Berihu Aregawi comes up just short in attempt to break Daniel Komen's 3000 WR - Runs 7:26.20!!

He won silver at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics 3000 metres race. He was then bronze medalist in the 10,000m at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships behind Rhonex Kipruto and Jacob Kiplimo.[3] On 8 June 2021, he finished third in the Ethiopian trial behind Selemon Barega and Yomif Kejelcha in the 10,000m to effectively seal his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He has the profil of a new and dangerous transformation in Athletics.

Let see what will do the lactic acid in the near future.

John Wesley Harding wrote:

agreer wrote:

Oh man so terrible to peak yourself into one of the fastest times ever run in an event. There is a 100 post long thread on this board about a 3000m race that is going to be won in a time 10+ seconds slower than what Aregawi just did. Be happy about a good result, or stop calling yourself a fan.

Yeah what a stupid comment by high school xc coach. I’m guessing he doesn’t actually follow the sport much on an international level. Aregawi ran 7:29i last year at age 19 and it didn’t keep him from winning the damn Diamond League 5k final.

he was 6 seconds away from the record. we all know Indoor 3ks can be just as fast as outdoors now. and what an uninspired field in the d league final. everybody dropped because of the ridiculous course setup.

Montjuic wrote:

Good showing of the race:

https://youtu.be/1w1Dz00U4S4

Good showing? I was about to say, "This is a great example of how not to commentate at WR attempt." SUre the early coverage was fine.

But the dude was going for Komen's WR and they cut away from the last 400 and litereally missed 300 of the last 400. They 100% need to do PIP.

And we needed to get a split. They never said, "He needds a 57.,.... He needs a 27 etc.."

hill_runner wrote:

Yakob doesn't have to age cheat like these african phenoms

Many Runners in their prime or at ANY AGE would be happy to run 7:26 for 3000.

tv critic wrote:

Montjuic wrote:

Good showing of the race:

https://youtu.be/1w1Dz00U4S4

Good showing? I was about to say, "This is a great example of how not to commentate at WR attempt." SUre the early coverage was fine.

But the dude was going for Komen's WR and they cut away from the last 400 and litereally missed 300 of the last 400. They 100% need to do PIP.

And we needed to get a split. They never said, "He needds a 57.,.... He needs a 27 etc.."

I don't know - watching the race I was okay that some idiot trying to clear 1.88 was given priority over a possible WR attack

jjjjj wrote:

No Katir?

Why?

Mohamed Katir delays his participation in the world indoor circuit to February

Katir, who has been absent due to illness and delays the start of the new season, will not be there. At the moment, he has only confirmed his presence in Liévin [France] on February 17, where the Ethiopian Selemon Barega will try to beat Daniel Komen's old world record [ 7.24.90, since 1998] in the 3,000 meters.

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OozmaKappa wrote:

Very impressive showing from Aregawi that shows hes got wheels. Just 1.3 seconds off Komen's indoor WR, Aregawi's indoor 7:26 is rated at 1290 points.

Fun fact, Komen's outdoor 7:20 and indoor 7:24 are both rated at 1299 points, though I personally think indoor performances are overrated.

This solidifies Aregawis spot on the list of phenoms more impressive than Yakob. For those curious, the list goes: Kiplimo, Barega, Aregawi, Kipruto, Wale, and Oscar Chelimo.

This performance is as you wrote - "very impressive." But Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 Sept 2000 according to Wikipedia) has an Olympic gold medal whereas Berihu Aregawi (born 28 February 2001 according to Wikipedia) finished fourth in the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympic Games and Jakob's 5,0000m PR is 12:48.45 to Aregaw's 13:08.91 (though in Nairobi - 1,795 m (5,889 ft)) so I don't know why you think he is "more impressive than Yakob" {sic}.

You seem to take delight in staking out tendentious if not obnoxious positions and not substantiating them well.

Aussiestatman wrote:

OozmaKappa wrote:

Very impressive showing from Aregawi that shows hes got wheels. Just 1.3 seconds off Komen's indoor WR, Aregawi's indoor 7:26 is rated at 1290 points.

Fun fact, Komen's outdoor 7:20 and indoor 7:24 are both rated at 1299 points, though I personally think indoor performances are overrated.

This solidifies Aregawis spot on the list of phenoms more impressive than Yakob. For those curious, the list goes: Kiplimo, Barega, Aregawi, Kipruto, Wale, and Oscar Chelimo.

Barega has said he is going to road running. I wonder when?

I think he'll go to Paris 2024 then move to the roads, may even be before that if he has a bad World Champs. The money on the roads is too good

Yes, the coverage was appalling. Whoever made that decision to cut to the high jump was an idiot. They should get Cathal Dennehy for the commentary, he knows his stuff. The guy that WA employs has been phoning it in for years. He worked for Eurosport during the Olympics and basically only knew British and American athletes

OozmaKappa wrote:

carmine9 wrote:

Yakob nd Barega have OG Golds

Aregawi, Kiplimo, Barega, and Kipruto are world record holders.

Any wr holder can win gold medals. Not all gold medallists can break world records. The world record is the pinnacle of achievement in our sport.

Not all wr holders can win championship golds. They often don't. By the same logic, wr's are not necessarily the pinnacle, either.

German (and European, in general, to a lesser extent) race coverages are very often like that. Note that they managed to cut to the long jump even during an 800. It's beyond me trying to understand why field attempts can't be shown as replays between running events, there is plenty of time for that and at least we could be spared of failed attempts at 1.88 and the showing of field athletes chatting with their coaches. It's so obviously clear that most of those people responsible for the tv coverage know next to nothing about T&F. I'm really not against field events they can be very enjoyable if drama is built up well but prioritizing a less-than-mediocre HJ attempt to a 7:26 3000k run is just idiotic.

As for the commentators, I would take Tim Hutchings any time even if he's not up tu date on every minor details. He knows how to interpret races and competitions and, maybe more importantly for tv coverages, how to create drama. I have to add the that the euro xc commentators were quite good as well.

Aregawi was 4th on the 10,000m at Tokyo and won the Diamond League on 5,000m at Zurich last summer. You can hardly say his summer was bad though he didn't medal at the Olympics. He will be the favorite in the World Indoor Championship on 3,000m but he need a fast race. In a tactical race, his lack of kick will be a problem.

jjjjj wrote:

No Katir?

Why?

The cycle's not complete.

Armstronglivs wrote:

OozmaKappa wrote:

Aregawi, Kiplimo, Barega, and Kipruto are world record holders.

Any wr holder can win gold medals. Not all gold medallists can break world records. The world record is the pinnacle of achievement in our sport.

Not all wr holders can win championship golds. They often don't. By the same logic, wr's are not necessarily the pinnacle, either.

Right you are.

Let's take this up a notch, to Olympic gold medals, as there are more WC cycles than OG cycles.

Let's spot-check some of the WR-holders over the past few decades.

How many Olympic gold medals have the following won in their events?

WR-holder Genzebe Dibaba

WR-holder Letesenbet Gidey

WR-holder El Guerrouj

WR-holder Daniel Komen

WR-holder Stephen Cherono (Shaheen)

WR-holder Brahim Boulami

WR-holder Bernard Barmasai

WR-holder Moses Kiptanui

WR-holder Beatrice Chepkoech

WR-holder Wilson Kipketer

WR-holder Sydney Maree

WR-holder Filbert Bayi

WR-holder Jim Ryun

WR-holder John Walker

WR-holder Steve Cram

WR-holder Moses Kiptanui

WR-holder Paul Tergat

WR-holder William Sigei

WR-holder Yobes Ondieki

WR-holder Richard Chelimo

WR-holder Arturo Barrios

WR-holder Qu Yunxia

WR-holder Mary Slaney

WR-holder William Sigei

WR-holder Fernando Mamede

WR-holder Salah Hissou

Survey says? 0

With the exception of El Guerrouj in the final 1500m race of his career.

Adri1 wrote:

Aregawi was 4th on the 10,000m at Tokyo and won the Diamond League on 5,000m at Zurich last summer. You can hardly say his summer was bad though he didn't medal at the Olympics. He will be the favorite in the World Indoor Championship on 3,000m but he need a fast race. In a tactical race, his lack of kick will be a problem.

I think it’s a little premature to call him the favorite after one race considering he’s not even the top athlete from Ethiopia.

tv critic wrote:

Montjuic wrote:

Good showing of the race:

https://youtu.be/1w1Dz00U4S4

Good showing? I was about to say, "This is a great example of how not to commentate at WR attempt." SUre the early coverage was fine.

But the dude was going for Komen's WR and they cut away from the last 400 and litereally missed 300 of the last 400. They 100% need to do PIP.

And we needed to get a split. They never said, "He needds a 57.,.... He needs a 27 etc.."

Well then, find your own link next time!

Just want to call out your misinformation: you can't say 0 and then admit there is 1 with El Guerrouj. Thank you, Swim Chicken.

Dennehy was the Euro XC commentator, and he was amazing at bringing the stories of the athletes to the event. Hutchings is fine but he doesn't care much about African runners, just dismisses them as an indistinguishable collective. It's all about Europeans and Americans for him as well, even if they are just making up the numbers