DejenGebMF
Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:35PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I am not sure he had much of a choice, but he couldn't have won in London anyway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/06/oly-athl-bekele-idUSL3E8I63CC20120706
Gideoon
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:37PM - in reply to DejenGebMF Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Yep, he just said that after the race.
Mrr82
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:37PM - in reply to DejenGebMF Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
DejenGebMF wrote:

I am not sure he had much of a choice, but he couldn't have won in London anyway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/06/oly-athl-bekele-idUSL3E8I63CC20120706


He says that he didn't have a choice.....
DejenGebMF
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:39PM - in reply to Mrr82 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Mrr82 wrote:

[quote]DejenGebMF wrote:

I am not sure he had much of a choice, but he couldn't have won in London anyway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/06/oly-athl-bekele-idUSL3E8I63CC20120706


He says that he didn't have a choice.....[/quote]


Well, the truth is that we'll likely NEVER know whether he had a choice, but anyway...
lailwah
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:43PM - in reply to DejenGebMF Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
lailwah wrote:
Looks like K. Bekele is too old for the 5000m.


lailwah wrote:
Will Ethiopia leave off a sub-12:49 guy for a 12:55 slow poke? Hmmmm....


nailed it.
bangalangadanga
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/6/2012 4:44PM - in reply to DejenGebMF Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
he keeps going out too hard and dying. he's making rookie mistakes. i guess you don't get the world record by having the mentality of sitting back and running within yourself.
Mrr82
RE: Kenenisa Says He Is Not Defending His 5000m Title 7/7/2012 9:33PM - in reply to DejenGebMF Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
DejenGebMF wrote:

[quote]Mrr82 wrote:

[quote]DejenGebMF wrote:

I am not sure he had much of a choice, but he couldn't have won in London anyway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/06/oly-athl-bekele-idUSL3E8I63CC20120706


He says that he didn't have a choice.....[/quote]


Well, the truth is that we'll likely NEVER know whether he had a choice, but anyway...[/quote]

No the truth is Bekele said he didn't qualify.