Everybody is complaining in the country especially fans beacuse Freyweni Hailu is not in the 1500. She was told to drop one distance so to spite them her husband shortly posted she is droping the 10000m and not the 1500😂😂
She doesnt really want to drop any of them together with her husband they are insisting that she is ready for all three but the Federation insists she drops one. I heard she is trying to piss the ethiopian officials because they are forcing her to drop one distance so she is saying she is dropping the 10k to get on their nerves beacuse she knows the officials know she is Ethiopia's best chance at 10k
This seems highly plausible. Seems like in petty fashion she wants to keep Hailu out of the Games, even though the best thing for her and Ethiopia would be to do the 5/10 double. The dropoff of her to Hailu is far smaller than her to whoever comes in at 10,000.
You are 100% correct. Tsegay and her husband (who at 5’4 tall just exudes small man syndrome) have become bitter little people who’s egos have been allowed to run rampant. logic says the 1500m is Tsegays weakest event and within which she has the least chance of medalling (on the current form of her competitors that is) In the 10000m she has a clear pathway to at very least the silver medal. I believe that personal spleen is championing common sense. It’s pathetic really. Hailus only crime is departing Tsegays training group in favour of another. Apparently such things are unacceptable to Tsegay and must be punished in perpetuity….
The only problem is after hailu left their training group her husband is bitter. And the country is complaining to the federation for hailu to be in the 1500. Tsegay is being pressured to drop one event. To piss off the authorities for forcing her and also to not give hailu that 1500m spot her husband said she is dropping the 10k
But with the pressure eventually she will have to drop the 1500m am sure. Even the post her husband made about dropping the 10k he deleted it
Irregardless of the drama of selection, hopefully we can finally see a prime Tsegey and Kipyegon go head to head in 1500...
And personally it's not a bad idea she withdraw from the 10000 - we all know how Tsegey and Chebet runs, one likes to push the pace (which I appreciate) while the other never lead (same for Kipyegon in the 5000). I would like to think Tsegey has equal chance for gold in 5000 and 10000.
This decision is an example of someone cutting off her nose to spite her face.
Freweyni was Tsegay's training partner. She decided to part ways and their relationship is not in good terms. Now Tsegay and her husband are being unrealistic just to punish her. Birke haylom replaced Hailu and they didnt hold 1500m women trials because they knew haylom wouldnt have made it
Tsegay should just stop the pettiness and stop killing hailu's olympic dream. I love that ethiopians are reminding her and her husband daily how if she insists she will lose a lot of supporters
Its not petty if she genuinely wants to tripple though. While your narative makes sense, an alternative narative is Tsegay is spiting the Ethiopians for forcing her to drop one event. If she really wants to tripple she should be allowed to run all 3 events. Since they are forcing her to drop one against her will, she chooses to drop the 10k to force Ethiopia to rethink their decision and let her run all 3.
This is why you hold trials. I'll take a favorite not making the team because of results on the track 10/10 times over this nonsense. Want to run three events? Get it done at the trials and no one can say anything.
Her husband has said nothing of that sort. Look at his pages
Thats just what Ethiopians want. Most want her to drop one spot and not take up all three events. Nothing has been said by her or his husband in regards to dropping any race
if the has made her usual trips to spain, she has nothing to worry about.
I’m not sure why anyone would downvote this. Its obvious, and in your face.
This decision is an example of someone cutting off her nose to spite her face.
Freweyni was Tsegay's training partner. She decided to part ways and their relationship is not in good terms. Now Tsegay and her husband are being unrealistic just to punish her. Birke haylom replaced Hailu and they didnt hold 1500m women trials because they knew haylom wouldnt have made it
Tsegay should just stop the pettiness and stop killing hailu's olympic dream. I love that ethiopians are reminding her and her husband daily how if she insists she will lose a lot of supporters
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Oh stop it ..if Siffan could medal in all three in her prime, than Gudaf certainly has a great chance to grab 3 medals. Even with her running all 3 events, PLEASE name an Ethiopian who is likely to beat her in any of the 3 events?
Sifan in Tokyo 2021 5k and 10k gold, 1500m bronze. She won in races nobody could match her kick. But in Paris there are several women capable of beating Tsegay in all 3 events.
We are talking about Tsegay who in Budapest last year faded to finish last in the 5k final after having run the 10k (3 weeks later she went on to break the 5k WR and said she faded in the final of the budapest 5000m because her feet hurt after she had run the 10k). She is the best Ethiopian but she is not unbeatable. Her schedule will be ; 5k heats, 5k final, 1500m heats 1500m semifinal, the 10k and then the 1500m final the morning after the 10k final. Its pretty clear with that schedule whats going to happen
There are women who can beat her in all the 3 events its not like Sifan hassan in 2021 where her finishing kick was unmatched in the 5k and 10k except for the 1500m with Kipyegon. In the 1500m Kipyegon and Welteji have a very good kick and there is no pace in this world she can outkick kipyegon so Tsegay is very much beatable just like Freweyni no need insist on taking 3 events when she can leave a chance to others.
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