tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post4983727176413192566..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: South Korea Plans to Give Citizenship to Kenyan Athlete to Ensure Marathon Gold at Rio OlympicsBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-90805816097238230262015-03-20T09:06:19.177+09:002015-03-20T09:06:19.177+09:00Buy or Build decision.
Korea decided to 'buy&...Buy or Build decision.<br /><br />Korea decided to 'buy', not build. No time to build anyway. <br /><br />And if a 'Korean' wins then it will motivate other 'Koreans', right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524540380061981776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-76157340984774982592015-03-20T09:04:58.051+09:002015-03-20T09:04:58.051+09:00It was a 'buy or build' proposition.
The ...It was a 'buy or build' proposition.<br /><br />The Koreans went for the 'buy' proposition; they don't have a lot of time (1 year) to develop a Korean. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524540380061981776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-47883381187275336882015-03-19T17:36:26.098+09:002015-03-19T17:36:26.098+09:00SK federations for years have been trying to get c...SK federations for years have been trying to get citizenship for foreigners for thier basketball and soccer(football) teams but without much success. SK athletes in some sports have moved on to other countries, mainly in archery, some even to Japan. The most notable is Victor Ahn, a short track skater who was very successful in SK but because of alleged politics, offered his services to Russia. Mettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065599585180038625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-4924005769985213412015-03-19T17:18:48.903+09:002015-03-19T17:18:48.903+09:00Very sad as they can't seem to produce any mor...Very sad as they can't seem to produce any more Lee Bong Ju's in the system. Living here I don't see much of a real system to develop world class competitive elite level distance runners or track and field athletes.Mettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065599585180038625noreply@blogger.com