Dear (Deer) LetsRun. Did Emmanuel Bett Fail a Dope Test?

You bett they did.

As for this Langford guy ... :

“It’s difficult because I don’t like cheats, but in a weird way I understand his point of view. He’s grown up in a really bad environment and had nothing – a little bit of money will go such a long way.“

What an ignorant, ignorant thing to say. Then again, he’s a Brit, so not really surprising. Who told him that Kenya is “a really bad environment “ to grow up? For all he knows, Kipyegon Bett could’ve had a more ideallic childhood than his. Also, implying that poverty portends cheating and that people who grew up poor do not value integrity is, for me, is an indication of his beliefs and politics and a of reminder why I go out of my way to avoid a certain island and its inhabitants.

Sad what happened to him in London 2017. But I’ll be rooting for everyone else but him.

Sorry, link to Telegraph article:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2018/12/05/kyle-langford-would-still-shake-hand-drugs-cheat-denied-world/

Another one:

Leonard Bett is an 18-year-old up and comer who narrowly lost to Edward Cheserek at a road mile and could do great things in the steeple.

https://twitter.com/flotrack/status/1072642187438055424?s=21

At the WU18s in Nairobi

https://youtu.be/6uchCDZV7Pk

You fault Langford for trying to be forgiving and hardly have even condemned Bett for cheating.

Langford wants to be positive, much different from coevett, his erstwhile advocate.

Sorry. It should have said Kipyegon Bett, obviously. Our mistake. It has been fixed now.

You are such a delicate little snowflake that you will find a way to make any statement into something that hurts your feelings.

Langford was saying that a dollar can get you more in Kenya than other countries given the average income. This is an undeniable fact.

El Keniano really obfuscating the doping issue pretty hard here.

Really? Obfuscation? People really see what they want to see.

Look. Kipyegon Bett cheated because he’s a dishonest individual. Not because he grew up in whichever imagined economic conditions. This is similar to Zane Robertson saying he’s from a country that values honour and honesty. We know exactly what he meant.

Just wait until rekrunner wakes up and scolds everyone because obviously Bett was clean in London.

El Keniano wrote:

whambulance wrote:

You are such a delicate little snowflake that you will find a way to make any statement into something that hurts your feelings.

Langford was saying that a dollar can get you more in Kenya than other countries given the average income. This is an undeniable fact.

Look. Kipyegon Bett cheated because he’s a dishonest individual. Not because he grew up in whichever imagined economic conditions. This is similar to Zane Robertson saying he’s from a country that values honour and honesty. We know exactly what he meant.

You’re such a crybaby. It is a fact that the economic incentive is higher to cheat in a country with lower income per capita.

Pretty sure positives in other countries aren't obtained in the course of handing over money and making tea for the guests.

Probably not a typical drug test scenario elsewhere either.

El K, undoubtedly in the top 5 most annoying Letsrun posters.

whambulance wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Look. Kipyegon Bett cheated because he’s a dishonest individual. Not because he grew up in whichever imagined economic conditions. This is similar to Zane Robertson saying he’s from a country that values honour and honesty. We know exactly what he meant.

You’re such a crybaby. It is a fact that the economic incentive is higher to cheat in a country with lower income per capita.

Cheating and corruption also tend to go hand in hand. Kenya is one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

It's improving though, they moved up to two places to 143 in 2017.

https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017

whambulance wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Look. Kipyegon Bett cheated because he’s a dishonest individual. Not because he grew up in whichever imagined economic conditions. This is similar to Zane Robertson saying he’s from a country that values honour and honesty. We know exactly what he meant.

You’re such a crybaby. It is a fact that the economic incentive is higher to cheat in a country with lower income per capita.

Rubbish. The poor are not less honest. How do you explain Lance Armstrong, or better still, they guy you obviously suppported to be US president?

Takinadump wrote:

El K, undoubtedly in the top 5 most annoying Letsrun posters.

Annoying for pointing out a glaring (and damaging ) error on the front page?

Trollometer reading:

5/10

You've hooked a few and more to come.