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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JOSEPH CHIRLEE - SOLDIER, RUNNER

By Greg Siskind

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Private Joseph Chirlee, a soldier in the US Army, is doing his country proud. The Kenyan-born naturalized US citizen is also one of the world's best marathon runners. Soldier athletes have a long history of competing for our country, but regretably Joseph is being prevented from running in competition. International rules bar him from competing internationally for two years from naturalizing. That shouldn't bar him from competing in US-only competitions, but as was pointed out in today's NY Times, officials are preventing him from competing. A quick glance at the USA Track & Field governing manual seems to prohibit national...

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).

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