He currently has a ranking position on the road to Paris, and that will *probably* be enough, but is it risky to not go knock out the standard?
Olympic window closes June 30. Next week he has Europeans (which will likely boost his ranking), so I can't see him chasing the standard before June 15. There are no Diamond Leagues with a men's 5000 before the end of the window. The 2 gold meets in that period (Paavo Nurmi and Irena Szewińska) also don't have a 5000.
Does he leave it to chance with the ranking? Does he run a 13:00 with his brothers pacing him in Sandnes? Does he not do a 5000 at all this year?