Not taking the lead with 600 to go like he did successfully in the following years global championship (1997) wasn’t his fault? He opened himself up to fall and did. Why do you guys make excuses for runners you love? Let’s be fair here, the point of this discussion is comparing both runners in events they both medalled in.
I can see by your comments and youthfulness that you have only been in the sport of 1500m analytics for 1-2 years while guys like John Wesley Harding and I have combined 100 years of experience in the 1500m. You have speck in your eyes if you keep denigrating El G and elevating Jakob at every opportunity. This much is true
Also, to say that this is his 7th season as a runner, you could also say it is his 10th season (since he raced the steeplechase at the Rio Olympics), or that it is his 5th season (if we don't count 2020 for obvious reasons).
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Rio? What in God's name are you talking about?
He certainly wasn't in Rio, but he did race at the national level in 2016 with a 3:42 1500.
2025 is obviously more than his "7th season" as a runner. 🤣