| Old Runner Guy |
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This video shows a pretty good angle and then people ripping up the logo in the background that caused the slip. He slides when he hits beginning of the logo and then keeps going until he is flat on his back and past the finish line. http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/sports/2006/10/22/vo.marathon.fall.wls.wls In this clip Njenga is claiming he won the race! And it sounds as if race officials were taking seriously the claim Cheruiyot did not cross the finish line. http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=27042@wbbm.dayport.com |
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I was picking Njenga to win the race, but I'm glad he didn't because he's a poor loser. |
| C-Bus |
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Njenga is now my least favorite runner. What a f---ing sore loser one would have to be to claim that as a victory. He got beat straight up. I understand it when the loser complains when there is a legitimate reason, e.g. de Lima getting attacked by that idiot in the Olympic marathon while in the lead late in the race, but when you simply get outclassed down the homestretch and the other happens to fall over of the finish line, don't cry about it. And he literally did cry. Watch that link. |
| ironchef |
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Cross the line first before you bitch about winning. Heck, I assumed that someone could possibly slip on the Lasalle Banks logo, and it finally happened. Njenga should appreciate his placing and not get outkicked in the last 400 meters. |
| mzungu |
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Actually, if you watch that clip, it sounds like the first half of his statement is missing - like maybe he said "I thought..." We're definitely getting him mid-sentence. |
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But why would he think he had won? The dude that had just outkicked him was lying on the finish line. He wasn't lying 5 feet in front of the line. And no matter the intrepretation, Njenga definitely started crying! |
| omurphy21 |
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you guys are really being unfair to Njenga. He didn't claim he won, he just said he thought he won at first, and then was told that he didn't. |
| KUKIMBIA |
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Definitely being taken out of context. Daniel is a gentleman, as well as being a fierce competitor. |
| I agree omurphy21 & KUKIMBIA |
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Perhaps he was struggling with his English, and who are we to judge his emotions? I would cry too if I were defeated so many times then had somebody tell me I won when I didn't. Nobody was talking about what a baby El Guerrouj was when he won in Athens. As I recall he cried in Sydney over a silver medal. |
| dav-man |
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Jesus. Watching that fall in slow motion is just awful. The way his feet just go out from under him, and his head hits the ground then does a sharp jerk upward... I hope he gets through this okay. |
| ...by any other name |
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Speaking of videos, the one entitled "Chicago Marathon Winner Treated For Brain Hemorrhage" features a sound bite from a man who apparently treated Cheruiyot, who happens to be a Dr. Rosa. What are the chances?? |
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It certainly sounds as though Njenga was caught in mid-sentence, and definitely out of context. I think he's getting unfairly maligned here. |
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You don't listen. They said he was his coach. |
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Höpöhöpö, ota korva käteen. |
| NoEffingWay |
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Look at those two knuckleheads holding the finish line banner. Cheruiyots head ends up right under the banner. His feet are then six feet past the banner, which is the finish line. They are still holding the banner when Cheruiyot is laying on the ground. If his eyes were open he would be looking up at the finish line banner. This should not even be an issue. Cheruiyot crossed the finish line first. Cheruiyot won the race. End of story. |
| Old Runner Guy |
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Quotes from today's paper. It looks like the local Chicago news did what they do best, butcher a quote, take things out of context and leave a false impressiona bout someone. ------ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/other/international/cs-061022marathongamer,1,5114500.story?coll=chi-sportstop-hed [snip] "After he fell down, I thought maybe I am the one who won the race," Njenga said. "Somebody told me I am No. 2." As he recounted his third runner-up finish to go with two third-place results, Njenga began to cry. "I have nothing I can do," Njenga said of coming so close to winning again. "I have to accept it." http://www.suntimes.com/sports/107241,CST-SPT-mara23.article [snip] By official USA Track and Field regulations, fall or no fall, you don't win until your torso crosses the finish line -- computer chips on running shoes don't count for the top elites --and incredibly, as Cheruiyot was about to be knocked cold from the hard thud, his forward momentum kept him sliding forward four or five feet, enough to officially cross the line, albeit almost horizontally, for the victory. There was no controversy or protest. It was a clean win, but something no one had seen before here or anywhere. [snip] ''After he fell down, I was unable to speak to him,'' teary-eyed Njenga said. ''I thought, maybe I won, but later, I was told I hadn't. Robert Cheruiyot is a very strong man. There is nothing I can do. I have to accept it.'' |
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I have to feel bad for Njenga, so close so many times, and then to be the first to ambulate the finish, and to STILL lose! I would attribute any finish quotes to fatigue mixed with sorrow and disbelief. |
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