Down goes Rudisha!! Down goes Rudisha!!

Meant Aman.

....He lost one race. Big whoop!

Rudisha has said over and over again that he doesn't like racing in rain! I knew even before the race that he would not win this one. I am surprised he finished second! I expected Aman to win it and Kosencha, Duane and Kitum to finish ahead of him. It is understandable and the loss does not take anything from him as king of 800m! Those celebrating his loss will sew their mouths once Rudisha runs under 1:40 next year!

Arap KEmboi wrote:

Rudisha has said over and over again that he doesn't like racing in rain! I knew even before the race that he would not win this one. I am surprised he finished second! I expected Aman to win it and Kosencha, Duane and Kitum to finish ahead of him. It is understandable and the loss does not take anything from him as king of 800m! Those celebrating his loss will sew their mouths once Rudisha runs under 1:40 next year!

You are not surprised he finished second, that's just an exaggeration.

Not suprised because of the rain. I was terrified for him in London because of the weather but things cleared up for his final despite the forecast. Needless to say, that race would have looked different had it rained and he might not have even meddled. Remember Berlin?

How is it that Rudisha is now 2nd in Diamond League points, that's the question

Does Zurich count double or what? Aman hasn't won much of anything all year.

Doped Up Tribesman wrote:

How is it that Rudisha is now 2nd in Diamond League points, that's the question

Does Zurich count double or what? Aman hasn't won much of anything all year.

If you bothered to watch the meet - yes points are doubled.

None of the Kenyans ran well in the 800m, Kiptum at 1.45!! I guess they really don't like the rain, but all of them?

a-man!!

This is the best possible result for sub-1:40 by Rudisha next season.

What the hell is wrong with him that he can't run in the rain? Is it a phobia?

El Keniano wrote:

Not suprised because of the rain. I was terrified for him in London because of the weather but things cleared up for his final despite the forecast. Needless to say, that race would have looked different had it rained and he might not have even meddled. Remember Berlin?

However, he did end up meddling quite a bit.

He just ran a WR ( first man under 1:41 ) for a gold medal in the Olympics. He on the the downhill of a peak performance for this season. This is a race that no one cares about or will remember. He is GOAT in the 800 and proved it in London. This is small potatoes.

sub3over40 wrote:

He just ran a WR ( first man under 1:41 ) for a gold medal in the Olympics. He on the the downhill of a peak performance for this season. This is a race that no one cares about or will remember. He is GOAT in the 800 and proved it in London. This is small potatoes.

The guy is the fastest, most talented ever to be sure... BUT if he cannot run anything but time-trial type races he's going to go down in history as amazing, but really not a competitor.

What I mean is that he is one dimensional. That one dimension is amazing -- but let's be honest, he can't run unless things are perfect for him. Which is silly, he ought to be able to adapt and run a tactical race...because...what are the odds he will be able to run under 1:41 in 4 years?

That would be a long spell at the top.

You're kidding right? He's not a competitor? He just won the goddamned Olympics with an un-rabbited WR. C'mon...

Either an idiot or troll...or possibly both.

Rudisha's DONE!!!

Nate9.55 wrote:

....He lost one race. Big whoop!

You want to fight about it?

He is no doubt the greatest at the moment; however, we shouldn’t forget that Aman is considerable faster now than Rudisha was at 18. Time will tell…

rudy rudy wrote:

Rudisha dethroned by Amam, 1:42.53!

Your definition of "dethroned" makes me laugh.