English chip makers wrote:
haha. Kinyamal almost got beat by a potato peeler. This is what Langford was doing as recently as a few years ago at his family's chip shop.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-4769344/Kyle-Langford-potato-peeling-800m-world-final.html
Kinyamal, on the other hand, was a goatherd. I guess that's the highlife compared with having to peel all those spuds.
Video of Kinyamal's breakout performance running 1:43 last year in Rovereoto, Italy.
https://twitter.com/lsabre_Avenger/status/902639553940475905
Jonathan Gault wrote:
I know Amos won Olympic silver in 2012 (in 1:41, no less), but there's no denying his recent championships performances have been awful.
'15 Worlds he looked great on the circuit but Rudisha totally outmaneuvered him in semis and he didn't even make the final.
'16 Olympics he went out in round 1. I think he was sick and hurt for part of that season, so I'll give him a bit of a pass, but he still managed to run 1:44 in his last race a few weeks before the games.
'17 Worlds, gold was there for the taking and Amos couldn't do it after dominating the Diamond League all year (and coming back to win DL final after Worlds). He finished 5th.
'18 Commonwealths may be worst of all though. DFL after looking great in the prelims. I'm not going to say it should have been an easy gold because there were some talented guys in this race, but I expected a medal at least.
Biological passport, stricter testing at major champs, especially Rio, London, and now Australia. Plus, he must be pushing 30 now. Having to cut back on the EPO and other stuff in your late 20s can't be easy.
I tipped Kyle for a medal. Great runs from Matthews, Whiteman, and Mathas too.
He's probably the most naturally talented 800 guy we've had since Curtis Robb. Just turned 22 and I believe he went all in on athletics fairly late too. Blazing kick. If he had more confidence in himself and went a bit earlier he would be both a World Championship medallist and Commonwealth champion now.
Brits, Europeans, Australasians, and Americans on an upward trajectory, Kenyans going down fast. North Africans not a factor at all now with better testing. If George Mills and Max Burgin continue their progress (Mills has to come back from a very unfortunate injury), then this could be the start of a new Golden Era for the Brits.
I wish Kyle had run the first 200m a bit slower, as did Whiteman, I think he then would have had even more left for the final straight.
You agreed with me but you don't see it. Someday MDs and other scientists will be able to specifically identify the genetic advantage possessed by every gold medalist. Let it go. How often do we see cases like Semenya. Making Semenya take drugs to lower natural T-level is a dangerous road to travel. Some day we will be able to identify a specific gene possessed by David & Daniel Rudisha. Some day we will be able to identify a specific gene possessed by Konchellah family. Do we make all future Rudishas and future Konchellahs take a depressant to make it fair for your kids to compete against future Rudishas and future Konchellas? No!
Coevett wrote:
I tipped Kyle for a medal. Great runs from Matthews, Whiteman, and Mathas too.
Freudian slip?
vivalarepublica wrote:
Amos is the Asafa Powell/Keni Harrison of the men's 800m. Loads of talent, puts up some great times and impressive performances throughout the year, but always seems to blow it in the big championships (since his 2014 Commonwealth gold, at least).
Ok cmon...Harrison just won World Indoors in 7.70. Only race she's lost this year was to Nelvis at USAs by 0.01 or something
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El Keniano wrote:
I think you'll find that that's really is St Andrew's cross. But carryon showing out your education system to the entire world.
Thats a completely black flag. No cross silly.
It's supposed to be the Scotland flag, your phone or computer just doesn't have the emoji installed
This kid is a Maasai warrior from Kilgoris, David Rudisha's home village, and the King ? approves:
https://twitter.com/rudishadavid/status/984449429758455809
Yet another unheralded young new Kenyan comes out of nowhere to win a global gold medal. Kenya's supply of 800m talent is endless as Kinyamal hasn't exactly been lighting up the local scene. There's more where he came from. And when you realise this wasn't even Kenya's Team - A ... then maybe now you'll believe me when tell you that Bosse would not have it easy in the Kenyan championship.
HereYaGo wrote:
https://twitter.com/CatieLiz4/status/984411094419730432
First lap was too slow. Then Kinyamal went too early and probably ruined Amos and Kitilit's races in the process because I suppose if it had been any of the other runners kicking from so far out, they wouldn't have reacted or followed. The time was somewhat slow by their standards and only the silver medalist ran out of skin to a PB. The Diamond League should be interesting.
El Keniano wrote:
This kid is a Maasai warrior from Kilgoris, David Rudisha's home village, and the King ? approves:
https://twitter.com/rudishadavid/status/984449429758455809Yet another unheralded young new Kenyan comes out of nowhere to win a global gold medal. Kenya's supply of 800m talent is endless as Kinyamal hasn't exactly been lighting up the local scene. There's more where he came from. And when you realise this wasn't even Kenya's Team - A ... then maybe now you'll believe me when tell you that Bosse would not have it easy in the Kenyan championship.
Exactly. This is why Kenya sweeps all the global 800m events. Oh wait...this was not a global event. I think the last was the world indoor champs where they did really well. Almost as good as the last WCs
Great 800 meter race and congrats to Kinyamal! I wasn't really surprised by anything. Amos often runs like crap and Langford is much better than his 1:45 PB so far shows, he only really arrived on the scene last year.
If it had been a 1:43 race, Kitilit would probably have won it.
Looks like Langford is primed to run in the 1:43s this year. He should have had that and he knew it.
El Keniano wrote:
Yet another unheralded young new Kenyan comes out of nowhere to win a global gold medal..
Haha, when a Brit wins a commonwealth gold it's never a global championship, but when a Kenyan does it is. El Keniano is the fairest person on this board.
The Lang wrote:
Looks like Langford is primed to run in the 1:43s this year. He should have had that and he knew it.
Good run by Jake Whightman too - close to his pb in a slow race. Bodes well for the 1500m here and in the summer. Not often you see a British middle-distance guy double up at a major championships.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
I know Amos won Olympic silver in 2012 (in 1:41, no less), but there's no denying his recent championships performances have been awful.
'15 Worlds he looked great on the circuit but Rudisha totally outmaneuvered him in semis and he didn't even make the final.
'16 Olympics he went out in round 1. I think he was sick and hurt for part of that season, so I'll give him a bit of a pass, but he still managed to run 1:44 in his last race a few weeks before the games.
'17 Worlds, gold was there for the taking and Amos couldn't do it after dominating the Diamond League all year (and coming back to win DL final after Worlds). He finished 5th.
'18 Commonwealths may be worst of all though. DFL after looking great in the prelims. I'm not going to say it should have been an easy gold because there were some talented guys in this race, but I expected a medal at least.
Amos has bombed too many times now, and I don’t mean being beaten narrowly and getting lesser medals than expected. He has been easily beaten by several on many occasions now.
He looked easy running 1:45 in the prelims, and should have won today off even splits of 52 and 1:18. But his last 200 was outside 30secs, and he didn’t look like he gave up; he genuinely looked like he was treading water.
For someone who has run 1:41, and who has stated he is in good form, his performance was strange to say the least. Unless it transpires he was ill.
Amos ran poorly. Langford closed like a freight train and would've won with another 5-7 meters
Wrong!!! wrote:
You agreed with me but you don't see it. Someday MDs and other scientists will be able to specifically identify the genetic advantage possessed by every gold medalist. Let it go. How often do we see cases like Semenya. Making Semenya take drugs to lower natural T-level is a dangerous road to travel. Some day we will be able to identify a specific gene possessed by David & Daniel Rudisha. Some day we will be able to identify a specific gene possessed by Konchellah family. Do we make all future Rudishas and future Konchellahs take a depressant to make it fair for your kids to compete against future Rudishas and future Konchellas? No!
This is a terrible comparison, and instead of arguing with you about it here, why don't you read a few of the in depth articles about this subject? There are plenty.
In other, and great news, Semenya might have to lower her testosteron or not compete, according to a source. Great, great news for female middle distance.