I am very worried these days! In the era of americans running world records almost every single week😂 no one says a word, we are here cheering for you but one african runs fast and all hell is loose🙈
Most of talented african runners don’t even wanna run track no more! Imagine your opponents getting paid 10times what you make and get this toxic😳
Nah. These things aren't the same. Americans shaving a small margin off weak indoor records (which are often slower than their own outdoor PRs) is not at all the same thing. It's not an effective counter to the justified skepticism of both statistically unlikely results coupled with a proven and pervasive culture of cheating (see previous posts...).
We know some Americans cheat. But we don't have to wonder if they all do. It's at least a possibility in Kenya, and we're sick of it.
Can an actual journalist please confirm or deny this claim?
It's important to note that the linked article says:
The performance is not considered official yet, as she wore a prototype shoe, the Nike Alphafly 4.
"Yet" seems to be the operative word here.
The shoe is listed as an approved prototype by WA. Kipyegon is one of the top distance runners in the world with a lot of Nike money behind her. Getting results scrubbed due to wearing the wrong shoes happens to lower tier athletes. It doesn't happen to runners like Kipyegon.
Until I see otherwise from a real journalist or from WA itself, I think its safe to assume that this time will stand. How Rojo/Wejo/Jon could be unaware of WA prototype approval rules, and would parrot this claim without independently confirming it is beyond me.
Wtf are you talking about? She’s full of positive energy. Her competitors famously like her. She’s charismatic without appearing overly cocky, or kooky.
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I’m not sure what you mean. See if you can elucidate, please. Otherwise your point is rather ineffective.
Or just explain to me how Kipyegon is any more like a “robot” than Hull or St. Pierre or anyone else. You’re trying to suggest that Kipyegon and other Kenyan runners are so loaded with PEDs that they’ve become zombies, running machines—something less than human—and based on your notorious posting history we all know that’s rooted in racism.
Wtf are you talking about? She’s full of positive energy. Her competitors famously like her. She’s charismatic without appearing overly cocky, or kooky.
The only passable logic for her being unlikable is that she’s a WR-breaking Kenyan so there’s a fair chance she’s doping. That’s it.
Bro she doesn't even bend over when she crosses the line after running 30-28 splits. Then she pretends like she's never won a race in her life (she's actually screaming on the ground when she has 100:1 odds).
Go watch her Olympic final races, she doesn't bother congratulating any of her opponents and they want nothing to do with her. Imagine knowing someone you're racing against has been allowed to dope by WADA and Kenya since she was 16 years old and you have no chance to win ever. If you actually think her competitors like her, you're hilarious.
Apart from all of these terrible personality quirks, she's made the event unwatchable, every race she just jogs until she gets to 1300 and just strides away from everyone behind her without trying. It'd be a blessing for the sport if someone at WADA had the balls to test her when she's cycling (maybe Kenya would finally get banned).
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