BOOM! ELIUD KIPCHOGE MIC DROP! DON'T MESS WITH KENYA

Wakenya mmefanya nini kwenye 1500, 3000, 5000, au 10000? Yaani mmepigwa mieleka na wazungu? Aibu tupu.

Kenya kwisha kazi.

El Keniano wrote:

tony the tiger wrote:

What happened to Kam , Ndiku and Kiprop??

Kam hasn't been fit since before the trials, Ndiku is coming off and injury but I'll give you Kiprop, ran the dumbest race in history. Should rightly hang his head in shame. But then, Eliud just came and erased those (few) hiccups and helped us to one of our best Olympics ever. Kenya completed the double in the men's and women's marathon. SURREAL!

Fair enough.

These 3 guys are very talented I really wish them nothing but the best

Congrats On Eliud gold

Mbongo wrote:

Wakenya mmefanya nini kwenye 1500, 3000, 5000, au 10000? Yaani mmepigwa mieleka na wazungu? Aibu tupu.

Kenya kwisha kazi.

1500 - Faith (dhahabu)

3000 steeplechase - Conseslus (dhahabu), Hyvin Kiyeng (fedha)

5000 - Vivian (dhahabu), Obiri (fedha)

10000 - Vivian (fedha), Tanui (fedha)

Medali katika Afrika:

Medali katika riadha:

Tanzania mko wapi?

themanontherun wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

It was quaint and sweet to see you yanks think you could usurp the true kings of distance running but you're still mere boys amongst men.

800- K gold, USA bronze

1500- USA gold

3kSt- K gold, USA silver

5k- USA silver

10k- K silver

Marathon- K gold, USA bronze

Difference is 2 golds vs 2 bronze and a silver. Point Kenya, but I wouldn't get too cocky, especially as doping controls will only get better from here on out.

Why are you counting Chelimo as American?

lickety split wrote:

themanontherun wrote:

800- K gold, USA bronze

1500- USA gold

3kSt- K gold, USA silver

5k- USA silver

10k- K silver

Marathon- K gold, USA bronze

Difference is 2 golds vs 2 bronze and a silver. Point Kenya, but I wouldn't get too cocky, especially as doping controls will only get better from here on out.

Why are you counting Chelimo as American?

I've said it before. USA is no different from Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey. This will spell doom for your own home grown runners.

Geneology research wrote:

In Tokyo 2020 Kenyan will win 0 distance/mid distance medals. The only way they will get a medal is by entering men in women's races, which they have already started to do in desperation. The tide has turned. Just as the once-dominant Russian and Romanian gymnasts have disappeared, so will the Kenyan runners. Inferior athlete training/infrastructure and corruption/doping. But it was a great run will it lasted.

Tokyo:

Murphy - 800m GOLD

Centro - Repeat 1500m GOLD

Centro - 5000m GOLD

Jenkins or Chelimo (that hurts) - 10,000m GOLD

Rupp - Marathon GOLD

Pics of Romanian gymnasts available upon request

Please Genealogy,

You don't want to start a thread like the one I started..........about the US winning zero distance medals.

I learnt not to the hard way. I burnt my fingers.

ONe more thing.

YOU NEVER BET AGAINST KENYA!

NEVER EVER BET AGAINST KENYA!

By the way , in Africa, we have the LARGEST ECONOMY that is not mineral driven.

We have the largest non mineral driven economy in Africa..

No oil, no gold, no diamonds, no copper, no steel, nothing.

Yet, we are the largest!

Never ever bet against Kenya.

Please.

You'll burn your fingers like i did.

Do not say you were not warned.

He'll learn soon enough in London 2017.

agreed.

Kipchoge is a work horse........or Secretariat of the triple crown fame.

The way he run his last 400m and especially the last 100 just leaves you wondering what he'd do ha dthere been someone breathing down his neck.

i can say thi s without any fear of equivocation;

Even Kenenisa Bekele could have been fried today.

Kipchoge is no joke.

He is the guy who ended Kipsang's dominance great as he was.

by the way, that wa s Feyisa Lilesa, not the Boston marathon multiple winner Lelisa Desisa.

They are confusing.

LOL at Kenyano's overcompensation. Nice run Kipchoge, but we won the overall distance medal count this time, we know you're not that excited.

However, you guys are better at javelin chucking and hurdling, and possibly miniature rugby. You still have that.

There's a place in the sun wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Me too NativeSon. I think that 1500 flameout was just the price we had to pay to the universe to enjoy this EPICALLY historic moment.

You guy's have had your place in the sun. I hope you all enjoyed it. America is going to own you guys from here on out.

Never bet against Kenya bro.

Kenyan born athletes won about five medals with a gold and two silver medals.

El Keniano wrote:

Eliud and Jemima. Kenya wins both the men's and women's marathon. Has that ever happened? And both won a little road race in London too.

PS. Apologies if anyone's insulted by my OTT celebration but some of you were just plain nasty about Kenya after that disaster in the 15. We needed this and Eliud delivered. In a short time, this has actually turned into one of our best Olympics ever.

No one is in Eliud's league at the moment. All-time great who burst into prominence with that 5k WC win over El G and KB in Paris. The WR next year in London.

We really needed this one badly.

I'd have been shattered had Kipchoge lost.

Our four great medals were by Jemima, Chepng'etich, Cheruiyot and Kipchoge.

That is not to say that I am discounting the other two by Kipruto and Rudisha.

It's because of History. 3 first time medals and a repeat of what Kamau did in Beijing.

El Keniano wrote:

Moustaches wrote:

You must have slept through the 1500 and 5k.

Sorry LRC but for me/pour moi/para mí, Marathon >>>>>>>>>>>> 1500/5k

As George Orwell would say, all Olympics gold medals are equal but some are more equal than others.

tony the tiger wrote:

What happened to Kam , Ndiku and Kiprop??

Tony,

I wish I knew.

Kam was probably injured.

I am not sure about Ndiku.

Kiprop is a joker..

El Keniano wrote:

lickety split wrote:

Why are you counting Chelimo as American?

I've said it before. USA is no different from Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey. This will spell doom for your own home grown runners.

Interesting--what makes you think this? As far as I can tell the US has accepted Kenyans who happen to be great runners--I don't think they've nationalized anyone based on their athletic abilities.

And I would think the competition is good--pretty sure Jenkins and Hill will be out for vengeance next year, and all of the Kenyan immigrants seem to be upstanding citizens on and off the track. Kinda the idea behind the US, no? Melting pot of people who stand behind the values the US promotes.

Muriithi wrote:

NativeSon wrote:

Am a kenyan and this stupid guy should stop insults, here at letsrun we are civilized, we can all agree usa great distance wise this olympics, appreciate other people, kipchoge did great as we expected, Rupp is phenomenal, i ran truck in college n always respected him ,

We don't insult each other here.

No need for profanities. Please!

I don't know why you are cursing him out.

Some of these Tanzanians are embarrassing. They want to feel important by belittling others.

HardLoper wrote:

LOL at Kenyano's overcompensation. Nice run Kipchoge, but we won the overall distance medal count this time, we know you're not that excited.

However, you guys are better at javelin chucking and hurdling, and possibly miniature rugby. You still have that.

Not even close. Kenya overwhelmingly wins at distance. Please learn to count.

LM wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

You mad, bro? Seethe you inferior wannabes. With that silver for Ethiopia, the true hierarchy of distance running has been restored. Epic fail for American money and science.

Seems a little harsh against America, but my god is Kipchoge awesome. Totally dominant, beautiful runner, and as a bonus really seems to be a complete class act.

As much as I enjoyed Rupps run Im very happy to see Eluid win today. Badass.

Two words man,

Thank you!

you seem uneducated with the way you express yourself.no offense

k2 wrote:

you seem uneducated with the way you express yourself.no offense

He is Tanzanian.

Are you surprised?