I think Ethiopia cleared Kenya by about 5-10 points. Kenya could’ve stole it but Ethiopias #4 guy closed well while Kenya’s 4 got outkicked by all the guys in the second pack
EDIT: It’s funny to think that the bronze medal guy here is the only one to have a world track medal silver or better and that feels unlikely to change
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SHOW US WOLFE and others who aren't in the top three! This is so pathetic. Worst video coverage I've ever seen of a top level event. So freaking frustrating. I'm not even american, lol, but I want to see what the other athletes are doing on the course!
Far far far far from the worst video coverage at a top level event.
Okay - maybe I don't watch enough events, then. I just know that I got up earlier on a Saturday than I would like in order to watch this, and feel like it was pretty uninspiring coverage
Kiptoo should give the track another go if he cleaned up his tactics. 27:37 and 13:14 over 4 years ago. His teammate Ahmed Muhumed is a 27:03 guy. Wesley's 2:08:54 doesn't really move the needle on the world scene
I won’t even watch! Some teams got refused visas and I know a whole team that got refused entry despite having visas. What a shame! Having this championships in US was a bad idea!!
Sports often seek out to hold these events in shi... eeh certain countries in the hope of getting the dictator or his cronies to shell out some money. I dont know if this is the case here, as it most certainly is for the football WC and the olympics.
Nothing screams the possibility of a big payday for these sporting officials as a freshly minted dictator with a vanity problem.
Wonder what’s up with Nico, any word on an injury?
Adidas athlete getting used in a Nike group. This is getting embarrassing for a guy of his talent. I never thought I would say this, but time for a change!
Maybe he’s just burning out under Smith. Grijalva and Nur haven’t run well the past few years, even before Smith signed with Nike. Too soon to say though. Let’s see how Nico does outdoors.
Kiptoo should give the track another go if he cleaned up his tactics. 27:37 and 13:14 over 4 years ago. His teammate Ahmed Muhumed is a 27:03 guy. Wesley's 2:08:54 doesn't really move the needle on the world scene
They were saying he was very close to Masai (ran 2:04) in the Chicago buildup. I think he shouldn’t be thinking that 2:08 is near his ceiling.
Wonder what’s up with Nico, any word on an injury?
Adidas athlete getting used in a Nike group. This is getting embarrassing for a guy of his talent. I never thought I would say this, but time for a change!
Yeah. WTF is a three stripes guy doing in a Swoosh group. He’s obviously not the focus anymore
overall a well executed race by USA. there was no way they were gonna score in the 30's and beat Ethiopia, Kenya, or Uganda. 4th place was the highest finish they were capable of getting and they nailed it. you can say Nico Young had an off day but even if he finished next to Parker Wolfe it wouldn't have changed anything on the team scores.