Timothy Cheruiyot goes home DEVASTED 4th at Kenyan 1500m Olympic Trials (race video)

Why the heck leave him out?? He has time to get medical treatment. The Olympics are not tomorrow!

rojo wrote:

I found the video of the race. He doesn't look majorly injured. Leads up until the bell and then gets beaten at the end .

https://youtu.be/1vCRiklCuRI?t=3830

Unless he asked to be left off the team or something, this might be one of the dumbest decisions by a federation ever.

good post.

Livestream from the kenyan 1500 selection meeting.

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-picture-id157679999?s=612x612

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

This will come back to bite Kenyan Athletic Federation in the ass.

Leaving a 3:30 SB Tim at home for a 3:32 PB dude.

Now all Jakob has to do is sit tight in top 3 till last 200m and kick home for the win.

It depends, it might also be very dangerous to wait for the last 200m

If the pace is >3:35 pace, it might let a few guys fresh enough to give their all and give Jakob a run for his money in the last 200.

IMO, it would be less dangerous to impose a reasonably hard pace, let's say sub 3:32, so that no one feels fresh when the last 300m comes, and then a slight kick until the last 200-150m, and then really kick.

But that's all talk I guess

Iron Bars wrote:

Why the heck leave him out?? He has time to get medical treatment. The Olympics are not tomorrow!

TIA.

Jakob is much better closing with a long wind up to home. He doesn’t have that sudden gear shift of Mahkloufi or even Cole Hocker. He’s best served starting to wind up at 600 and be all out at 300. Ghetto even coaches him to go at 300 if you watch Team Ingebrigtsen.

*Gjert

+ a sh** ton

Number 17 wrote:

Number 18 wrote:

Jakob on the asthma juice.

Jakob doesn't tend to have these inexplicable dips in performance.

You're accusing Jakob of doping because of alleged use of asthma medication by Swedish skiers? I'm basing my suspicions on the fact that Tim has had two close training partners busted. Also, asthma aids are weak sauce compared to EPO.

He hasn’t had two close training partners busted. Liars gonna lie.

If I’m Josh Kerr I’m now trying to run away with it from the start. 3:30 gets him a silver or bronze in this field.

Sit and wait until 250-300m to go and there are just too many dangerous kickers out there.

Wonder how Jakob will run. Would love to see him solo a 3:28. Doubt he would do that though.

i know this one wrote:

Number 17 wrote:

Jakob doesn't tend to have these inexplicable dips in performance.

You're accusing Jakob of doping because of alleged use of asthma medication by Swedish skiers? I'm basing my suspicions on the fact that Tim has had two close training partners busted. Also, asthma aids are weak sauce compared to EPO.

He hasn’t had two close training partners busted. Liars gonna lie.

Three if you include George Manangoi, who suspiciously ran away to join the army as soon as his brother was busted.

Where did he come today, btw? Who would have thought a year or two ago that Team Rongei would have zero representatives in Tokyo?

22twos wrote:

If I’m Josh Kerr I’m now trying to run away with it from the start. 3:30 gets him a silver or bronze in this field.

Sit and wait until 250-300m to go and there are just too many dangerous kickers out there.

Wonder how Jakob will run. Would love to see him solo a 3:28. Doubt he would do that though.

It would be worth Wightman and Kerr working together to make this a 3:30 race. They'd both be done by Jakob but they could carve out the minor medals between them and could look to take advantage of any mistakes he makes. I can't see the rest of the field being able to go 3:30. It won't happen though, everyone will be thinking about gold now Cheruiyot is out.

The way I see it is that one of Jakob's brothers needs to make the final and essentially rabbit for him. Since Henrik is in awful form it will depend on the now oft-injured Filip. At this point, I think Kerr or Hoare are strong enough to really wind it up with Jakob. He is the favorite but not a lock.

There's still a 5000 trials race coming, right?

He get's one more chance going to Tokyo?

messinat wrote:

He'll probably be selected for the third spot.

That’s their men for a medal. I’d be disappointed if they don’t select him. Is Emmanuel Korir doubling 400-800?

trollism wrote:

Renato Canova wrote:

You are another of the idiots who look at doping only for explaining every result.

Timothy came from an hamstring injury, tried to run, but at the end the injury didn't allow him to increase the speed.

If AK didn't select him in the Team is because the hopes to recover a good shape in the period before the Games are very, very little.

But of course if you are an African, you can't have some injury : if run fast is because of doping, if you can't run fast is because NO doping.

What a group of idiots...

Does he have any training partners anymore?

Weren't they all busted for doping?

People don't suspect him cause he's African, it's because he's super sketchy.

Hilarious that even after all that he's failed to qualify. Karma.

Like Renato said, you and many others are idiots. Timothy Cheruiyot can't have an injury. It's karma.

The world would be a better place without people like you.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""-'--"--^' wrote:

Amd Renato, you're the same guy that said Kenyans don't dope. Then you changed your story several times as they kept getting busted. You changed it to top Kenyans don't dope and it doesn't benefit them. Then you bit your tongue as they got busted. You're probably profiting off of doping runners and that's why you deny doping as a doping apologist. You know damn well the substantial benefits physically and financially of doping. Your act is pathetic.

Your lies are pathetic, and so are you.

BTW: This is bad news for the Zurich Diamond League budget - the Cheruiyot vs The Olympic Champion is gonna cost them muuuuch more now than their original 1500 meters budget slot.

rojo wrote:

I found the video of the race. He doesn't look majorly injured. Leads up until the bell and then gets beaten at the end .

https://youtu.be/1vCRiklCuRI?t=3830

Unless he asked to be left off the team or something, this might be one of the dumbest decisions by a federation ever.

Did you read Renato's post? Have you ever had an injury that didn't allow you to perform to your best abilities?

Sometimes you disappoint, Robert.