Guy who hasn’t lost a global final in 5 years is sad to lose. Absolutely puzzling stuff apparently?
Right that’s what I’m thinking. He hugged Beamish and looked like he congratulated him at the end, and that’s all I can ask of someone I feel like. I don’t think he can control the crying, the punching the face is weird but I think he was probably just trying to stop the crying. I feel like being in that state and still congratulating the guy who beat you is very sportsmanlike, but that’s just my take.
Was SCREAMING for Beamish down the last 100. He was SO far out of it with a lap to go (again), I just thought he had no shot (again), but he ripped one of the most insane kicks I’ve ever seen (again). The love of my life <3
I agree. The reaction made sense, but I think a lot of it was that he just knew he let off the gas and would have won if he didn’t. That’s a tough way to lose the event you dominate.
He didn’t take the final seriously, hanging in the back then letting off the gas after getting space from the water jump. I am sure he is mad at himself.
Hocker was way too fit to let the situation arise in the first place. Major tactical error.
I don't care either about the DQ either way, but it's a bit on the harsh side.
as soon as he let the other runner get ahead of him the position he ended up in was predictable and noone gave him the window he needed so he created one at the expenses of Farken. Agree on the error part.
Hand Laros the gold medal, although I'm praying for Koech's hamstring. Hocker put himself in terrible position, probably deserved, and he looked in insane shape. 5K field should be worried.
cole DQ confirmed, this was undeserved man he looked so strong
He certainly looked strong as he smashed his way through the back of Farken there. But in all seriousness if he was so strong he wouldn't have found himself in that position to begin with.
I'm sorry but that is on completely on him. He was very fortunate in Paris that the race was the style of race that it was and his gamble paid off. But this was total lack of awareness. You almost legitimately saw the look of "oh f---" on his face with 80 to go and that wall in front of him. So for anyone that doesn't think he had a lot of luck go his way in Paris, exhibit A tonight.
It was just too obvious. You simply can't do everything you want out there and that was way too excessive. Sorry but you gots to go. Good luck for the 5000m.
Hand Laros the gold medal, although I'm praying for Koech's hamstring. Hocker put himself in terrible position, probably deserved, and he looked in insane shape. 5K field should be worried.
5k field gonna have a couple angry non-finalists coming back from the 1500m, and a few angry 10k runners looking to get on the podium.
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i am so done with following professional track. I don’t even care about the final or this meet anymore. I hope the corrupt body of WADA and World Athletics collapses from the inside.
Hocker won the Olympic final in large part because Jakob was focused on holding off Kerr. Needs to stop putting himself in positions where he's reliant on a gap opening up for him to exploit when people in front of him start slowing down.
Hand Laros the gold medal, although I'm praying for Koech's hamstring. Hocker put himself in terrible position, probably deserved, and he looked in insane shape. 5K field should be worried.
Please please GOD PLEASE anything other than a Kerr win. I can't possibly bear listening to that blowhard brag for the next decade about how he won a weak world champs with no Jakob, Nuguse, Kessler, Hocker, Habz or KoEPOech.
Americans are so funny. How is it on the unfair side ? You just can't do something like that without consequences. Well deserved and you should all learn from it. Stop acting like bullies and crying for getting punished
Right that’s what I’m thinking. He hugged Beamish and looked like he congratulated him at the end, and that’s all I can ask of someone I feel like. I don’t think he can control the crying, the punching the face is weird but I think he was probably just trying to stop the crying. I feel like being in that state and still congratulating the guy who beat you is very sportsmanlike, but that’s just my take.
Was SCREAMING for Beamish down the last 100. He was SO far out of it with a lap to go (again), I just thought he had no shot (again), but he ripped one of the most insane kicks I’ve ever seen (again). The love of my life <3
yeah it takes a lot to get me to make audible sounds while watching anything really but this race got me good. SO glad I watched it live. he looked amazing!