Nellum why shot

Well, if that's not motivating enough for such a supreme athlete then nothing is. And Nellun obviously took that to heart, because he represented Team USA in the meter dash and the men's 4xmeter relay team in the Olympics.

Despite not getting past the semifinals in the , Nellum helped the relay team take the silver medal with a time of 2 minutes and Because of his tragic incident and comeback against virtually insurmountable odds, Nellum's perseverance goes above and beyond impressive and he's certainly deserving of the recognition.

Nellum remains haunted. Why the shooting? Why him? The shooters were caught and brought to trial. Their names are Travon Reed and Horasio Kimbrough, alleged gang members. Nellum, a star athlete at Long Beach Poly High in football and track, says he never had gang connections. When Reed and Kimbrough went to trial, Nellum had to see.

He went to the preliminary hearing and the sentencing. I looked them in the eye. I wanted to rip their heads off their shoulders. They looked back. I think I saw sorrow, some regret. Reed and Kimbrough were each sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted murder. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events.

Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. Bermudez and Lin are Times staff writers. Esmeralda Bermudez. He demonstrated that was no fluke a month later by winning the Pac championships in And while he faded down the stretch in a preliminary round at the NCAA Championships and failed to make the finals, he at least emerged from the event healthy and ready to redeem himself at the Olympic trials.

Viewed more as an afterthought than a contender entering the event, Nellum didn't generate much attention when he cruised to the fourth-fastest time in the prelims TV commentators didn't highlight his story the day of the finals either, nor did they mention him during the race when he came off the final curve in seventh place.

It was then, however, that Nellum delivered a finishing kick worthy of an Olympic medal contender and reestablished himself as a key cog in the present and future of USA Track and Field. He zoomed past three opponents on the final straightaway and out-leaned Mance at the tape to grab the U. Nellum's time of It's often difficult for college sprinters to run well at the Olympics because their season is longer and more taxing than the pros, but it would be foolish to count out Nellum given all he's endured.

His nightmares have ceased. His pain has dissipated. And his fears that he'll never reach his potential have vanished. If so, there's only one appropriate way for the film to end: On the podium in London with a medal around Nellum's neck. Other popular Olympic content on Yahoo! An Orange County mom has filed a police complaint after her daughter was left with a concussion from a sucker punch during a youth basketball game.

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