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There are many athletes from Tigray in the Ethiopian team, but they will participate in the Paris Olympics. And then the Tigray war ended two years ago. While the war was going on Gidey ran and won the gold medal in the 10,000m at the Eugene World Championships. I don't think that the Tigray war could be the reason for the failure to participate in the Olympics. The fact that she may have separated from the coach (however there is no confirmation of this) does not seem to me to be a good reason not to participate in the Olympics. She ran the 5000m this year, coming third, in the Diamond League in Suzhou. Then she disappeared. As far as know she is not injured, she had the time to be able to participate in the Olympics, she didn't even participate in the 10000m trials. It's a mistery. She got married in June to a deacon of the Orthodox church. Some people think she might be pregnant. But there is no official statement explaining why she is not present at the Olympics. And that's a shame. She is a great athlete, one of the best athletes in the world, she is only 26 years old and in peak physical shape. In four years, at the next Olympics, she will be 30 years old... I don't know if she will be able to do at 30 what she could do at 26.
There are many athletes from Tigray in the Ethiopian team, but they will participate in the Paris Olympics. And then the Tigray war ended two years ago. While the war was going on Gidey ran and won the gold medal in the 10,000m at the Eugene World Championships. I don't think that the Tigray war could be the reason for the failure to participate in the Olympics. The fact that she may have separated from the coach (however there is no confirmation of this) does not seem to me to be a good reason not to participate in the Olympics. She ran the 5000m this year, coming third, in the Diamond League in Suzhou. Then she disappeared. As far as know she is not injured, she had the time to be able to participate in the Olympics, she didn't even participate in the 10000m trials. It's a mistery. She got married in June to a deacon of the Orthodox church. Some people think she might be pregnant. But there is no official statement explaining why she is not present at the Olympics. And that's a shame. She is a great athlete, one of the best athletes in the world, she is only 26 years old and in peak physical shape. In four years, at the next Olympics, she will be 30 years old... I don't know if she will be able to do at 30 what she could do at 26.
You are right- there is no official statement as to why she is missing from the Olympics, it reflects her persona. At heart she is a very shy country girl. Despite her accolades she is a quiet reclusive person, very disciplined and respectful. All in Ethiopia love her for the humble qualities she exudes.
she most definitely has split from her coach. I’m not at liberty to expand upon the reasons as it would betray the confidence of somebody close to her, but rest assured the split was not due to anything running or training related. Her former coach was a very strict disciplinarian and essentially controlled every aspect of her life for the preceding ten years. Her entire life was running. I’ve been told that aside from her sisters, she has no personal friends of her own and no active social life. When someone (usually female) is liberated from a controlling and dominant relationship, it’s natural that they look around and take stock of their life. That’s what’s going on here….
There are many athletes from Tigray in the Ethiopian team, but they will participate in the Paris Olympics. And then the Tigray war ended two years ago. While the war was going on Gidey ran and won the gold medal in the 10,000m at the Eugene World Championships. I don't think that the Tigray war could be the reason for the failure to participate in the Olympics. The fact that she may have separated from the coach (however there is no confirmation of this) does not seem to me to be a good reason not to participate in the Olympics. She ran the 5000m this year, coming third, in the Diamond League in Suzhou. Then she disappeared. As far as know she is not injured, she had the time to be able to participate in the Olympics, she didn't even participate in the 10000m trials. It's a mistery. She got married in June to a deacon of the Orthodox church. Some people think she might be pregnant. But there is no official statement explaining why she is not present at the Olympics. And that's a shame. She is a great athlete, one of the best athletes in the world, she is only 26 years old and in peak physical shape. In four years, at the next Olympics, she will be 30 years old... I don't know if she will be able to do at 30 what she could do at 26.
You are right- there is no official statement as to why she is missing from the Olympics, it reflects her persona. At heart she is a very shy country girl. Despite her accolades she is a quiet reclusive person, very disciplined and respectful. All in Ethiopia love her for the humble qualities she exudes.
she most definitely has split from her coach. I’m not at liberty to expand upon the reasons as it would betray the confidence of somebody close to her, but rest assured the split was not due to anything running or training related. Her former coach was a very strict disciplinarian and essentially controlled every aspect of her life for the preceding ten years. Her entire life was running. I’ve been told that aside from her sisters, she has no personal friends of her own and no active social life. When someone (usually female) is liberated from a controlling and dominant relationship, it’s natural that they look around and take stock of their life. That’s what’s going on here….
this is a really nice and informative post, so i hope the people don't get too upset that im adding in that I've also heard that her coach was known to THROW TOWELS AT HER!!!
Her management participated a lot in how things have played out. When she came out they over hyped her like some inhuman athlete and that brought a lot of high expectations on her just for her and the public to find out she is not that inhuman after all because she is easily beaten and her records can be broken. Thats why management should let accolades in major championships over time speak for themselves rather than hyping up. Medals (prefferably gold medals) are forever but records are meant to be broken.
She had world records that she could not back up at major championships. In 2022 10000m she saw Obiri coming in hot she had to block and elbow Obiri to win, 2023 XC barthurst she went out too hard in yhe closing stages only to be chased down by Chebet and when she saw Chebet had passed her (due to her hype she thought she was the absolute best she didnt think someone would still be close or pass her) she gave up and didnt even hang on for a silver. 10000m world champs 2023 she was outsprinted to silver and if Hassan had not fallen it would have been a bronze. Her track world records are now history and she cant outsprint the likes of Tsegay, Chebet, Kipeygon and hassan so at olympics she might not even get a bronze medal
2024 5000m diamond league suzhou she was outsprinted by two teenagers in the last lap.
Personally i totally get why she would decide to lay off a bit and gather her mental strength for a stronger comeback.
Her management participated a lot in how things have played out. When she came out they over hyped her like some inhuman athlete and that brought a lot of high expectations on her just for her and the public to find out she is not that inhuman after all because she is easily beaten and her records can be broken. Thats why management should let accolades in major championships over time speak for themselves rather than hyping up. Medals (prefferably gold medals) are forever but records are meant to be broken.
She had world records that she could not back up at major championships. In 2022 10000m she saw Obiri coming in hot she had to block and elbow Obiri to win, 2023 XC barthurst she went out too hard in yhe closing stages only to be chased down by Chebet and when she saw Chebet had passed her (due to her hype she thought she was the absolute best she didnt think someone would still be close or pass her) she gave up and didnt even hang on for a silver. 10000m world champs 2023 she was outsprinted to silver and if Hassan had not fallen it would have been a bronze. Her track world records are now history and she cant outsprint the likes of Tsegay, Chebet, Kipeygon and hassan so at olympics she might not even get a bronze medal
2024 5000m diamond league suzhou she was outsprinted by two teenagers in the last lap.
Personally i totally get why she would decide to lay off a bit and gather her mental strength for a stronger comeback.
Yes she excels in time trial runs when she is paced by fast males. I am friends with one of her previous male pacemakers. He said she is a Lioness in training and capable of amazing feats. But she lacks comparative self confidence within non paced races. She’s had the misfortune to have the likes of Tsegay, Hassan and Kipyegon - and lately Chebet as her opponents and she has nowhere near their ability to kick to a victory. It’s time for her to refocus on the roads and leave the track behind.
In 2022 10000m she saw Obiri coming in hot she had to block and elbow Obiri to win,
Dude, not sure what your agenda is, but the above statement is such a twisted view of reality, that the rest of your post is suspect, as well. Gidey was in lane 1 most of the race, including the last lap. Coming around the turn into the final straight, it was Obiri coming up from behind into Gidey’s space in lane 1. Gidey then just ran away from her to the tape.
Her management participated a lot in how things have played out. When she came out they over hyped her like some inhuman athlete and that brought a lot of high expectations on her just for her and the public to find out she is not that inhuman after all because she is easily beaten and her records can be broken. Thats why management should let accolades in major championships over time speak for themselves rather than hyping up. Medals (prefferably gold medals) are forever but records are meant to be broken.
She had world records that she could not back up at major championships. In 2022 10000m she saw Obiri coming in hot she had to block and elbow Obiri to win, 2023 XC barthurst she went out too hard in yhe closing stages only to be chased down by Chebet and when she saw Chebet had passed her (due to her hype she thought she was the absolute best she didnt think someone would still be close or pass her) she gave up and didnt even hang on for a silver. 10000m world champs 2023 she was outsprinted to silver and if Hassan had not fallen it would have been a bronze. Her track world records are now history and she cant outsprint the likes of Tsegay, Chebet, Kipeygon and hassan so at olympics she might not even get a bronze medal
2024 5000m diamond league suzhou she was outsprinted by two teenagers in the last lap.
Personally i totally get why she would decide to lay off a bit and gather her mental strength for a stronger comeback.
Yes she excels in time trial runs when she is paced by fast males. I am friends with one of her previous male pacemakers. He said she is a Lioness in training and capable of amazing feats. But she lacks comparative self confidence within non paced races. She’s had the misfortune to have the likes of Tsegay, Hassan and Kipyegon - and lately Chebet as her opponents and she has nowhere near their ability to kick to a victory. It’s time for her to refocus on the roads and leave the track behind.
She won the 2022 10000m on the track, ran a 2:16 marathon that December, then missed 1st place in the World Championships 10000m the following summer by less than a second. Maybe she should have instead avoided the roads and stuck strictly to the track??
In 2022 10000m she saw Obiri coming in hot she had to block and elbow Obiri to win,
Dude, not sure what your agenda is, but the above statement is such a twisted view of reality, that the rest of your post is suspect, as well. Gidey was in lane 1 most of the race, including the last lap. Coming around the turn into the final straight, it was Obiri coming up from behind into Gidey’s space in lane 1. Gidey then just ran away from her to the tape.
Well, I just watched the ending and it wasn’t quite how I remembered it. Gidey did run away from Obiri coming off the turn, but by the time of the tape, Obiri was clawing back, and Gidey actually did drift a bit to the right.
Even the officials said it was an elbowing but because she was already in front thus already at an advantage there was no need for any action to be taken on her. Am not even an Obiri fan but whether she blocked Obiri or not if she was so confident in herself taking the win she didnt need to move into another competitor's lane because the competitor is closing in. Gidey herself knows she doenst have a great finish
The roads definitely took her speed. Her closing speed was finally improving and she could sprint but after the two marathons the speed went down
But i think if she stays off the roads and concentrate on training track distances she will be back, like hassan after Tokyo 202, in 2022 worlds her closing speed was poor but in 2023 she was okay. So maybe we will also see Gidey in 2025 worlds stronger
It is not true that he elbowed Obiri in the 10000m final at the 2022 world championships. Gidey was always ahead of Obiri in that race. In the final sprint Obiri approached Gidey slightly but was unable to pass her. Just look at the images of the race. In 2023 XC Barthurst didn't "give up", she felt ill and collapsed on the ground. Two of the Ethiopian team immediately intervened and helped her get up. Here too just look at the images. Furthermore, it was not the first time that she had an illness at the end of a race. Gidey has always been a top-notch athlete. At 16, she came third in the Ethiopian national championships in the 5000 m won by Almaz Ayana. Gidey, at just 23 years old, *simultaneously* held 4 world records, 5000m, 10000m, 15km, half marathon. No one has ever succeeded before. Neither among men nor among women. She is one of the best athletes in the world. In the last 4-5 years no athlete has won so much over 10,000m. She won 4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), between Olympics and world championships, in the 10,000m, from 2019 to 2023. No one else has managed to win so much in the 10,000m. And she just turned 26, she still has many years ahead where she can win again. She has only one big problem. She's not as strong in the final sprint. She is perfect until 200-300m from the end. Then the others manage to pass her in the final sprint. She have lost many races, too many, in this way. In the Tokyo Olympics she led the 10,000m until 200 meters to go when she was passed by Sifan Hassan and an unknown girl. Same thing in the 10,000m final at the world championships in Budapest. And in the 10000m final in Doha, in 2019. Same thing in the 2023 New York Marathon. These are all races (World Championship finals, Olympics) lost in the exact same way. Since this is a known thing, I don't understand why she haven't tried to solve the problem in all these years. If she could solve, even partially, the problem of the final sprint she would win many more races.
It is not true that he elbowed Obiri in the 10000m final at the 2022 world championships. Gidey was always ahead of Obiri in that race. In the final sprint Obiri approached Gidey slightly but was unable to pass her. Just look at the images of the race.
Yes I can confirm this is true. Letesenbet requested that Global Sport Communications pay her out all the money she was “owed” purchase a family home. She is due to give birth in February. She is silent on Social media so to the casual supporter she seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. I hope she returns to competitive running, but I’m not in the know as to her plans once she becomes a mother. What I do know however is her dedication to helping her fellow Tigrayans overcome the lasting affects of the civil war and subsequent drought. It could be that her charitable work takes her in a new direction. - time will tell as always….
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