, even just 2 miles a day, and it wasn’t strictly aerobic. When you start running that frequently, your body just becomes more efficient and used to running, and that could be felt even at very slow jogging paces. I think it’s worth trying out and see how it works for you. You would need to do it for at least 3 months before really noticing a difference.

If I was going to try to get as fast as I could right now, say for a 10k, and time/outside responsibilities didn’t matter, I would definitely opt for the double. In addition to all the other benefits, I loved the freedom it gave me with regards to pace and distance on any particular run. If you are running 2x as much, you can decide to go slower or shorter on any particular run without it feeling like a disappointment

The official region is NACAC -
North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association . Greenland as a land mass may be grouped in with North America but its owned by Denmark and athletes usually compete for Denmark, though its a bit more complicated and depends on the sport sometimes. They are training to gain international recognition/be kind of like Puerto Rico is for the US at the Olympics and other competitions though.

You're correct that DACA (which was created thru an executive order, not legislation) does not provide a path to citizenship. You are incorrect that it is because of the Republicans only.

The Democrats had 4 years under Obama and Biden when they controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency. If they wanted to fix the problem then they could have done it then. But they didn't, because they like using it as a campaign issue. You can't promise to solve a problem once you are elected if you then actually solve the problem once you are elected.

BTW, Trump offered to fix this in exchange for more wall money. Schumer and Pelosi refused to even consider it.

Question: Isn't Grijalva a Dreamer? Meaning he's one of those who can be eligible to become a US citizen but its taking time. So does he plan on eventually becoming a US citizen or will he always compete for Guatemala?

Being a Dreamer does not in itself make a person eligible to become a US citizen. DACA holders (Dreamers) are allowed to live and work in the US without fear of deportation; they also have access to certain federal loan programs that other undocumented people do not. However, there is currently no direct path to citizenship for Dreamers. They are sort of a stuck/in between case where most of them aren't eligible to apply for green cards, which is the intermediate step one needs to follow before applying for citizenship.

There are rare cases where DACA recipients can apply for a green card, and my understanding is that Luis actually does meet those requirements, because he was able to receive Advance Parole and subsequently acquire legal entry into the US. He would need to marry a US citizen and then apply for something called "Adjustment of Status" to clear the way to apply for a green card. He would then have to wait for the green card to process, hold the green card for three years, and then apply for US citizenship.

So basically, most Dreamers can't get citizenship as US laws currently stand, but Luis can. However, it would be a yearslong process for him that would have to start with him marrying a US citizen; it's not like he's just dragging his feet on filing some paperwork because he doesn't care.

I left a link on my earlier comment in this thread, but here's another one that lays out the legal process he would need to follow:

citizenpath.com

DACA Green Card through Marriage

Russ Leimer

Obtaining a DACA green card through marriage to a U.S. citizen is a common way deferred action recipients gain a lawful immigration status.

Open link

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Wouldn't he be eligible for an O-1 visa then citizenship? 12:52 5k does demonstrate exceptional ability.

I have experience with DACA in my TRG and Luis could have become a US Citizen. Perhaps he was not patient?

By your reasoning, Russian athletes shouldn’t be competing.

Apparently almost no one on this board agrees with you…

There is no way they would block him, he's already a national hero for what he did in Tokyo.