During his NCAA racing career, his WSU coaches were asking him to run two, and sometimes three, events at a meet. On his first morning back in Pullman, world track and field champion Bernard Lagat ’01 pulled on his running shoes and said a quick goodbye to his wife, Gladys Tom ’00, and son, Miika. Lagat had failed to make an Olympic or world championships team for the first time since 2005, when he was ineligible due to switching his representation from Kenya to the U.S. Lagat was proud of his Kenyan heritage, but he had lived in the U.S. since his early 20s, including running for Washington State in the late 1990s. In 2004 he won an Olympic silver for Kenya. [93][94], Lagarde is divorced and has two sons, Pierre-Henri Lagarde (born 1986) and Thomas Lagarde (born 1988). That was over three months before the Olympics and almost a full year before it was officially announced that Lagat became a citizen. Though he would have done his job with just one race, Lagat was often willing to compete in the 800-, 1500-, and 3000-meter races. There was some outcry to have Lagat return his medal, but that never happened. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), for enduring training sessions in the Tucson heat, win the 5000m final at the Olympic Trials and qualify for his fifth Olympic team, Unlikely hurdles ‘Dream Team’ heads to Rio. Nationality : American Born on a family farm in Kapsabet, Kenya, Lagat first became interested in running after seeing the opportunities the sport provided for his sister, Mary. "[56][57] In an effort to quell the negative response, the next day Lagarde updated her Facebook page with: "As I have said many times before, I am very sympathetic to the Greek people and the challenges they are facing. “I don’t believe I’m old,” Lagat said after the trials, reports Yahoo Sports. That summer, Lagat secretly took U.S. citizenship but did not announce it until after the 2004 Olympiad. [28] The following month she joined François Fillon's cabinet in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Finance and Employment. The United States in particular supported her speedy appointment in light of the fragility of Europe's economic situation. WATCH: Racewalking World Record Holder Yohann Diniz Poops His Pants at Olympics, Bernard Lagat at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. [32], On 28 June 2011, the IMF board elected Lagarde as its next managing director and chairman for a five-year term, starting on 5 July 2011. Lagat’s younger brother, Robert Cheseret, served in the U.S. Army in hopes of qualifying for the London Olympics. Bernard Lagat won Olympic medals in middle- and long-distance running for his native Kenya before taking U.S. citizenship in 2004. [17][18] During her year in the United States, Lagarde worked as an intern at the U.S. Capitol as Representative William Cohen's congressional assistant, helping him correspond with French-speaking constituents from his northern Maine district during the Watergate hearings. My focus was the 2000 Olympics,” he says. *Lipton served as Acting Managing Director from 2 July 2019 – 12 September 2019 while Lagarde was on leave. ", "It's payback time: don't expect sympathy – Lagarde to Greeks", "Irate Greeks vilify IMF chief on Facebook after she brands them tax dodgers", "Letters: IMF boss is in no position to preach", "Christine Lagarde attack on Greece backfires as she pays no tax", "TAXES IMF's Christine Lagarde: I Don't Pay Taxes, But You Should", "King Abdullah – a discreet but strong advocate of women, says IMF chief", "Lagarde calls King Abdullah 'advocate of women' – despite ban on driving", "Lagarde wins EU lawmakers' approval to lead ECB", "Lagarde Will Probably Keep ECB Stimulus Going, Stournaras Says", "Lagarde promises to paint the ECB green", "What can we hope from Christine Lagarde as ECB President?
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