zxczxcv wrote:
He has the 1500m record at 3:30.16 (I thought a Kenyan had gone sub 3:30 as a junior).
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Late Runner Phil wrote:
African runners are obviously not allowed in the official age-records, since their official birth date can't be confirmed. No one believes for example that Kipchoge is a 35-year old man, the Robertson's just recently confirmed again he is in his early 40's.
It also goes against Jakob - he got absolutely smoked in the world's XC U20 championship, you better hope most of the Africans (who also look older) weren't actually U20 but a lot older, or it looks even worse for Western distance running than it already does if he actually gets beat by a dozen African U20 runners at the same age where the only reason they are not in Olympics/world championship is that there are already 3 Ken/Eth/Uga runners on their team and they have no more slots available.
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The only African who has run a faster U20 1500m time is RONALD KWEMOI. Ronald is still running; participated in the 1500m final in Doha. Ronald has never been close to his U20 3:28 time again. Ronald´s age has been questioned and in my opinion for good reason.
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Jakob was not absolutely smoked in Worlds U20 championship in 2018.
Jakob took silver in the 1500m narrowly beaten by George Manangoi.
Jakob took bronze in the 5000m narrowly beaten by Edward Zakayo Pingua and Stanley Waithaka Mburu. SELEMON BAREGA CAME IN FOURTH!
Edward Z. Pingua became famous here on these pages when he produced a birth certificate stating that he was born in late 2001. There was just the problem that the birth certificate was issued shortly before the U18 WC in Nairobi some years ago where Edward took silver in the 3000m!