Ethiopians are bad loosers!

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  • kangaroo hardcore

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 5:44pm EDT

    Now Melakamu is saying she lost the 10000m because she forgot her spikes and had to borrow a pair from Abelegasse and so could have won if she had her spikes? that is ridiculous.Then Merga and Kabede are claiming they lost because it was cold in Addis Ababa where they were training and so were not prepared for hot weather?if they say that,what excuse can the australian athletes use,it is cold in australia right now.Ethiopians are bad loosers.Just accept defeat when you are beaten and work harder next time.

  • eb white

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 5:47pm EDT
    re: kangaroo hardcore

    does that mean that they are loose and put out?

  • kangaroo hardcore

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 6:17pm EDT
    re: eb white

    yes it does.

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    on the runs

    Member since 07/24/2009.

    1,037 posts. Last post 13 years ago.
    14 years ago 08/22/2009 6:19pm EDT
    re: kangaroo hardcore

    It's no lie about Melkamu f***ing up on her spikes. She's an adidas athlete, but can be seen wearing a pair of Nikes in the 10000m.

  • Isaac Newton

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 6:29pm EDT
    re: eb white

    who cares whether or not they are loose and put out? Who the hell would want that nasty stuff anyway?

  • who are you fooling?

    Anonymous Poster

    14 years ago 08/22/2009 8:44pm EDT
    re: on the runs

    Abiba Bekila won a marathon in the 60s running barefoot.Augustine Choge won a 3000m races in Doha grandprix running with one shoe.So dont make silly excuses for Melkamu.Are you saying she lost in the last 2M of a 10000M race because she was wearing nike and not adidas? that is the silliest thing i have heard in my entire life.

  • newname

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 8:56pm EDT
    re: on the runs

    on the runs wrote:

    It's no lie about Melkamu f***ing up on her spikes. She's an adidas athlete, but can be seen wearing a pair of Nikes in the 10000m.

    I suppose you could be right, but it is hard to believe that in this day and age of cell phones and blackberry's and having team managers that you could not buy some Adidas spikes IN F***ING GERMANY.

    I can't see how somebody forgets their spikes, even in a tightly controlled event like the WC or the Olympics.

    What happened? She was warming up in flats and realized her mistake and her teammate (who wasn't running any other events, but was in the track area) gave up her own shoes? Or did she have two pairs of spikes? Or did she have them in the crowd while she was watching the race?

    You get the manager on the phone and get him to fetch some spikes for you.

  • Damm yunks

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    14 years ago 08/22/2009 9:02pm EDT
    re: newname

    Good things the American's were great sports about that women's 4x1. What was the line "we aren't upset" or some stupid crap.

  • I and I

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    14 years ago 08/23/2009 3:40am EDT
    re: newname

    Wanjiru forgot his racing flats in Beijing and ran in his warmup shoes.

  • EB55

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    14 years ago 08/23/2009 4:29am EDT
    re: kangaroo hardcore

    dude.. really!!!!

    who likes to lose! nobody likes to lose!

  • Stating the obvious

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    14 years ago 08/23/2009 9:03am EDT
    re: kangaroo hardcore

    Running such high milege really tightens the muscels so by default they are indeed bad loosers.

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    Member since 07/29/2007.

    162 posts. Last post 12 years ago.
    14 years ago 08/23/2009 9:11am EDT
    re: kangaroo hardcore

    source..where did melkamu say this?

    kangaroo hardcore wrote:

    Now Melakamu is saying she lost the 10000m because she forgot her spikes and had to borrow a pair from Abelegasse and so could have won if she had her spikes? that is ridiculous.Then Merga and Kabede are claiming they lost because it was cold in Addis Ababa where they were training and so were not prepared for hot weather?if they say that,what excuse can the australian athletes use,it is cold in australia right now.Ethiopians are bad loosers.Just accept defeat when you are beaten and work harder next time.

  • easy

    Anonymous Poster

    14 years ago 08/23/2009 9:18am EDT
    re: Ethio Boy

    check the ethiopian world champs home page.Check the section that has Melkamu's reaction after the race.

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