Interesting development in the Cheserek story:
According to his coaches instagram he will be chasing the world indoor qualifying standard in Boston tomorrow.
Could this mean he has decided to run for Kenya internationally?
*i would include the post, just not sure how to do that on mobile
BREAKING: 17x NCAA champion and former @OregonTF star Edward Cheserek (@KINGCHEZZ) has decided to go ahead and compete for Kenya if he can qualify for the World Indoor Championship and the Olympics. His agents have informed Athletics Kenya.
? @HAASruns
https://twitter.com/ChrisChavez/status/1220827355092062210/photo/1
Seems like a missed opportunity for the US. He's as American as any of the other African- born guys (who I have no problem with).
Malemute wrote:
https://twitter.com/ChrisChavez/status/1220827355092062210Seems like a missed opportunity for the US. He's as American as any of the other African- born guys (who I have no problem with).
He’s just taking the easy option
Great news!
Kenyans should compete for Kenya, Americans for America and Greeks for Greece.
We can't allow nation hopping any longer. This applies to the WCAP guys, to Pappas and others.
FemaleRnr wrote:
Great news!
Kenyans should compete for Kenya, Americans for America and Greeks for Greece.
We can't allow nation hopping any longer. This applies to the WCAP guys, to Pappas and others.
The rules have not changed, this was just an individual choice.
Malemute wrote:
https://twitter.com/ChrisChavez/status/1220827355092062210Seems like a missed opportunity for the US. He's as American as any of the other African- born guys (who I have no problem with).
It's no slam dunk that he qualifies for the Kenyan team.
"if he can qualify for the World Indoor Championship and the Olympics"
So he keeps the USA as a backup... I'm really sick of all these athletes switching allegiances like it's nothing.
I was under the impression Cheserek was trying to become a US citizen, and it was taking an unexpectedly long time. Maybe he just gave up, figuring his career couldn't withstand another missed Olympics.
Anybody know the facts about this?
ICE wrote:
I was under the impression Cheserek was trying to become a US citizen, and it was taking an unexpectedly long time. Maybe he just gave up, figuring his career couldn't withstand another missed Olympics.
Anybody know the facts about this?
You're correct.
He took tge very hard road, props to him.
The chance of making the olympic team of Kenya in 1500, 5000 and 10 000 are much smaller than making the team of USA.
American runners should thank President Trump!
I guess he's still not a US citizen?
Very hard road wrote:
He took tge very hard road, props to him.
The chance of making the olympic team of Kenya in 1500, 5000 and 10 000 are much smaller than making the team of USA.
Lol no the US team is definitely harder to make at the 5000m.
Anyway, bummer for Ches. He tried to become an American and it didn't work out - sometimes it doesn't.
seasoned ranker wrote:
Very hard road wrote:
He took tge very hard road, props to him.
The chance of making the olympic team of Kenya in 1500, 5000 and 10 000 are much smaller than making the team of USA.
Lol no the US team is definitely harder to make at the 5000m.
Anyway, bummer for Ches. He tried to become an American and it didn't work out - sometimes it doesn't.
Are you kidding? There is like 3 american pretenders against 20 Kenyan pretenders. And all of them are beaten by the dozens of Ethiopians reigning on the distance.
Very hard road wrote:
seasoned ranker wrote:
Lol no the US team is definitely harder to make at the 5000m.
Anyway, bummer for Ches. He tried to become an American and it didn't work out - sometimes it doesn't.
Are you kidding? There is like 3 american pretenders against 20 Kenyan pretenders. And all of them are beaten by the dozens of Ethiopians reigning on the distance.
Not kidding. Kenya was slightly better in 2019 (both teams had two in the finals with The top Kenyan edging out the top American) but the USA was WAYYYYY better in 2015, 2016, 2017. Hell, Kenya didn't even have a finalist in 16 or 17 other than the guy who got busted for doping.
It’s now or never, he’s not getting any younger (He’s what 40 by now?). Missed opportunity for the US.
FemaleRnr wrote:
"if he can qualify for the World Indoor Championship and the Olympics"
So he keeps the USA as a backup... I'm really sick of all these athletes switching allegiances like it's nothing.
He has been here since highschool (10th grade I believe)and likes the life that he can live here. What's wrong with that? In fact he wasn't even a runner when he was in kenya
Trolls gonna troll wrote:
ICE wrote:
I was under the impression Cheserek was trying to become a US citizen, and it was taking an unexpectedly long time. Maybe he just gave up, figuring his career couldn't withstand another missed Olympics.
Anybody know the facts about this?
You're correct.
Cheserek clearly wants to become a US citizen, but our country is anti-immigration under the current leadership, especially if immigrants come from from non-white countries.