So I've been reading how a good number of athletes may not be let into the country for Worlds including African 100 record holder Ferdinand Omanyala.
Can someone explain this to me? What is the issue and who is to blame?
Everyone has known for years the track meet was going to be in Eugene this weekend. It seems like the US and the various countries should have this easily figured out, particularly for someon as high profile as Ferdinand Omanyala.
Is there a reason why a particular person wouldn't get a visa but others do? Does it mean the govt is worried about that person coming to the country?
If it was me, hell I'd just give Kenya the exact number of Visas they need - if they have 50 athletes and 50 staff, just give them 100 and let them figure it out.
If a few of them don't go back, who hell cares? We've got hundreds of thousands coming over here illegally every year anyway - a handful of talented track athletes isn't going to meaningfullly change anything anyway.
I really don't get how there is any issue for something that should have been planned years in advance. Who is to blame? Agents? US govt? Or the govt of the athletes struggling to get the visas?