Lomong deserves Olympic honor

Those who don’t know his story, should take the time to scour the internet and read anything they can find on U.S. Olympian Lopez Lomong.

 

Whether you’ve heard of him or not, something the distance runner who not long ago ran for Tully High School, near Syracuse, said in a recent New York Times story by Jere Longman should pique your interest:

 

“Before, I ran from danger and death. Now, I run for sport. It would be an honor to represent the country that saved me and showed me the way.”

 

Lomong, once a child prisoner in East Africa and a Sudanese refugee and now a proud American citizen, said that before the U.S. Olympic Trials. Now, he gets that chance to represent the United States. He has qualified in the 1,500-meter run, and his amazing story will most certainly be told again and again – most deservedly so – during these Olympic Games in Beijing.

 

Lomong, who won an NCAA track and field championship in the 1,500 when he was attending Northern Arizona, will also carry the American flag during the opening ceremonies. Whether he goes on to win a medal or not, Lopez Lomong’s story will be one of tremendous success, a story worth telling over and over again.

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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