Maybe he wouldn't win a medal there, but he is throwing away a chance at one. The indoor field could be quite strong with the 7:20s runners in there, but why not him now? Outdoors, however, he is a contender and was 5th in a hot, humid 10k and a bit worse in the 5k, and that was because the team trained in conditions to prepare for Tokyo in Hawaii. Now, the question is what it's going to be like in Eugene in July. Could be well over 100 degrees on the track, but he could also luck out and get ideal conditions. However, that won't happen for the 10000m, which is taking place at a bizarre 1 p.m., according to World Athletics. Then the 5000m prelim is at 6:10 "local time" and then a 6:05 final. I really hope that is an error and they're after 9 p.m., but that would put the 200m as late as 10:50, so I doubt it.
The weather in Eugene last July ranged from a high of 79 to a high of 95! Low temperature was typically in the 50s, low of 50 in the month up to 64. If they held the 5 and 10 after 9 p.m., the weather might be good, but it would be very good if they held them early in the morning before the sun was high in the sky.