She ran 30:55 in the Phoenix 10k last year, I hope she gets USA Citizenship https://www.facebook.com/AfricanAthletics/posts/10157150211446452?__tn__=K-R
She ran 30:55 in the Phoenix 10k last year, I hope she gets USA Citizenship https://www.facebook.com/AfricanAthletics/posts/10157150211446452?__tn__=K-R
Napoli City half-marathon (Italy) 23/02/2020
MEN: 1. Henry Rono KEN 1:00:04,
Honestly, I am kind of annoyed with all these East African-born runners taking all the top American spots.
doi wrote:
Honestly, I am kind of annoyed with all these East African-born runners taking all the top American spots.
You get 15 distance spots - 1500, 3k steeple, 5, 10, marathon. Debatable whether the 15 and steeple are really distance anyways, they're middle distance but kenyans and ethiopians still excel there. Competition is fierce. Easier to become a citizen of another country than break into the top 5-10 in the world in an event.
Agreed. If you're not Blackfoot, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Lenape, Seminole, or Apache just stay home.
differentorigins wrote:
Agreed. If you're not Blackfoot, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Lenape, Seminole, or Apache just stay home.
Because there's no difference between being born here and immigrating here later...
what do you have a against Chumash?
doi wrote:
Honestly, I am kind of annoyed with all these East African-born runners taking all the top American spots.
I'm annoyed with how slow the USA has been at distance events. It's nice to actually see our singlets compete nowadays.
Work harder and stop running 64 min(M)/70 min(W) half marathons.
Would you be just as annoyed by a New Zealand born runner being on the US olympic team? What about the child of East Africans who was born in the United States. Is that ok? Are naturalized citizens second class in your opinion? I'm sorry, but your post drips with implied racism.
doi wrote:
Honestly, I am kind of annoyed with all these East African-born runners taking all the top American spots.
ssjimbo wrote:
Would you be just as annoyed by a New Zealand born runner being on the US olympic team? What about the child of East Africans who was born in the United States. Is that ok? Are naturalized citizens second class in your opinion? I'm sorry, but your post drips with implied racism.
doi wrote:
Honestly, I am kind of annoyed with all these East African-born runners taking all the top American spots.
I would be annoyed if say the Robertsons switched and competed for the US. Cheserek I would be fine with he has been here since he was maybe 15 years old. I don't understand why he wasn't given citizenship already.
thoroughrice wrote:
differentorigins wrote:
Agreed. If you're not Blackfoot, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Lenape, Seminole, or Apache just stay home.
Because there's no difference between being born here and immigrating here later...
Once someone gains citizenship there is nothing stopping them from competing in sport for their new country.
That’s America baby, if you don’t like it leave.