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February 01, 2019

RRW: Feeling The Tug Of His Roots, Sam Parsons Poised To Represent Germany

USAs 5000m 8th placer Parsons explains the process and decision to get dual citizenship and transfer allegiance to Germany. "I like to think I'm a fun-loving guy and I'm appreciative of my rivals and competitors. I plan on going into Germany pissing people off by beating them.  I have no sense, I have zero sense of what they think of me They'll have to get used it."
June 22, 2015

RRW: Reconnecting With Her Heritage, Aisha Praught To Represent Jamaica

As of this month she is eligible to represent Jamaica in international competition. Praught: "It's almost as if I'm a novelty. Distance running (in Jamaica) is not cool. You've got all the kids trying to emulate Usain Bolt in the starting blocks."
*MB: Aisha Praught to represent Jamaica

March 28, 2015

Ethiopia's 800m World Champion Mo Aman To Become A US Citizen

Earlier in the year, Aman joined the OTC, but that was just a precursor to getting his citizenship and representing team USA at Rio 2016.