Now, Sedjati is another deal entirely. Even the French were investigating him at the Paris Olympics last year. The doping culture is very strong in North African distance running and he is dodgy.
Season's Best of 1:46 last year, PB was 1:45.9. Closes like a train for 4th in 1:42 low.
You all vilified Sedjati for far less so I'm expecting some discussion here.
Gosh these unresearched threads are bad.
He ran 3:49 for 1500 at age 15. He ran 1:51 for 800 3 weeks after his 16th birthday. Kid has long been a talent, injury prone talent.
Coudl he be doping? Sure.
But it's totally natural for a fan to be less suspicious of him than Sedjati as Sedjat's hotel room was allegedly raided at the Olympics by the doping authorities.
Allegedly is key because it didn’t really happen according to many. And many allege that the source of the story was Claudio Berardelli. Why isn’t that looked into? Seems plausible considering his record as a coach of doped Kenyans.
never heard of him before the world champs but learned he’s just been injured for a bit but he’s been racing for a while. On a side note I have a teammate named cian on my cross country team.
The guy would have won if he had known how good he is. He ran like somebody who was just happy to be there until realizing down the stretch that he was the race's big dog, not them. But by then he had conceded too much space.
Season's Best of 1:46 last year, PB was 1:45.9. Closes like a train for 4th in 1:42 low.
You all vilified Sedjati for far less so I'm expecting some discussion here.
Gosh these unresearched threads are bad.
He ran 3:49 for 1500 at age 15. He ran 1:51 for 800 3 weeks after his 16th birthday. Kid has long been a talent, injury prone talent.
Coudl he be doping? Sure.
But it's totally natural for a fan to be less suspicious of him than Sedjati as Sedjat's hotel room was allegedly raided at the Olympics by the doping authorities.
You are forgetting that doping doesn't just get you faster, it helps you stay healthy and recover faster.
He could be an incredible talent but doped to finally get healthy. That is still cheating.
He ran 3:49 for 1500 at age 15. He ran 1:51 for 800 3 weeks after his 16th birthday. Kid has long been a talent, injury prone talent.
Coudl he be doping? Sure.
But it's totally natural for a fan to be less suspicious of him than Sedjati as Sedjat's hotel room was allegedly raided at the Olympics by the doping authorities.
Allegedly is key because it didn’t really happen according to many. And many allege that the source of the story was Claudio Berardelli. Why isn’t that looked into? Seems plausible considering his record as a coach of doped Kenyans.
Hotel raid? I guess I wasn't paying attention last year and this is the first I've heard the allegation. But rojo, doesn't a raid that doesn't result in finding doping products suggest innocence? You get tipped off, and it turns out the tip was false or made up entirely by a jealous opponent.
If you raided 100% of the athletes' hotel rooms, you'll bust some athletes. Someone that comes out of a raid unscathed actually looks pretty good and less sus than the average athlete.
But it's totally natural for a fan to be less suspicious of him than Sedjati as Sedjat's hotel room was allegedly raided at the Olympics by the doping authorities.
Allegedly is key because it didn’t really happen according to many. And many allege that the source of the story was Claudio Berardelli. Why isn’t that looked into? Seems plausible considering his record as a coach of doped Kenyans.
Sedjati himself confirmed it. His daughter or niece's apartment was also raided and her laptop and phone seized. The rumor is that Berardelli 'tipped off' the French police.
Sedjati is suspect as a North African to begin with, and his coach also coached a 30 year old Algerian woman who came out of nowhere to win Olympic gold in the EPO era and then promptly retired.
Still not as suspicious as Wanyonyi with a coach with ties to at least a dozen doping busts, including 3 who were given 8 to 10 year suspensions each (and all tampered with evidence).
The guy would have won if he had known how good he is. He ran like somebody who was just happy to be there until realizing down the stretch that he was the race's big dog, not them. But by then he had conceded too much space.
Not that simple my friend.
Excluding the extra distance he ran he couldn't have much faster.
He paced himself perfectly and it served him well for a huge PB.
That's his style, like Attaoui, and it serves them both well. Same way Arop ran so beautifully for silver last year.
I hope he doesn't change anything in his training or race tactics and he will get faster naturally.
He can run 1:41 or better, just needs to keep doing what he's doing.