The site without doping speculation would only be fantastic if there was no doping. But the sport is as dirty as any. That is why I am no longer a fan. You can only be a fan, like you, if you pretend to yourself the runners you support aren't doping. But they are.
Why do you bother spending so much time here if you are not a fan? I have no problem discussing doping (and especially anti-doping) but accusations and speculations is so boring as they just stay speculation and accusations.
Unlike you, I don't think corruption in sport should be either celebrated or simply ignored. The sport is as dirty as any could be. It is a travesty. The farce that is the latest women's world record in the marathon underscores that.
So you have to look for junior medals in order to airbrush his resume. Laughable. No one gives a sh*t about that. He has no WC open 1500 wins, but 3 losses. El G on the other hand had 4 WC golds over the 1500 and still has the records. You Jakob fans are truly desperate.
No Armlost, just the facts.
You stated he has not won a WC medal in the 1500m - he has. Three. Only El Guerrouj, Morceli, Iguider have won more, you can't read?
And again you mention his "loss" at age 18 - he was 4th. The first time that the subject of your wet dreams, Ron Clarke, qualified to compete at the Commonwealth games, was at age 25 (27 for the Olympics).
Mentioning correct facts for you means Jakob fan. Your stupidity hurts.
You need a brain transplant. I did not say he had no "medals" in the WC 1500. I said he has LOST 3 finals in a row. He has been BEATEN in 3 consecutive finals. He has not WON once over the 1500 in the WC. Yet EL G has 4 WC golds - and the world records over the 1500/mile. It is hard to be as obtuse as you show but somehow you have achieved it.
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Definitely Yared more talented. I mean, we have a runner even more talented than both of them--Cade Flatt who only runs 2.8 MPW and has managed a 1:46 with that!
You stated he has not won a WC medal in the 1500m - he has. Three. Only El Guerrouj, Morceli, Iguider have won more, you can't read?
And again you mention his "loss" at age 18 - he was 4th. The first time that the subject of your wet dreams, Ron Clarke, qualified to compete at the Commonwealth games, was at age 25 (27 for the Olympics).
Mentioning correct facts for you means Jakob fan. Your stupidity hurts.
You need a brain transplant. I did not say he had no "medals" in the WC 1500. I said he has LOST 3 finals in a row. He has been BEATEN in 3 consecutive finals. He has not WON once over the 1500 in the WC. Yet EL G has 4 WC golds - and the world records over the 1500/mile. It is hard to be as obtuse as you show but somehow you have achieved it.
You have, Armbraindead.
"So Jakob has no WC medals? You are so dumb." Armbraindead: "Not in the 1500 - despite 3 failed attempts. His WC 1500 record is that of a loser. Like you."
Ron Clarke has lost ANY big final he contested (or didn't even qualify for the champs on many occasions). Biggest loser in history? Coe's 800 record: 2 - 2 - 2 - stayed away - 2 - 1 - stayed away - did not qualify - 6 2nd biggest loser in history?
Ingebrigtsen is the most successful 1500m athlete of the last 5 years, also at championships. Only three athletes in history have more WC medals than he has.
"Ingebrigtsen is the most successful 1500m athlete of the last 5 years, also at championships."(quote)
- The goal posts keep moving. So he's not even being compared with Centro now, let alone El G and the greats before him. I wonder why.
"Only three athletes in history have more WC medals than he has."(quote)
- But for one who it's being claimed is the greatest of all time - or will be - there are two Scottish runners who have gold medals he doesn't have in his specialty event. I'm sure Jakob feels great though about his minor medals - and no world records in his specialist distance. Some "other guy" still has those.
"Ingebrigtsen is the most successful 1500m athlete of the last 5 years, also at championships."(quote)
- The goal posts keep moving. So he's not even being compared with Centro now, let alone El G and the greats before him. I wonder why.
"Only three athletes in history have more WC medals than he has."(quote)
- But for one who it's being claimed is the greatest of all time - or will be - there are two Scottish runners who have gold medals he doesn't have in his specialty event. I'm sure Jakob feels great though about his minor medals - and no world records in his specialist distance. Some "other guy" still has those.
This post very well reflects the "logic" in all of his reasoning. From a statement "most successful in the last 5 years" he deduces that a comparison with runners before that time period is not favourable for Ingebrigtsen.
For sure a comparison with runners who have finished their career is not very useful at all (Ingebrigtsen has just turned 23 and might achieve something in the years to come), but he obviously has surpassed runners like Centrowitz already by far just because of his achievements so far.
You discribe Ingebrigtsen again and again as a loser because he has won just a silver at the WC two times (and was 4th at age 18).
What are runners like Clarke and Coe in the 800m than for you? Clarke has lost any big championship race he ever contested (or didn't even qualify to compete), and Coe has lost almost any 800m final (or didn't even qualify or prefered to stay away).
Hahaha, so you think youre doing a difference in the sport? By spending more than a workweek, tirelessly posting about a sport you dont even like, and at the same time basically only getting downvotes, which one could say is a sign your crusade is failing miserably.
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