David Torrence request to compete for Peru granted!

Good indication for American distance running as it's easier to make the Peruvian team. We're used to it in Kenya.

He might as well... he's career's been going downhill

Bad Wigins wrote:

He might as well... he's career's been going downhill

But Peru is mainly uphill, no?

David Torrance is a medium distance runner born in Japan and competing in the US, but has all the desire and interest to represent Peru at the Olympics. David's mother is born in Peru and he has DNI, so that their wishes could come true.

David won the silver medal in the 5 thousand meters in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and recently participated in the United States, in the same tournament where Gladys Tejeda and Ines Melchor participated.

In that tournament, Torrence exceeded the minimum mark to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. For now, everything depends on the Olympic Committee, but it would assume that the Peruvian delegation would have a new member.

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Lima, Jun. 2. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was enabled to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Committee Olympic Peruano (COP) and becomes the 25th athlete of the national delegation.

The decision was made during the second session of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced in the morning the president of COP, José Quiñones. Immediately, the news was conveyed to the head of the Peruvian Federation of Athletics, Oscar Fernandez.

Based on the efforts of the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Association of Athletics Federations it was achieved that Torrence, Peruvian and Japanese-born mother, who won the silver medal in the test of 5,000 meters at the Pan American Games Toronto 2015 representing the United States, whether considered as subject to the selection process to compete in the multisport appointment next August national athlete.

"The process included getting authorization from the Federation of Athletics United States (USA Track & Field), that of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the US Olympic Committee. All that paperwork was filed on May 24 to be evaluated at the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee gave the nod to the case this morning , "said Jose Quinones, president of the COP.

According to the statement sent by the Department of Relations with the National Olympic Committees IOC, the sports management agency accepted the request for an exception to Rule 41 -and their respective application- typified in the current Olympic Charter (December 8, 2014 ) which details that "a competitor who has represented one country at a recognized by the International Federation competent who has changed nationality regional or continental tournament, may represent in the Olympic Games to their new country provided they have passed so least three years since the competitor last represented the former country. "

This guarantee confirmation by the IAAF adds that after reviewing the records of the athlete and according to its rules announced that Torrence, 30, "will compete for Peru in international competitions since 25 July this year. " Thus, David Torrence is officially presented as Peruvian athlete condition eligible to compete for Peru in the next Olympics.

"Brands have no nationality, therefore the record of 13 minutes, 49 seconds and 42 hundredths David got last May, still as an American, during the competition of Payton Jordan (United States) is valid to compete for Peru in Rio 2016, plus the letter sent by the IOC confirms it, "said Oscar Fernandez, head of the FPA.

ATHLETE DAVID TORRENCE WILL REPRESENT PERU IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was able to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) and becomes the 25th athlete of the national delegation.

The decision was made during the second session of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced in the morning the president of COP, José Quiñones. Immediately, the news was conveyed to the head of the Peruvian Federation of Athletics, Oscar Fernandez.

Based on the efforts of the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Association of Athletics Federations it was achieved that Torrence, Peruvian and Japanese-born mother, who won the silver medal in the test of 5,000 meters at the Pan American Games Toronto 2015 representing the United States, whether considered as subject to the selection process to compete in the multisport appointment next August national athlete.

"The process included getting authorization from the Federation of Athletics United States (USA Track & Field), that of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the US Olympic Committee. All that paperwork was filed on May 24 to be evaluated at the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee gave the nod to the case this morning, "said Jose Quinones, president of the COP.

According to the statement sent by the Department of Relations with the National Olympic Committees IOC, the sports management agency accepted the request for an exception to Rule 41 -and their respective application- typified in the current Olympic Charter (December 8, 2014 ) which details that "a competitor who has represented one country at a recognized by the International Federation competent who has changed nationality regional or continental tournament, may represent in the Olympic Games to their new country provided they have passed so least three years since the competitor last represented the former country. "

This guarantee confirmation by the IAAF adds that after reviewing the records of the athlete and according to its rules announced that Torrence, 30, "will compete for Peru in international competitions since 25 July this year". Thus, David Torrence is officially presented as Peruvian athlete condition eligible to compete for Peru in the next Olympics.

"Brands have no nationality, therefore the record of 13 minutes, 49 seconds and 42 hundredths David got last May, still as an American, during the competition of Payton Jordan (United States) is valid to compete for Peru in Rio 2016, plus the letter sent by the IOC confirms it, "said Oscar Fernandez, head of the FPA.

3 Feb 2016

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Once you compete internationally in one uniform you should not be allowed to change except in the situation of a refugee that is from a war zone. I guess if David was from Chicago he could claim that but he is not and he has competed for the US.

Ridiculous. I would be angry if I was an athlete from Peru who Torrence just took a spot away from.

So now David Torrence is doing the same thing as Alexi Pappas and competing for Peru

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Pappas IS NOT competing for Peru

Torrence has the fastest 1500m time for an American so far this year.

They should get rid of no more than 3 for each country for the Olympics or at least the World Championships.

They should simply take all of the best runners in the world.

You shouldn't have Jared Ward in the Olympics and not Kenenisa Bekele.

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Ridiculous. I would be angry if I was an athlete from Peru who Torrence just took a spot away from.

I talked to a former Peruvian Olympian last night. He said Torrence is not taking a spot away from any other runners as there are no runners who have the 5000m standard.

Did I understand that correctly that he is running the 5000 meters for Peru?

He actually has a decent shot at the US 1500 team, espeically if Centro's stress reaction is a bigger deal than we know and if Blankenship continues to give preference to his hairstyle over his running career.

Peru doesn't have anyone that would meet the qualification standards in either the 1500 or 5000. He isn't taking anyone's spot. This highlights how stupid the Olympics are: People change nationalities because they want to compete at the highest level. If I were Torrence, seeing people slower than me competing at the Olympics or Worlds year after year, I'd be very annoyed. It should be about the fastest competing, regardless of his/her nationality. I mean, for f's sake, Bekele isn't allowed to compete in the Olympic marathon. How does that make any fricking sense?

Mentioned this on here almost two weeks ago, people though that was wrong Rojo confirmed he heard it too, and here we are.

I heard it at Swarthmore meet and though that was wacky info.

He actually has a decent shot at the US 1500 team, espeically if Centro's stress reaction is a bigger deal than we know and if Blankenship continues to give preference to his hairstyle over his running career.

Is he running the 1500 or the 5000 for Peru, or both?

So say that there are countries that can't meet the standard and they don't get in. How do they improve? You are now preventing athletes who don't have a chance to win, but may inspire the next generation of athletes. By not allowing them in you are preventing the next generation from getting in, etc etc. You are essentially guaranteeing certain countries dominate certain sports.

It's not about helping certain countries. It's about all countries coming together to put forth their best athletes - not the world's best - to compete. Because in the Olympics anything can happen. It's all of a sudden less about time and more about ability to compete.

So yes, it does matter if 'certain countries don't get to compete because they'd be knocked out in the prelims anyway'.

Centro--if his stress reaction keeps him out of the US trials--could run for Guyana. He would probably get on their team without having to run anything.

Bad Wigins wrote:

He might as well... he's career's been going downhill

Nice Big Wave reference.

At least he's more Peruvian than Alberto Fujimori.

This is *good* for US runners. One less person contending for a spot. No Peruvian athletes have the 15/5 standards, so nobody is out there.