Yomif has a darn good kick. And he's not afraid to push when a great mark is within reach. His recent 2nd to Katir over 5000, and also in his silver medal race at the WC 10,000 a few years back, he challenged for the lead with a sprint with 200 to go. This is almost impossible to do in a sprint finish, running extra distance to pass the leader with the pole position.
With better tactics over the last lap, Yomif has a chance at gold. We'll see!
Yomif: Height weight: 1:86/58kg (6.1/128). BMI 16.7 (underweight, according to B.M.A. - British Medical Association). Lower limit - 18.5. BMA would have us believe Yomif is undernourished, and in potential danger, health wise. Go figure.
Yomif at the top of the world.
Can he medal in Budapest? Absolutely, but no guarantees, as he often misses out in homestretch.
BMI is nothing more than a statistical average based on what various "experts" believe are healthy height/weight ratios. Some of the reasoning behind BMI may be qualitative, but it is mostly based on population averages in Western nations.
Yomif: Height weight: 1:86/58kg (6.1/128). BMI 16.7 (underweight, according to B.M.A. - British Medical Association). Lower limit - 18.5. BMA would have us believe Yomif is undernourished, and in potential danger, health wise. Go figure.
Yomif at the top of the world.
Can he medal in Budapest? Absolutely, but no guarantees, as he often misses out in homestretch.
BMI is nothing more than a statistical average based on what various "experts" believe are healthy height/weight ratios. Some of the reasoning behind BMI may be qualitative, but it is mostly based on population averages in Western nations.
This is true and let's be honest that most of us in the Western world are over nourished and over fed.
I think Western Nations should look at Japan as one of the few developed nations who really have a very intelligent policy about nutrition from a young age starting at school where their school lunches are a model of health and the kids learn to appreciate the nutritious food from a young age and actually shy away from food that is too sweet or fatty. At latest current I think Japan has an obesity rate of only 3% which is very rare in developed Nations.
Still, Yomif looks very thin at 186 and 58 kilograms (6.1/128). Now, if he were 186 and 76 kilograms (6.1/165) people would say "oh there's a slim man" but obviously he wouldn't be able to race effectively at that weight. Strangely, that was Solinsky's height and weight when he ran sub 27 minutes but that's another story.
In France, they say that you should "weigh your height in centimeters" so for example, a man who is 1 meter 86 should weigh 86 kilograms.
Obviously , distance runners , are outliers just like jockeys and other sport elites who control their weight on a permanent basis to optimise their performances.
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