Lagat Leads US Qualifiers in Men’s 1500m

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Kenyan-born, Bernard Lagat easily won the men’s 1500m event at the US Olympic Track and Field Qualifying Meet in Eugene, Oregon last night. The 33-year-old competed in the 2000 and 2004 Games representing Kenya. He became a US citizen in 2004.
The 1500 is a story of immigrants. Second place finisher, Leonel Manzano was born in Mexico and moved with his family to Texas when he was four. He became a US citizen in 2004.
Third place finisher, Lopez Lomong was born in Sudan and lived ten years …read more