anonymous coward wrote:
doesnt matter how right or wrong the birth certificates are, its not like there is an age limit for track and field events, as long as you are competitive then you can run the grand prix meets and world champs and olympics.
stop making excuses for why america is lacking.
also look at guys like bernard lagat he is in his 30's now and maybe his birth certificate was wrong and say hes 36 or something like. doesnt that just make his ability now even more amazing?
actually junior athletes are not allowed to run the marathon in the olympics or world champs, ethiopia wanted to put worku on its world champion marathon team after he ran 2:06:15 wjr, but he was not allowed to run the marathon because he was too young for the world champs marathon.