Kejelcha 9/1 odds for 5000m gold?

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7 years ago 07/28/2016 3:17am EDT

What are the odds on [Farah] winning gold again?

Farah is the big favourite to win both his events again - he's 1/4 to claim the gold in the 10,000m, and 3/10 for the 5,000m.

William Hill are offering odds of 8/1 on Farah doing the double.

Who are his biggest rivals?

In the 10,000m Geoffrey Kipsang-Kamworor (7/2), Muktar Edris (16/1) and Yigrem Demelash (20/1) could upset the Briton, while in the 5,000m Yomif Kejelcha (9/1), Muktar Edris (23/2) and Caleb Ndiku (14/1) are the next favourites.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/07/27/mo-farah-rio-olympics-10000m-live/

Kejelcha seems a bit off the boil to me surely.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 3:45am EDT

re: The Scot

He's not even going to Rio. 0% of winning a medal.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 6:39am EDT

re: erm...

It doesn't make any sense, the official team doesn't have him but everywhere else people say he's running

7 years ago 07/28/2016 6:45am EDT

re: erm...

erm... wrote:
He's not even going to Rio. 0% of winning a medal.

Lol. Easy$$ fit the bookie in that case!

Is that legal? Should offer odds on Frank Shorter.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 6:50am EDT

re: Booooze hound

Booooze hound wrote:
erm... wrote:
He's not even going to Rio. 0% of winning a medal.
Lol. Easy$$ fit the bookie in that case!
Is that legal? Should offer odds on Frank Shorter.

Most sports books priced up long before the teams were announced. Depending on the stipulations (most will for T and F) any non runners will be refunded.

In horse racing however the Antepost / NRNB rules is the price you pay for getting early odds, Its the risk/reward possibility of taking a price before current form comes into play. Similar to Semenya earlier in the year was as high as 5/1 to win the 800m back in January.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 10:31am EDT

re: Oddschecker

How is Farah 8/1 for the double yet is 3/10 at worst to win the 5k or 10k? I'd bet that 8/1 all day. Perhaps Gebremeskel is worth a bet at about 20/1. He's looked good this year and was actually the London favorite in the 5k before losing to Farah.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 10:39am EDT

re: runoutoftkme

My money is on Lagat or Kejelcha over Farah.

7 years ago 07/28/2016 12:36pm EDT

re: runoutoftkme

runoutoftkme wrote:
How is Farah 8/1 for the double yet is 3/10 at worst to win the 5k or 10k? I'd bet that 8/1 all day. Perhaps Gebremeskel is worth a bet at about 20/1. He's looked good this year and was actually the London favorite in the 5k before losing to Farah.

Possible a new account special. No way he'll be 8/1 to double on normal terms. It'll have a maximum on how much you can bet.

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