The female Meb? Weini Kelati tells her HS coach she wants to be a US Olympian

Worth a read. Likeable sounding young lady.

I have to admit I was very skeptical when I heard there was a 19yo (allegedly 19yo, given COI) in FL/HS rankings, but her racing was great in the FL video and she seems so sweet in interviews. I'm rooting for her

My prediction of a future where US Olympians (1500m+) will be made up solely East African immigrants will come true!

It'll be like the NBA is now with African Americans (as opposed to back in the 50s when whites dominated). I suppose hockey and swimming are the only sports that are predominantly white (still).

Begs the question - are Africans just better athletes all-around?

We need to eliminate limits and let any athlete with the standard in. If Kenya has 20 guys in the 10000, so be it. That way at least the talented natural born citizens of the US (or wherever) have a way in and aren't bumped by immigrants, carpet baggers, etc.

inmate 5436 wrote:

We need to eliminate limits and let any athlete with the standard in. If Kenya has 20 guys in the 10000, so be it. That way at least the talented natural born citizens of the US (or wherever) have a way in and aren't bumped by immigrants, carpet baggers, etc.

I agree with this for the world championships, but I'm not sure it would be good for the Olympics.

I think she looks like Mo Farah's daughter.

We'll see how she holds up to all that hammering. She will have to sit out a year of competition before she can even get in a program that knows what to do with her talent (not blaming her coach, she just got dropped in his lap, so-to-speak).

4:23 at 15 and 9:12 at 17, losing to Cain, who is also her age. Interesting plotlines developing.

Tangent: will Ches take the place of Lagat in Rio?

>>>>We need to eliminate limits and let any athlete with the standard in. If Kenya has 20 guys in the 10000, so be it. That way at least the talented natural born citizens of the US (or wherever) have a way in and aren't bumped by immigrants, carpet baggers, etc.

Should USA field 8 or 9 basketball teams in the Olympics?

Is there a performance standard in that sport?

And same with relays, 1 per country. BUt individuals who meet the OG/WC performance A standard should be able to line up. "Federations" are clearly corrupt often anyway, so take them out of it.

rojo wrote:

http://www.runnersworld.com/high-school/for-foot-locker-champion-america-brings-opportunity-and-victory

I love how she's not afraid to run a lot but feel like she'd benefit from learning not to hammer. Considering that none of the boys at her HS are as good as her, I imagine she'll flourish with top notch collegiate coaching. I guess the question is will she be eligible.

Us zenophobes say: "'Merica for 'Mericans."