Sam was so annoying photobombing Mondo’s attempts. Sam trying to make the moment about him. Just sit down on the bench and leave the spotlight on Mondo.
This makes it very clear it is Kipyegons fauly. Shouldn't have grabbed her arm like that!!!
yeah. Tsegay surely just expected a sharp elbow back. just part of racing. but to grab and pull her arm and yell at her? that's gotta be a DQ.
still, did Tsegay impede first? maybe. that doesn't excuse how Kipyegon responded.
happy for Battocletti!
Looks to me like Tsegay's arm started the whole thing. Tsegay didn't have the room to move in. I think Kipyegon had a right to protect her space. Kipyegon almost got pushed off the track. What was Kipyegon supposed to do? There was no room for her. I think she should be put back in for the medal. What Tsegay did was totally uncalled for. Look how the race turned out!
To me it looked like Kipyegon just did her normal arm swing and it got tangled with Tsegays. Then Tsegay completely cut in front when she didn’t have space. Unbelievable call.
Best Runner was not left at home lmao. Mu literally ran a 2:00 and finished fifth two weeks ago. If she was the best runner this year, she would be at the olympics not watching from home. Y'all cut Mu far too much slack given she never races and showed that she is not in shape.
According to a verified report, it was actually the Ethiopians who filled the protest. I don’t know what motivates them to do that, b/c they are not even getting a medal even if faith is DQed. Unless there is a kind of rivalry between Kenya
Pole vault is the most artificial event in T&F and it's hard to rate it highly tbh. Unlike running, throwing or naturally jumping (high/long jump), nobody can relate to it because it requires very specialized equipment to even attempt.
The greatest Olympian is Bolt. 3 straight Olympics of 100/200 golds. Not everybody has a pole vault pit in his backyard. But every kid, anywhere in the world, has raced the other kids across the playground.
Sam was so annoying photobombing Mondo’s attempts. Sam trying to make the moment about him. Just sit down on the bench and leave the spotlight on Mondo.
Eh. His WR attempts keep them all out there waiting for longer than they would have otherwise. It's a fair trade, especially since Kendricks was the acting head cheerleader for some of those attempts, to get the crowd going.
Best Runner was not left at home lmao. Mu literally ran a 2:00 and finished fifth two weeks ago. If she was the best runner this year, she would be at the olympics not watching from home. Y'all cut Mu far too much slack given she never races and showed that she is not in shape.
Mu posted this week that she's been training. Could we see a clash of the Olympic champs in the DL???
That 800 was kind of a snooze-fest tbh Morra not in her best shape (allegedly), Reekie bombed out in early rounds, and the best runner left at home (Mu).
Best runner? Keely's has run faster than Athing, and is now Olympic Champion. In spite of - what I believe - was a nervous, sub-standard performance.
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That 800 was kind of a snooze-fest tbh Morra not in her best shape (allegedly), Reekie bombed out in early rounds, and the best runner left at home (Mu).
You run the race you're in, not the hypothetical race you'd like. All the hypothetical contenders had their chance to be there and didn't get it done. The system didn't fail the spectator, Keely ran the best consistently through rounds, and the races to qualify her to be there. Celebrate her, rather than pick at the race.
That 800 was kind of a snooze-fest tbh Morra not in her best shape (allegedly), Reekie bombed out in early rounds, and the best runner left at home (Mu).
the best runners were all running 20 mins ago. If she wasn't running there, she wasn't the best today.
Still, a win without the other powerhouse in the event feels like half a win. Kerr winning with no Jakob in the field would feel the same way.
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