At least he had a couple of heats to warm up. Walking right into the 10000 final? That seems insane. I love that her “rust buster” might be the wc 5000 heat. If Hassan somehow medals, the legend only grows. One of my favorite things about her is that she’s so quirky in her career and is willing to take on challenges previously unheard of like the 1500/10000 double or the treble. To me, for fearlessness and range, Hassan is the goat distance runner of all time.
(Please don’t start in on the doping gossip).
What isnt gossip, and is a fact, is that she only has her current coach because her last one is literally still serving a doping ban. If you're one of the fastest athletes in history achieving hitherto unparalleled success with a sketchy coach who got banned, I'm sorry but that's gonna follow you forever. You can debate til the cows come home on how fair or unfair that is but that's how it is.
Similarly, if you want to assert your opinion that she's the GOAT, it's totally fair for fans in that discussion to point out that fact, and to find that a compelling reason not to put her on the highest of pedestals.
Well the list of similarly tainted athletes is very long, and she’s only been able to get better with her new coach. Certainly she’s no Dibaba.
Almaz Ayana opened up her 2017 seaaon with the most dominant win ever in the 10000m at the world champs in London. She won by almost 46 seconds or something before going on to win the silver in the 5000m. We'll see whether Hassan will be able to emulate her.
Read the article linked in here translated to English. It answers pretty much all of your questions.
Short answer: She needed a long time to mentally and physically recover after the triple. She started late training hard for her by beginning in January (so indoors wasn't part of the plans). She picked up an injury in the spring (presumably late March) when she'd open her season and then had Ramadan in April, which is demanding obviously. Things weren't clicking in May, so that's why she didn't race then. Apparently, she has been doing well the last month or so, so they have confidence even without racing she'll be a contender. A triple is not going to happen based on the sentiment from the article.
Has any athlete opened at the world championships and medaled? It seems crazy that this could be your first competition of the year and you can still be successful. Of course, we are talking about Hassan and she should never be counted out if she’s on the start line.
Almaz Ayana won the 10000m at the 2017 London World Champs after having not raced that season whatsoever.
At least he had a couple of heats to warm up. Walking right into the 10000 final? That seems insane. I love that her “rust buster” might be the wc 5000 heat. If Hassan somehow medals, the legend only grows. One of my favorite things about her is that she’s so quirky in her career and is willing to take on challenges previously unheard of like the 1500/10000 double or the treble. To me, for fearlessness and range, Hassan is the goat distance runner of all time.
(Please don’t start in on the doping gossip).
What isnt gossip, and is a fact, is that she only has her current coach because her last one is literally still serving a doping ban. If you're one of the fastest athletes in history achieving hitherto unparalleled success with a sketchy coach who got banned, I'm sorry but that's gonna follow you forever. You can debate til the cows come home on how fair or unfair that is but that's how it is.
Similarly, if you want to assert your opinion that she's the GOAT, it's totally fair for fans in that discussion to point out that fact, and to find that a compelling reason not to put her on the highest of pedestals.
Not one of Salazar's athletes has ever tested positive or been banned. He was not given a 4 year suspension for dispensing drugs to his athletes. So, no, it's not fair to question her accomplishments. But this wouldn't be letsrun without moron accusers like you.
Read the article linked in here translated to English. It answers pretty much all of your questions.
Short answer: She needed a long time to mentally and physically recover after the triple. She started late training hard for her by beginning in January (so indoors wasn't part of the plans). She picked up an injury in the spring (presumably late March) when she'd open her season and then had Ramadan in April, which is demanding obviously. Things weren't clicking in May, so that's why she didn't race then. Apparently, she has been doing well the last month or so, so they have confidence even without racing she'll be a contender. A triple is not going to happen based on the sentiment from the article.
Has any athlete opened at the world championships and medaled? It seems crazy that this could be your first competition of the year and you can still be successful. Of course, we are talking about Hassan and she should never be counted out if she’s on the start line.
Ayana gold and silver in 2017. She won the 10000 by more than 40s.
Not one of Salazar's athletes has ever tested positive or been banned. He was not given a 4 year suspension for dispensing drugs to his athletes. So, no, it's not fair to question her accomplishments. But this wouldn't be letsrun without moron accusers like you.
The first statement is of course false. Case in point: testo cheat Decker. Not exactly trustworthy.
We also know that Salazar used testo for himself as an athlete. Not exactly trustworthy.
The second statement is correct but misleading: he was banned for tampering + administering a forbidden method + possession of - you all guessed it - testo. Not exactly trustworthy.
Plus, the only British athlete on the IAAF's infamous likely doping list was Farah; Rupp was one of only two Americans. Not exactly trustworthy.