I'm surprised the London crowd didn't boo Wanyouni and Koech when they were being introduced.
It's time for the public to start making their feelings known about Kenyan doping. And the athletes too. Refuse to shake hands, or better still refuse to race against them.
koech will likely be tested non stop for the next 2 months. HOPEFULLY. he makes it through that and still performs at worlds, have to hand it to him. Same for Wanyoni.
At this point, Kenyans need to be testd 10x as much as everybody else.
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Koech - say whatever you want about him. That he is doping, or an age cheat, or whatever else, but there is no denying that he is an insane, incredibly raw talent. it's hard to describe but you can just see it in his stride. Its unrefined. Powerful, but not smooth in the same way as the guys around him. Screams potential.
Doping can't turn a regular dude into a running superhero. Every doper was good pre-dope. Even Ramzi ran the African Junior Champs in 1999.
But yeah Koech is one of the most obvious cheats I've ever seen.
Koech - say whatever you want about him. That he is doping, or an age cheat, or whatever else, but there is no denying that he is an insane, incredibly raw talent. it's hard to describe but you can just see it in his stride. Its unrefined. Powerful, but not smooth in the same way as the guys around him. Screams potential.
Doping can't turn a regular dude into a running superhero. Every doper was good pre-dope. Even Ramzi ran the African Junior Champs in 1999.
But yeah Koech is one of the most obvious cheats I've ever seen.
You're naieve in the extreme if you think Ramzi wasn't already juiced out of his skull when he won the African Junior Champs - probably an age cheat too. He was already a training partner of El G.
Just look at the times he was running when he came back, and Manangoi, Kiprop.. to understand what a difference the EPO makes.
Koech - say whatever you want about him. That he is doping, or an age cheat, or whatever else, but there is no denying that he is an insane, incredibly raw talent. it's hard to describe but you can just see it in his stride. Its unrefined. Powerful, but not smooth in the same way as the guys around him. Screams potential.
Doping can't turn a regular dude into a running superhero. Every doper was good pre-dope. Even Ramzi ran the African Junior Champs in 1999.
But yeah Koech is one of the most obvious cheats I've ever seen.
I try and watch these meets in a blissful state of denial, but do you really think he's more suspicious than say, Hunter-Bell? The list of suspect athletes is a long one.
Looks like Wightman got into the back-kick of Mills just slightly and that caused a chain reaction -- hard to see who was at fault with the poor angle. Unfortunate, I thought that whole pack was at 3:30 or below pace
It's crazy seeing Mills always being involved in these. Haven't seen a replay of the fall yet, so not sure whose fault this one is, but he either has the worst luck or consistently terrible position/form. Looked to me like he tried fighting off the pacer during the break, so an excess of scrappiness could be the root.
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Luck, not look. He looks fine enough.
George Mills ruins the mile/1500 at the London Diamond League two years in a row. Does he get invited back in 2026?
Generally like Mills, but that was a pretty tough one to swallow (and, worse, it’s the second time in a row). He totally impeded the pack behind - particularly Myers who was looking great. Still think dopey Koch would probably have won, but my pick for a very close 2nd would have been Myers. He looked great..so very comfortable annd within himself, and clearly hadn’t unleashed his kick yet.