Tergat at the Line wrote:
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:Put some dirt and rocks on the track. No way Geb could have stayed hydrated or ingest enough calories.
Heh heh. I know it's been mentioned many times before, and isn't shown in this particular video, but Tergat did have to awkwardly dart out way to the outside a bit before this video shows after being boxed in, in all likelihood causing him to loose just that much of his energy reserves to make a difference when they make those famous final strides to the line.
I've noted this several times before--but Tergat was VERY clearly & deliberately boxed by Mezegebu (the 2nd Ethiopian) and had to slow, drop back, and then dart out to lane 2 to get around. It was a very uncool move by Mezegebu and it may well have cost Tergat the race. And I say this as the world's biggest Geb fan. Watch the footage of the full last 3 laps or so.