Someone with better Spanish speaking skills pls translate. But she seems to indicate that she is only running the 5000.
Someone with better Spanish speaking skills pls translate. But she seems to indicate that she is only running the 5000.
She really wants to stick it to Ayana.
Nobody decides something like this in Feb.
Besides that, it makes no sense. The one race she is a 200-star lock of the year to win is the 1500.
grsefggfs wrote:
Nobody decides something like this in Feb.
Besides that, it makes no sense. The one race she is a 200-star lock of the year to win is the 1500.
She REALLY wants to stick it to Ayana.
Dibaba wrote:
http://www.marca.com/atletismo/2016/02/19/56c71df722601d6a608b45de.htmlSomeone with better Spanish speaking skills pls translate. But she seems to indicate that she is only running the 5000.
Yes you are right, she says she is going to compete only in the 5,000M where she will go for a Gold medal and try to better her PR. When asked about doping she said:
"No news about doping, no matter who the athelete nor country is good,
We strive to compete at the highest level and with maximum cleanliness."
"Ninguna noticia sobre doping, de cualquier atleta del paÃs que sea, es buena. Nosotros intentamos competir al máximo nivel y con la máxima limpieza"
Dibaba wrote:
http://www.marca.com/atletismo/2016/02/19/56c71df722601d6a608b45de.htmlSomeone with better Spanish speaking skills pls translate. But she seems to indicate that she is only running the 5000.
Dibaba is exclusively running the 5k at Rio. The world's foremost 1500m woman's runner gave assurances she isn't doing the 1500m at Rio but focusing on securing gold at 5k.
She says specifically she wants to improve her marks at 5,000 and get the gold.
She gave assurances of her anti-doping stance and value of integrity,
that any level of doping, any athlete in any country, is bad for all, and that the utmost integrity and cleanliness goes hand in hand with the utmost level of competing and performance.
She is aware of the Zika dangers, but the Ethiopian team will, in these regards, follow the recommendations of the Ethiopian Athletic Federation.
She praised the climate of Sabadell in Catalonia as favorable
for competing.
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/genzebe-dibaba-3000m-sabadellI admire her for this decision. It shows she prefers a challenge over the safer route. Way easier for her to get a gold in the 1,500 than to beat Ayana in the 5,000.
Opens up a spot for Rowbury, Simpson, or Brenda to sneak in...
The 1500m has more prestige than the 5000.
It would be like choosing the 200 over 100.
She should try for both. Haven't seen the schedule or if it's doable but if I were here I would try for both again.
Three days apart I believe.
Anyway I guses I paid $900 for the wrong ticket. CoSport is bullshit.
She's going to have to deal with ayana, tirunesh dibaba, meseret defar, and cheruit in the 5000m. I predict this could be a WR race. Ayana does not sit and kick because she knows she can't win this way (see her 5000m against Dibaba this summer), she'll force them to go out fast
the five of them have the fastest 5000m in history at 14:11 (tirunesh), 14:12 (meseret), 14:14 (ayana), 14:15 (genzebe), and 14:20 (vivian)
she is going for GREATEST OF ALL TIME. gotta beat the best to be the best. i respect that. she has nothing to prove in the 1500.
Didn't she say she was going to try the steeple?
When's that gonna happen?
That's smart because I don't think she could win both, although I don't know why she would choose the 5K over the mile, The 5K seems like the more difficult event, where she will likely face Ayana, Defar and Cheruiyot.
crush wrote:
I admire her for this decision. It shows she prefers a challenge over the safer route. Way easier for her to get a gold in the 1,500 than to beat Ayana in the 5,000.
So the elite women have more balls than Mo Farah
Dibaba seems to care more about winning different events as opposed to winning the same one multiple times. In 2014 she did the 3k at World Indoors because she had already won the 1500 in 2012. She won the 1500 outdoors at the WC last year so she probably doesn't feel the need to prove herself again. Obviously it's a different championship, but the same idea.
trackandxcrunner wrote:
she is going for GREATEST OF ALL TIME. gotta beat the best to be the best. i respect that. she has nothing to prove in the 1500.
Are you crazy? She has plenty to prove in the 1500. She's a 1-time gold medallist at 1500. She had one AMAZING year at the event. The WR holder needs to back that year up with an Olympic gold.
TrackCoach wrote:
That's smart because I don't think she could win both, although I don't know why she would choose the 5K over the mile, The 5K seems like the more difficult event, where she will likely face Ayana, Defar and Cheruiyot.
Defar said she's focused on the 10k.
I'll believe it when I see it. The 1500 is more prestigious. It's easier for her to win. She clearly should do both.
rojo wrote:
trackandxcrunner wrote:she is going for GREATEST OF ALL TIME. gotta beat the best to be the best. i respect that. she has nothing to prove in the 1500.
Are you crazy? She has plenty to prove in the 1500. She's a 1-time gold medallist at 1500. She had one AMAZING year at the event. The WR holder needs to back that year up with an Olympic gold.
TrackCoach wrote:
That's smart because I don't think she could win both, although I don't know why she would choose the 5K over the mile, The 5K seems like the more difficult event, where she will likely face Ayana, Defar and Cheruiyot.
Defar said she's focused on the 10k.
I'll believe it when I see it. The 1500 is more prestigious. It's easier for her to win. She clearly should do both.
Are YOU crazy? She clearly proved that she is light years ahead of the competition in the 1500 by destroying the WC. Closing in 1:56? Call me when someone else is capable of doing that after running 3:50 and 3 heats at a global Championship.