https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://cmd.pe/polideportivo/noticias/david-torrence-quiere-representar-al-peru&prev=searchDavid Torrance is a medium distance runner born in Japan and competing in the US, but has all the desire and interest to represent Peru at the Olympics. David's mother is born in Peru and he has DNI, so that their wishes could come true.
David won the silver medal in the 5 thousand meters in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and recently participated in the United States, in the same tournament where Gladys Tejeda and Ines Melchor participated.
In that tournament, Torrence exceeded the minimum mark to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. For now, everything depends on the Olympic Committee, but it would assume that the Peruvian delegation would have a new member.
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Lima, Jun. 2. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was enabled to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Committee Olympic Peruano (COP) and becomes the 25th athlete of the national delegation.
The decision was made during the second session of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced in the morning the president of COP, José Quiñones. Immediately, the news was conveyed to the head of the Peruvian Federation of Athletics, Oscar Fernandez.
Based on the efforts of the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Association of Athletics Federations it was achieved that Torrence, Peruvian and Japanese-born mother, who won the silver medal in the test of 5,000 meters at the Pan American Games Toronto 2015 representing the United States, whether considered as subject to the selection process to compete in the multisport appointment next August national athlete.
"The process included getting authorization from the Federation of Athletics United States (USA Track & Field), that of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the US Olympic Committee. All that paperwork was filed on May 24 to be evaluated at the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee gave the nod to the case this morning , "said Jose Quinones, president of the COP.
According to the statement sent by the Department of Relations with the National Olympic Committees IOC, the sports management agency accepted the request for an exception to Rule 41 -and their respective application- typified in the current Olympic Charter (December 8, 2014 ) which details that "a competitor who has represented one country at a recognized by the International Federation competent who has changed nationality regional or continental tournament, may represent in the Olympic Games to their new country provided they have passed so least three years since the competitor last represented the former country. "
This guarantee confirmation by the IAAF adds that after reviewing the records of the athlete and according to its rules announced that Torrence, 30, "will compete for Peru in international competitions since 25 July this year. " Thus, David Torrence is officially presented as Peruvian athlete condition eligible to compete for Peru in the next Olympics.
"Brands have no nationality, therefore the record of 13 minutes, 49 seconds and 42 hundredths David got last May, still as an American, during the competition of Payton Jordan (United States) is valid to compete for Peru in Rio 2016, plus the letter sent by the IOC confirms it, "said Oscar Fernandez, head of the FPA.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was able to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) and becomes the 25th athlete of the national delegation.
The decision was made during the second session of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced in the morning the president of COP, José Quiñones. Immediately, the news was conveyed to the head of the Peruvian Federation of Athletics, Oscar Fernandez.
Based on the efforts of the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Association of Athletics Federations it was achieved that Torrence, Peruvian and Japanese-born mother, who won the silver medal in the test of 5,000 meters at the Pan American Games Toronto 2015 representing the United States, whether considered as subject to the selection process to compete in the multisport appointment next August national athlete.
"The process included getting authorization from the Federation of Athletics United States (USA Track & Field), that of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the US Olympic Committee. All that paperwork was filed on May 24 to be evaluated at the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee gave the nod to the case this morning, "said Jose Quinones, president of the COP.
According to the statement sent by the Department of Relations with the National Olympic Committees IOC, the sports management agency accepted the request for an exception to Rule 41 -and their respective application- typified in the current Olympic Charter (December 8, 2014 ) which details that "a competitor who has represented one country at a recognized by the International Federation competent who has changed nationality regional or continental tournament, may represent in the Olympic Games to their new country provided they have passed so least three years since the competitor last represented the former country. "
This guarantee confirmation by the IAAF adds that after reviewing the records of the athlete and according to its rules announced that Torrence, 30, "will compete for Peru in international competitions since 25 July this year". Thus, David Torrence is officially presented as Peruvian athlete condition eligible to compete for Peru in the next Olympics.
"Brands have no nationality, therefore the record of 13 minutes, 49 seconds and 42 hundredths David got last May, still as an American, during the competition of Payton Jordan (United States) is valid to compete for Peru in Rio 2016, plus the letter sent by the IOC confirms it, "said Oscar Fernandez, head of the FPA.
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