Thread is full of hilarity.
Keino was party to a plan to use Jipcho to burn the kick out of Ryun and others, which Jipcho and the Kenyan coach freely admit - watch "The Olympiad - The Africans". They were scared to death of Ryun's finish, even though Ryun was sub-par from mono and missed training.
Keino claimed to have a kidney stone, then a galls stone, then some other ailment. He ALWAYS had some type of ailment or excuse when he lost (death threats, upset stomach, flu, letting the other runner win in front of his people, on and on), yet Ryun and others get lambasted for the very real problem of racing at altitude. People forget that back in the day, the IAAF etc. had put limits on the amount of time athletes were allowed to train at altitude unless they were from Kenya, Ethiopia, other high altitude regions if the athletes were native to the areas. Officials conveniently looked the other way at Mohammed Gamoudi who out-kicked and out-smarted the Kenyans in the 5k, he literally spent two straight years in the Pyrenees, good for him.
Keino had a shit record against Ryun going into Mexico.
Al Sal today would train differently, and no doubt would have worked on his form. Sure he would be competitive. The jealousy of Rupp on this site, which only increased after his Olympic silver, is palpable. His medal caused more than a bit of cognitive dissonance. You dummies, which most of you are, especially the self-styled intellectuals, you dummies who are brainwashed by the Hillel House boys who are ordered to troll this site and work on your self confidence are pitiful. I know the trolling by those anti-white racists goes on because I was ordered to be part of it during our mandated internet time while in school. This is why I hate the hypocrisy of my former, so-called religion. If you had any idea of the hate carried in the hearts of "devout practitioners" and what they've done to the U.S. and elsewhere as an organized group, you'd be outraged. But none of you have the smarts to realize or see it, and have been brainwashed into complete cowardice and compliance, so you'll merely sit, laugh, and repeat "tolerant" statements you've been taught by your Marxist Masters.