In the Rio Olympic game in 2016 Monica Puig won US Territory Puerto Rico it’s first Olympic Medal. History was made in the last 48 Hours, when South Carolina’s own Jasmine Camacho-Quinn became a Boriqua legend, bring the beautiful country it’s first Olympic Medal in Track and field, winning the 100 Meter Hurdles in the 2020 Olympic Games being held in Tokyo currently.
Once again I apologize because I am ignorantly in some aspect that I don’t really pay attention to other Athletes globally, however this is peculiar situation, I can relate to Camacho in wanting to represent for your parents roots. The Two Time NCAA Champion could have competed at the US Trials. According to Wikipedia Her parents are James Quinn and María Milagros Camacho. Both competed in athletics at Baptist College now Charleston Southern University in South Carolina, United States of America. Her father competed in hurdles and her mother as a sprint runner and long jumper. Camacho-Quinn's mother, María Milagros Camacho, is from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico which made her eligible to represent Puerto Rico.[ (NFL) player Robert Quinn is her brother.
Besides a family with a background in athletics the story here I believe that the more kids who have roots internationally should we really considered honoring their ancestors legacy.