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When the grass wasn’t greener on the other side

Bernard Lagat (left) reacts with Paul Chelimo (right) after winning the men's 5000m final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field team trials at Hayward Field. [USA TODAY Sports]

The world beating stars attributed their change of citizenship to lack of compensatory remuneration from the Kenyan government.

It’s an interesting statistic though.

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