I'm Norwegian so yeah I'm fan of Jakob.
No I don't care about the nationality and the skin color of Ahmed, I like him whereas I don't like much the majority of American distance runners.
You can't argue against Jakob being in 3:30 shape considering his 4:50 2k European record and the massive negative split in this race. His 800 was pretty optimized thanks to his brother rabitting him the whole race, and a small positive split (perfect for a very slow twitch runner like him)
Here's what I get from ventolin's calculator for Jakob's supposed times :
800 1:46.44
1000 2:15.51
1500 3:30.0
1-mile 3:46.52
3000 7:23.30
2-mile 7:58.07
5000 12:47.83
10000 26:55.30
It seems pretty accurate to me, so it would put Jakob at the same level as Ahmed, but even if you adjust a bit the times you'll always get a 5k time under 12:55. Considering Ahmed is in his prime and Jakob is still improving (especially over longer distances like the 5k) I think it's safe to say that Jakob will be way better than him the next time they get an occasion to race together (2021 Olympics). And in the case of a slow race, it's even better for Jakob considering his 1500m speed, he can close faster than Ahmed's short distances personal best.
That's why I don't see Ahmed beating Jakob again no matter the type of race, and I'm sure you might not agree but I'm excited to see who was right.
And read my other posts if you think I'm racist or anything, I didn't agree with coevett in almost all his posts and I have nothing against African runners.