I am discussing Jakob as a 1500 runner, not what he achieves over any other distance. Over the 1500 he has been shown to have his limitations, both historically and amongst his peers.
The point about the Olympics v the World Champs is not which you think has greater importance but that the level of competition is the same - it is global in both instances.
I am not interested in the sport the way you are because I don't support doped sport - which it is.
Yes, he is just the 4th fastest in history, so "he has his limitations". So in the 5k he has no limitations? Some other athletes with "no limitations"? Mondo? Crouser? Faith? The "level of competition" might sometimes be higher in Zürich, Brussels or... than at the Olympics or the World champs. No young athlete starts now focusing to excel at the 2027 or 2029 World champs - but there are definitely many who have ther focus on the 2028 Olympics.
So, you have watched any event from Budapest? Without any prefered athlete - so what's your intention? Do you hope any athlete will fall (have you celebrated Bol and Hassan?). Or have you searched for Jack Lovelock and were immensely disappointed when you realised he is not running? Or are you actually watching with closed eyes?
The live experience in Budapest was fantastic - I'm sure you also enjoyed everything; am I right?
You attribute views to me that I haven't expressed. I did not say or even imply that Jakob has "no limitations" in the 5k. But the limitation that affects him in the 1500 does not apply to the longer distances, and that is his relative lack of speed. In the 1500 he is vulnerable to faster athletes (those who have better sprint speed than he does, and only slightly less endurance), whereas that isn't a problem for him in the 5k. (Or 2 mile, or 3k).
My point about the World Championships being competitively equivalent to the Olympics (if not quite the same status - and that is largely because of history) is that both championships draw upon the same pool of athletes; it is a worldwide competition. I don't accept that some athletes - Jakob? - don't perform as well in the World Champs because they don't give it the same priority. I don't think either El G or Kipketer, who both had an impressive World Championship resume, would have taken that view.
You are quite entitled to enjoy your experience of Budapest but as I have a rather different view of the sport than you I don't share that pleasure. I am not a supporter of doped sport - and that is most elite and championship sport today. The feats I observed at Budapest were impressive but I remain sceptical as to how they are achieved.
I am not a supporter of doped sport - and that is most elite and championship sport today.
And you think any top performer (with the exception of o few Kiwis) is doped to the max and you are watching any top athletics and follow the sport very closely (but you still have only very rudimentary knowledge of the history and also of the current athletes). Seems you are really enjoying your hobby.