Kokinho wrote:
Simple - because he cheated. Nike gave their golden boy a shoe not available to all athletes in violation of the rules. Nike got around this by claiming it was a "prototype" of the Nike Streaks, when it was clearly an entirely different shoe. The two guys who beat him also had illegal shoes, but every athlete he beat, even the Nike athletes, didn't have them.
Honestly, Kipchoge technically cheated too, but at least he woulda won anyway. Not so with Rupp.
So you know galen only placed because of the shoes but somehow this doesnt apply to the other two? Lol. Silly boy. Galen also medaled in the 5k if you forgot. Whats your logic with that one little man.