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Each year, some of the finest stars of track & field visit the Aspire Academy, one of the finest training centers in the world. This year, among the fine athletes who visited, were Kim Collins, 2003 World Champion, 2011 bronze, Veronica Campbell Brown ( 3 Olympic gold, 3 Olympic silver, 2 Olympic bronze, 3 World Champs gold, 7 World champs silver, 1 World Champs bronze), Ekaterina Stefanidi (Olympic gold, European gold, Euro silver, World Indoor Champs bronze) and Andrew Butchart (fifth, Olympic 5000m final, Rio).
This is a big deal for young athletes. Meeting major athletes is something that kids treasure for the rest of their lives. I remember meeting Frank Shorter at the 1974 AAU Cross Country. Shorter spoke nice to three geeky fifteen year olds, and signed autographs. He went on that next week to winning Fukuoka Marathon for the fourth time. But, alas, I have digressed.
Next generation of #TeamQatar inspired by World and Olympic medallists! #DohaDL 💎🇶🇦
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