This is the perfect example of two things can be true. What O’Keeffe did at the Olympic Marathon will always be a stain on her resume. But finishing on the podium of a major, just over the previous course record, is a phenomenal performance.
what she did at the 2024 Olympics is NOT a stain on her record. You don't have a fvcking clue how serious her injury appeared to her to be. The only person on earth who knows is her. She says she felt there was a chance it would go away when the race started. You evidently know better than her how her body was feeling and how it would respond. Or you just think she's lying. What a shame it is to be you.
She obviously doesn’t know her own body well at all. Her neurosis and ego overrode the clear signals it was giving.
Dever really surprising me with this performance. Maybe he's found his distance
Dever: He's a 27:07/10,000 guy, short size (height), long stride, perfect marathon physique. Very nice running form. Dude can run 2:04:00-2:06:00 I'm 99% sure in future.
Britain still smashing USA sports wise. First it was Fury vs Wilder. Then the Ryder Cup. Then them being significantly better at the worlds most popular sport (soccer).
Who was that that finished right after Hassan? It looked like they purposely cut her out of the picture and didn't mention her just because she had some blood running down her stomach from chafage.
it does. im sure there's a lot of science behind it. could see something like that being more effective on a sunny day, to maybe block some of the sun???
Not a fan of O’Keefe at all after the Olympics, but I’m impressed she was able to hold up this well today.
I know this has been discussed at length, but I’m still perplexed by this opinion.
When others in the past have given up their spot on the start line due to injury, they have lost the title of “Olympian”. On future broadcasts and start list releases, they also are not referred to as “Olympians”. I’m sure this same talk occurs when it comes time for appearance fees, contract negotiations, bonuses, etc.
So I’m not quite sure what people expect of her. Give up what may potentially be the only opportunity in her life to earn the title of Olympian and the pride that comes with it? Just give up the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars of current and future earnings that are negotiated out of that title? All so that someone that didn’t actually earn the experience or title when it mattered most, can have the opportunity to toe the line?