Eunice Sum dissed!

It sounds like you hear what you want to hear.

I got that sense too. Like she had no business being in that final, let alone snatch the gold medal. Some all but flat out called it a fluke.

It was a fluke just like Leo Manzano getting the silver last year in the Olympic 1500m. That is why Nike and all the other big companies turned him down for more money.

Niyonsaba was missing, but this was the second fastest time in the world this year. And she won twice in a row. And she's two years younger than Montano - I the Sum has Montano's number.

alanson wrote:

Niyonsaba was missing, but this was the second fastest time in the world this year. And she won twice in a row. And she's two years younger than Montano - I the Sum has Montano's number.

I agree Francine Niyonsaba looked unstoppable this year. But it is nice to get a genuine surprise when they're so few and far between nowadays. Smarter observers would have noticed she was a genuine medal contender though, she even won her semi.

El Keniano wrote:

alanson wrote:

Niyonsaba was missing, but this was the second fastest time in the world this year. And she won twice in a row. And she's two years younger than Montano - I the Sum has Montano's number.

I agree Francine Niyonsaba looked unstoppable this year. But it is nice to get a genuine surprise when they're so few and far between nowadays. Smarter observers would have noticed she was a genuine medal contender though, she even won her semi.

Wasn't Francine Niyonsaba barred from competing in Moscow due to "an abnormal hormonal situation..."?

I knew Eunice was going to do very well after watching the heats and especially after I saw her win her semi final.

I think she needs to work on her speed a little and everything will fall into place.

Not many people gave her a chance and even Mariya Savinova said as much.

Now she is a marked woman.

This is an American site - the women were supposed to go 1-2 (Montano/Martinez) and the men 1-2 (Solomon/Symmonds). Didn't work out that way - things rarely do when you either diss or neglect other athletes, who because they are not American must either be doping or lucky (Sum falls into the latter category for the moment, however if she improves then it is the former). Of course if Martinez, who was nowhere even a couple of years ago, improves to 1.55/3.55 it is because of superior coaching? You can't have it both ways.

Congratulations to Eunice Sum, World Champion!

She's from the Rosa stable isn't she?

I know why I'd be 'dissing' her.

trollism wrote:

She's from the Rosa stable isn't she?

I know why I'd be 'dissing' her.

Not completely. She is allegedly trained by Janeth Jepkosgei, one of Rosa's genetic marvels.

Mariya Savinova:

"I feel a little bit uncomfortable about it. I'm not used to losing."

"I never believed Sum could break her own lifetime best by a full two seconds. It was clear that Montano could not keep that pace going all the way to the finish, but I certainly made a mistake with the Kenyan ... You need to turn it on with 150m to go because it is hard for everyone at the finish. This is exactly what happened but I had allowed Sum to get slightly in front of me. I made a mistake. I admit it."

- Russia's Olympic and former World 800m champion Mariya Savinova talking about how she was shocked by her loss at Moscow 2013 and underestimated Kenya's Eunice Sum.

But Mariya, she actually pulled away in the last few metres, meaning she'd have overtaken you still.

Sport physiologist wrote:

Not completely. She is allegedly trained by Janeth Jepkosgei, one of Rosa's genetic marvels.

She's still a part of the Rosa family management group though, run by Dr Rosa's son and inevitably for Kenyans, various other sketchy Italians.

Sport physiologist wrote:

She's from the Rosa stable isn't she?

I know why I'd be 'dissing' her.

Not completely. She is allegedly trained by Janeth Jepkosgei, one of Rosa's genetic marvels.

Then why doesn't il buon dottore perform this alleged genetic wizardry on his fellow Italians?

Coming from the final turn, they were just about level and then, Eunice started pulling away from Savinova.

Eunice was just better. By now, Savinova understands that.

El Keniano wrote:

Sport physiologist wrote:

She's from the Rosa stable isn't she?

I know why I'd be 'dissing' her.

Not completely. She is allegedly trained by Janeth Jepkosgei, one of Rosa's genetic marvels.

Then why doesn't il buon dottore perform this alleged genetic wizardry on his fellow Italians?

But they just do...in cycling.

"I never believed Sum could break her own lifetime best by a full two seconds.

You would never believe that mediocre Kenyan 400 m runners could endanger WR in the 800 m, run 3rd all-time best, and the next year they can't break 2:00 min. and finish dead last at meetings. The superior African genetics is sometimes mindboggling.

Eunice is the real deal.

So so proud of her! Went to the world champs hoping possibly to just make it to the finals. She wins gold! And fired on by that win, she came out and won in Stockolm. Today, facing the toughest race ever, which included Savinova and Semenya, she emerged tops again. And with that she gets the top prize for the league $40,000 + $10,000. What a season for Eunice! I am sure she can't believe the events that have taken place in her life in the last four weeks. This woman will come back next season with a bigger promise. She has one of the best mentors anyone can have(Janeth Jepkosgei).

El Keniano wrote:

Eunice is the real deal.