US-born athletes of Haitian descent make up most of Haiti’s small Olympic squad With millions of Haitians living on $2 a day or less and hundreds of thousands of people rendered homeless by a devastating earthquake two years ago, the country struggles to produce world-class athletes. But those with Haitian links are still eager to represent the small Caribbean country. “I still feel Haitian even if I wasn’t born there,” 21-year-old sprinter Marlena Wesh said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Wesh, who will run in the 200 and 400-meter races at the Olympics, grew up in Virginia and is a senior at Clemson University. Her parents are from Haiti. Besides having family ties to Haiti, the………….. Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me
July 23, 2012 Washington Post

US-born athletes of Haitian descent make up most of Haiti’s small Olympic squad

With millions of Haitians living on $2 a day or less and hundreds of thousands of people rendered homeless by a devastating earthquake two years ago, the country struggles to produce world-class athletes. But those with Haitian links are still eager to represent the small Caribbean country. “I still feel Haitian even if I wasn’t born there,” 21-year-old sprinter Marlena Wesh said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Wesh, who will run in the 200 and 400-meter races at the Olympics, grew up in Virginia and is a senior at Clemson University. Her parents are from Haiti. Besides having family ties to Haiti, the…………..

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