July 16 (Reuters) - Former NFL running back Jahvid Best has been cleared to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for St. Lucia in athletics.
Best, who has a Saint Lucian father and holds dual citizenship with the United States, met the Olympic qualifying standard by running the 100 metres in 10.16 on April 2.
However, he had to wait until he was officially cleared to run for St. Lucia.
"When I think (about) the road I have travelled to get here I get tons of emotions. A couple of years ago my lifetime dream was crushed," Best told NBC in reference to the multiple concussions that ended his NFL career.