I believe most of the discussion on age was directed towards the age group driven athletes not Taye (who is Ethiopian not Somalian. If you don't think a year can mean a difference in age group track you have no clue. I know 2 boys who improved 10 seconds in the 800 and approximately 30 seconds in the 1500 in 1 year between 11 - 12 years old. So the award for cheating about age is huge in Junior Olympic track. It can mean being a National champ versus 12th place. I personally think 9:01 is outstanding if he is 15 or 18.