What happens when Mo Farah or Usain Bolt gets beat at Worlds?

wejo wrote:

For whatever reason I feel one of them will lose.

They never lose. So how will everyone react?

I guess it won't be as big a deal as I think. What happened when edwin Moses finally lost?

Well it seems like Mo is better suited to win than Usain this year. Mo didn't have to "ban" anyone like Bolt did to Andre De Grasse in Monaco.

But it would be a show to see Bolt lose because of his "UNBEATABLE" statements...for some reason I feel like he would be humiliated.

This is a very interesting question. It all depends on many levels but at the societal level, we live vicariously through our "heroes" or "villains" and the reaction when this performers either win or loose is magnified or interpreted as how we feel about them.

At the individual level, the more transcendent the individual is, the greater the possibility that he or she will respond very well (dignified) to the winning and/or the loosing.

Usually this high caliber individuals (psychologically) care more about showing up, putting themselves on the line and then giving it all. It is not about the result but the effort. High performers in any field care more about the process and the effort rather than results. So if Mo or Usain loose, but if they know they gave one of their best performance of the lifetime, (especially the last one) it will mean way more to them. Winning with a slow and dubious performance (and everyone else were not maximizing themselves, then it won't have any meaning for the top performer.

The 1980 10,000 meters final in Moscow was a case in point. Lasse Viren was just out of shape, to old and way past his peak and yet with 300 meters to he was leading the field and he wind up fourth of fifth place. After the race when he was asked about his performance, Viren said that this was one of the most meaningful and best performance in his life.

wejo wrote:

For whatever reason I feel one of them will lose.

They never lose. So how will everyone react?

I guess it won't be as big a deal as I think. What happened when edwin Moses finally lost?

Well, if you mean how will LRC react.....

If Mo loses, LRC will jump for joy, they have been vindicated, this shows that he was a poser, Salazar sucks, dopers deserve to lose, etc.

If Bolt loses, he's old.

If Bolt loses the son will rise.

If Mo loses the son will set.

Didn't know that Bolt had any kids yet. Hopefully Bolt is there to see his son rise.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Mo is entered in 2 events. If he loses one but wins the other, I expect little fanfare. Everyone loses once and a while, even in the pros. If he loses both the 5 and 10 though..

No one with any sense of perspective would care much. Neither has anything left to prove.

A Bolt loss would be quietly forgotten by the masses, and a Farah loss (or double loss) wouldn't even register. Maybe a few Brits would say, "Oh, Mo didn't win? Too bad."

I guess we won't find out; they're not going to lose.

JMAO

Misfit62 wrote:

The 1980 10,000 meters final in Moscow was a case in point. Lasse Viren was just out of shape, to old and way past his peak and yet with 300 meters to he was leading the field and he wind up fourth of fifth place. After the race when he was asked about his performance, Viren said that this was one of the most meaningful and best performance in his life.

It was...his first Olympics without doping.

Just like when Rupp got crushed at USAs... make excuses instead of crediting Mead for his accomplishment

Farah wont lose.

Who is in the same class as him?

Sorry, both will loose. Endris and Simbine are the names of the regicide.

Can't wait for both of those shady turds lose and retire.

Bolt messed up trying to be unbeatable when not being in shape to win.

Farah messed up by either doping or associating himself with dopers.

Have no respect for both anymore.

artojas wrote:

Can't wait for both of those shady turds lose and retire.

Bolt messed up trying to be unbeatable when not being in shape to win.

Farah messed up by either doping or associating himself with dopers.

Have no respect for both anymore.

I don't understand why, if Farah is most likely doping, he has not tested positive in a blood test. He does them all the time, hence "oneMOtest."

To me it seems like he is purely a tactical racer and is very skilled at winning races, but who knows if he is clean.

I for one would rejoice if both of them lose. Although it would probably be a loss to another doper. Sorry for being so jaded.

All He Does Is Win wrote:

Farah wont lose.

Who is in the same class as him?

Ummmm ever heard of...Paul Chelimo

RT his finishing speed looked great in the 2016 5K even though he got jostled 3-4 times on that last lap, if he can tail mo in a low-mid 13's race he has a great chance

Elsip wrote:

No one with any sense of perspective would care much. Neither has anything left to prove.

A Bolt loss would be quietly forgotten by the masses, and a Farah loss (or double loss) wouldn't even register. Maybe a few Brits would say, "Oh, Mo didn't win? Too bad."

^correct

What if they lose and the winner tests positive (right after the meet)?

I don't see either one losing. With Bolt, except a brief period of Blake's peak doping and Tyson Gay's doping, there hasn't been much incentive to work hard and so he's been coasting on talent for years. I'd think that just doing the 100 and relay is about making sure that he goes out with gold and does just enough to beat a weak field. Only an American has enough talent to beat him.

I don't see Mo losing. He looked good when he broke 13 earlier this year and you know he's in superior shape once again. He doesn't stop working once spring hits, unlike Bolt.

I'll wake up and go to work.