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Good son Lagat seeks payback to U.S. - guardian.co.ukPublished by
8/13/08
By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Bernard Lagat will fulfil a
pledge he made to his mother and give the United States a
golden payback if he wins the Olympic 1,500 metres for his
adopted country.
The Kenyan-born 33-year-old finished second behind Hicham
El Guerrouj in Athens four years ago and received comforting
words from his mum.
"She told me my time would come at the next Olympics and I
would win gold," he told a news conference on Wednesday. "I
promised to work extra hard. If I win she will be jumping up
and down and I wish I could be there to see those emotions." Read the full article at: www.guardian.co.uk
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