Assefa 2:11:53 is clean because....

Letesenbet Gidey ran 2:16.49 in her first marathon.
Kelvin Keptum, Kenya, 2:01.53 debut marathon

Yalemzerf Yehualaw, debut marathon, 2:17.23

Please. It is a lost cause. Doping has reduced the sport to fourth tier status.

Cleaner than the Kenyans? That isn't saying much.

Not good enough. You are tireless in spotlighting a steady stream of alleged cheats and frauds within world athletics. Can't you spend a little energy imagining a way out of this mess?

Is there another sport that has no doping at all?

We are only willing to suspend disbelief for Jacob Ingerbrigsten

Just means the antidoping system in Ethiopia is a joke.

Juiced AF dude.

ethiopianmonitor.com

Seven Athletes under Investigation for Doping

Ethiopian Monitor

Link:ethiopianmonitor.com/2023/06/22/seven-...

Last year a selected list of 46 prominent athletes were tested repeatedly in Ethiopia and abroad. Result: All passed with flying colours.

People doubting the legitimacy of this 2:11:53 performance by Assefa have been influenced by perennial rumor mongering.

I've never heard of a single prominent (or not) athlete from Ethiopia being busted for Peds.

Then we will all be excited to see her 13:48 next year in the DL.

How many E Germans were busted? So it is with Ethiopians.

Ethiopia has never had a culture of doping up until now, and that is unlikely to change. As a barometer (just one example) when Yomif Kejelcha moved to the U.S to run under Salazar, and improved his mile indoor time, he was monitored and followed that entire year, and came out as clean as Conner Mantz during the latter's mission in Ghana. Just one example, admittedly. What about all the dozens upon dozens of young Ethiopians running 2:03:00-2:06:00 in Dubai every year? Nothing on them either. Honest country, honest people, in their vast majority. Their devotion to Christian faith (see their rituals post race) might have something to do with it. Some of them are Muslim also - big haram to cheat, especially in Ethiopian Muslim culture where honesty/integrity are inextricably linked and applied. I've been to Addis and Assella. Seen it with my own eyes. Honest people, mostly. People who steal in the markets in Addis often get quasi lynched. They hate cheaters.

So, the Dibaba relationship with Jama Aden absolves the country?

Inquiring minds want to know, Also when was the last time Almaz Ayana raced?

There might be a few bad apples, but not prolific. Dibaba was never convicted, even though her association with Aden was not fruitful for her image.

These are WR-grade "bad apples," pal.

How connected are you? You seem bad for the sport.

> Dibaba was never convicted

neither was Lance Armstrong, or FloJo... and there were three Dibabas

I didn't see Kipyegon and Chebet disappear for 9 months. Each of them ran in 6 DL events in 2023, more than Gidey and Tsegay. And Chebet ran XC.

Ayana raced 3 times this year including London (7th) and a 10 mile road race just last week. It's not hard to look it up.

1. The women’s 5000 should be faster.

2. The 5000 is not even the right race to be using for this. 3000 is better since the difference in the WRs for the genders is not as drastic:

7:20 -> 2:01:09 is 16.527x

8:06 -> 2:11:53 is 16.283x