I talked to Solomon for a bit and he sounds like a pretty religious kid. Liberty may be a good fit for him.
I talked to Solomon for a bit and he sounds like a pretty religious kid. Liberty may be a good fit for him.
if he's so fracking religious than why not do the righteous thing and clear his name. seriously, it's amazing this guy's family don't just clear the air once and for all. i wish no D1 school would recruit him, but they they probably will.
bammy hammy lammy jammy wrote:
I talked to Solomon for a bit and he sounds like a pretty religious kid. Liberty may be a good fit for him.
He's religious when its beneficial to him not when its inconvenient.
a small story about documents from some countries...
(I live in one of those countries called "under rapid development")
A friend of mine once showed me her 3 ID cards (!!) Three !! I asked her is they were fake or what...
No, they were all original, each with a slight different given name (kind of Marie X, Mary X, Maria X) and different DOB.
So I asked her how it was possible to get 3 different identities for the same persons.. reply: connections with the birth registry.
Because a birth can be registered even after several years from BOD, it is not a big problem for them to create a "new person", via a fake birth declaration (remember, in many countries, delivery is not in hospitals... so it is enough to have 2 witnesses...
all said... even the birth certificate would not be a sure evidence.
tired hips wrote:
a small story about documents from some countries...
(I live in one of those countries called "under rapid development")
all said... even the birth certificate would not be a sure evidence.
I have another question: What's the name on the birth certificate and school records: Haile or Semunguse? Or; can you have legal documents in one name but have a totally different name at school, which presumably uses your official documents to enroll you?
Solomon said in the Washington Post article that in Ethiopia his name is Solomon Semunguse. That's the name he used to travel internationally and to enter the US as well as competions. So presumably, that's both his legal name and the name he used at home, which therefore should be the name on his birth certificate and school records. How come the school lists him everywhere as Haile? Can you submit official documents in one name and then compete OFFICIALLY under a different name? Are his transcripts in the name of S. Haile? [I know that you can only change your name legally when you apply for naturalization.]
Or are his school records and birth certificate in the name of S. Haile --- which would indicate that they were specially 'created' for enrolling in a US school
My name is Solomon Haile. I recently won the Footlocker CC Title.
I very sorry that many people have belief that I not as old as other runners.
The truth is I do not know how old I be. Ethiopia is different then American.
Why does everyone think that his passport is going to resolve the debate? Seriously--has nobody ever heard the Traci Lords story? If it's possible to get a US passport with a false birth date...
It's the passport he used to travel to Thailand, Austria, the US. The reasoning is that at that time, he had no reason to make himself younger.
because wrote:
It's the passport he used to travel to Thailand, Austria, the US. The reasoning is that at that time, he had no reason to make himself younger.
Because I'm spending so much time on Letsrun, I'm getting dumber by the day and this angle never occurred to me.
Maybe he and Rupp can be room-mates on the Nike, I mean Oregon campus together. They can have their Nike employee and personal coach train them, I mean train with the Oregon team.
Distance Running used to be a pure sport in America, what's it coming to nowadays seriously?
Well played, sir. Well played.
Solomon Haile wrote:
My name is Solomon Haile. I recently won the Footlocker CC Title.
I very sorry that many people have belief that I not as old as other runners.
The truth is I do not know how old I be. Ethiopia is different then American.
You guys are being mean. He has won the XC national championship and it's a time for him to be proud. I mean, seriously, this is something he will be telling his grandkids about ...
later this afternoon when they come home from school.
He's a stinking cheater who needs to be banned!
do you think he should be barred from National HS Championship events until he provides satisfactory proof of age and not a doctored BC....
you're just jealous.
why didn't he show his passport when the newspaper asked to see it? They couldv'e cleared his name right there. Why did his name suddenly change from Solomon Seguesse to Soloman Halie. Why did he say he enter himself as 20 years old when running road races around the world and now he is suddenly 18?
Yeah F*** You Halie
so much anger. that's so sad. God, help you.
Yes, I'm very angry and I don't believe in god.You still didn't explain to me why halie said he was 20 last year on many occasions and now is suddenly 18, changed his name when getting here, and won't show his passport to the media which would prove his claimed innocence.
Why does it concern you so much? I laugh at how hard a few of you are working to try to hurt this guy. Let it go. Get a life!