The event left them fatigued with legs and arm muscle pains. Efforts by the Physio Teams to resuscitate the athletes to their full normal form has not been successful.
Yeah obviously they just ran a hard 10k. Has the team tried waiting a little longer, like you know, until the 5k prelims?
Why on Earth did Ethiopia pull Kejelcha out of this race...
I want to repeat this post for emphasis. I think many of us on these boards admire Kejelcha's routine competitive fire and empathize with his several silver medal efforts. The man has an amazing résumé and seeing him in the 10,000m, not his best race, saddened me.
With the news of today's scratches and Ethiopia's ridiculous sabotaging of Kejelcha's best gold medal opportunity, the 5,000m, although still a race I'm excited about, seems sadly diluted.
Didn't Cheptegei say in an interview that if he won the 10,000 at this Games he didn't care about the 5000? I'm not too surprised. Kiplimo, a bit moreso, but not too much either. It feels weird saying a 12:40 guy wouldn't have been a factor, but that's just my gut instinct based on how he ran in the 10.
I cannot understand not trying to defend an Olympic title in your last major world track championship. This is the 2nd time in the last few years Cheptegei has skipped the 5000. I know he was unlikely to win, but then again, he is stronger than Jakob and still relatively fast at the end of races so he had a shot. Oh well.
Why on Earth did Ethiopia pull Kejelcha out of this race...
I want to repeat this post for emphasis. I think many of us on these boards admire Kejelcha's routine competitive fire and empathize with his several silver medal efforts. The man has an amazing résumé and seeing him in the 10,000m, not his best race, saddened me.
With the news of today's scratches and Ethiopia's ridiculous sabotaging of Kejelcha's best gold medal opportunity, the 5,000m, although still a race I'm excited about, seems sadly diluted.
Kejelcha doesn't have multiple silvers, unfortunately. Only major medal is a silver in Doha 2019. I do think he has another one in him.