I don't think Kenyans would argue with you on that one. But like Wanyonyi (his training partner btw), he is improving at a rapid rate, and will be in the senior ranks from now on...So we can stress over whether he's 18 or 21, but either way young, developmental athlete who is massively improved from last year when he barely missed out at a World Junior medal to now going under 3:28.
Daguinos with an 18(!!!) second personal best to go under 13:00, what the hell are the putting in the water over there!
Daguinos was the european record holder in the road 10k last year (27'04 - now Almgren's property). He doesn't come from nowhere, he just didn't have opportunity to enter big races like this in the 5000m.
I've gotta say the Diamond League puts on such a good product compared to GST. Great races, bang, bang, one after another.
And the field events really add so much -- there's not a still moment between races, all different shapes and sizes displaying awesome feats of athleticism. It's a real mistake to drop the field events from the show.
Oh FFS. How long has the DL been around? How long has GST been around? You people make such inane comments so often. Why do you people work to be so stupid?
The problem is GST refuses to learn anything from the DL and is trying to reinvent track rather than improve it using gimmicks. There are 16 races between 100-400m, of which probably less than half would be competitive on a DL stage because they are “off” events for hurdlers.
It’s like putting Rooks in a flat 3k. His time won’t be competitive globally, yet has an Olympic medal for the same distance over barriers. Track is a niche sport, with each event ever more niche. Instead of acknowledging that and trying to highlight it, 5is doubling and “only the fastest” claim has created watered down fields, missed many of the key head to head matchups that would actually be interesting and resulted in a poor end product for many races.
A dude who works at Walmart almost ran sub 13 in the 110 hurdles.
And the guy who did run under 13 last year and got the Olympics silver now has no contract. Every time I post that track and field is basically an amateur sport it gets massive downvotes. But let’s say you define a professional athlete as making more than minimum wage after expenses of going to a meet how many athletes are there really doing that. You think the 4th or 5th shot putter in various countries makes a living. How about the 8th best high jumper or 400 hurdler. The girl who won the long jump indoor worlds couldn’t even get free shoes from anyone.
A dude who works at Walmart almost ran sub 13 in the 110 hurdles.
And the guy who did run under 13 last year and got the Olympics silver now has no contract. Every time I post that track and field is basically an amateur sport it gets massive downvotes. But let’s say you define a professional athlete as making more than minimum wage after expenses of going to a meet how many athletes are there really doing that. You think the 4th or 5th shot putter in various countries makes a living. How about the 8th best high jumper or 400 hurdler. The girl who won the long jump indoor worlds couldn’t even get free shoes from anyone.
That's why GST needs to become a success so that athletes can make a living off of their performances.
That's why GST needs to become a success so that athletes can make a living off of their performances.
But the real money there goes to the top, such as Fisher, bringing his income from $300,000 to $500,000 p.a. (well deserved!). Not sure what the 8th best high jumper gets at GST.