jenapharm wrote:
The broadcast mentioned today that he is getting his US citizenship later this year. With the IAAF hold on changing nations who knows when he will be able to represent the USA at Worlds or Olympics.
Rai believes his nation eligibility will be resolved later this year and he will be able to compete for the US in the future. He has always had US citizenship.
potusisnotyoung wrote:
Podunk U. wrote:
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One of life's terrible truths: Young people are not smart people.
Athletes are young people.
The vast majority of society's problems today are not the fault of young people.
This is true. It also does not refute my statement.
Why would you ever want to compete for the US when you'd be guaranteed in your event running for Antigua?
Real Bronx dude wrote:
I'm against people who spell "morons" as "morans".
+1
El Keniano wrote:
Real Bronx dude wrote:
I'm against people who spell "morons" as "morans".
+1
Entirely different meanings in Kenya. David Rudisha is a Maasai moran, i.e he’s a Maasai warrior.
Reverse qatari wrote:
Why would you ever want to compete for the US when you'd be guaranteed in your event running for Antigua?
you'll get more $$$ if you run for the USA
“There’s no need for me for me to do 400 hurdles anymore. It’s been a long collegiate season and it’s time to rest up a bit, so I won’t be racing Samba until next year,” Benjamin told Mike Rowbottom of the IAAF.
that doesn't make any sense now that I get to the bottom of the story...
Benjamin remains optimistic about competing for the Americas in the third IAAF Continental Cup, scheduled for Sept. 8-9 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The other three teams are Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
he's not anywhere close to the end of his season...