Entering Olympic year, Canada's Ahmed, Knight won't follow exodus of Bowerman track athletes
Six athletes have left the renowned Bowerman Track Club since it moved to Eugene, Ore., from nearby Portland in July 2022, including three in the past three weeks. But Canada's Moh Ahmed and his new teammate Justyn Knight say they're happy and staying put.
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![Moh Ahmed poses with Justyn Knight after his silver-medal run in the men's Olympic 5,000 metres at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. They're teammates now with the Bowerman Track Club in Eugene, Ore., which has made headlines recently in the U.S. with an exodus of athletes. Two men's distance runners pose with the Canadian flag behind their back to the side of the running track at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7023043.1699487901!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ahmed-mo-justyn-knight-210806-1180.jpg)
Six athletes have left the renowned Bowerman Track Club since it moved to Eugene, Ore., from nearby Portland in July 2022, including three in the past three weeks. But Canada's Moh Ahmed and his new teammate Justyn Knight say they're happy and staying put.