Daily debate: If Rudisha, Kiprop, Kemboi, or Farah tested positive - which one would upset you the most? The least?

Wtfunny wrote:

How does a discussion like this, in any way help the sport?

None of these guys have ever returned a positive sample. Even the "rumors" about Farah have more to do with his coach and little, if anything, actually directed towards him.

This kind of gossipy dribbling by anonymous trolls is one thing, but served up on a forum by the site hosts is miserable.

It's click bait. And we are suckers. It's not about saving the sport as wejo claims. He is being dishonest. It'$ about $omething el$e.

Most - Farah, both because I like the Salazar camp, and because it makes 'innocent until proven guilty' a lot tougher to argue for clean athletes, who bear just as much if not more of the weight if he goes down. The 'B' guys who are trying to break in don't have names to sell, only times. If the times are in question, those athletes are boned. Farah could be be proven a cheater and he'll be fine for the rest of his life. But if he is shown to have cheated, it would negatively impact lower tier runners way more than anyone else on that list.

Least - any of the others more or less equally. Rudisha's great OG 800 and Kemboi's antics have been a pleasure to watch, I don't know as much about Kiprop, so him I guess.

I would be very happy if Farah tested positive. The OP is a bunch of c*nts

I would actually be happy if Farah got caught. I 100% believe that he is dirty.

I would be upset if Kemboi got busted. He seems like such a fun and happy happy guy, I don't want to have to hate him.

To make this thread fair, the site admin should also create a similar thread about Evan Jaeger, Emma Coburn and other possible American cheats

Farah is too juiced to lose! I'd be very happy if he was getting caught sooner than later!

Kemboi's perfomances are so erratic, he must be clean! Plus he really races like a man posessed in championship races... He's got a mad kick!

Most upset: Rudisha

Least: Farah lol puhlease...... More like "I TOLD YOU SO"!

unreader v1.1 wrote:

reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:

You're arguing against something I never wrote.

I didn't say "Mo has run under 12:50." I didn't say "Mo has proven he can out-kick the top runners in a mid 12:40s 5k."

I was arguing against the claim someone else made saying "all of the real competition has left."

Mo has never run in the 12:40s. When did he prove "he can out-kick the top runners in a mid 12:40s 5k."?

Kip Keino has never run in the 12:40s. When did he prove "he can out-kick the top runners in a mid 12:40s 5k."?

I wouldn't be surprised with Farah testing positive so I wouldn't be upset. I'd be surprised if any of the others tested positive. But I'd only be upset if, among those 4 athletes mentioned, that Kemboi tested positive because he's so dominant at the steeple for so long and he's like a homeboy just dancing and stuff after winning. He's like "I'm the best steeple athlete in world history, no big deal."

I love how someone watches guys run 3:26 and 1:40 and says they are clean, but a 12:53 5000m is dirty...

Rudisha. Watching him race is pure running porn. He simply amazes me with his immaculate form, not to mention his times.

Other than that, probably Kiprop. He's kind of an inspiration in a way because he's an 800m/1500m guy with a pretty unconventional build for those events, and I'm in the same boat. In fact, when I watch videos of my races, Kiprop immediately comes to mind because my stride and physique are so similar to his.

Rudisha

1. Rudisha

It would be 100% devastating.

Masai warrior , brother colm oconnel, Kenyan hard works. Making a mockery of hard work and dreams.

2. Kiprop

A supposed exemplar of Kenyan integrity in manner proclamation and body incarnation, but still not that bad. If it happened, he would be not in the camp of the non world beaters catapulted to stolen success, but of a legit true runner fallen to dark practices for enhancement. So not terrible.

3. Kemboi

Would not be unprecedented but still disheartening given the Kenyan dominance of steeplechase and making a mockery of the athleticism of steeplechase.

4. Farah

Devastating to the sport and those who believed in his form and biomechanics, but at this point totally not unexpected

I would be most upset over Mo as there would be huge collateral from that in terms of how many American runners in the Oregon Project that we would now begin to doubt being clean. I think because guys like Rudisha are not part of huge team, finding out they were doping would only hurt them.

How do you know they all DIDN'T test positive in view of the bribery involving the IAAF? You may find out next week.

I gotta say Kiprop would upset the most. He's the most relevant and important runner right now being the best at the premier event closest to the mile distance.

The least upset? That's just asking which runner you like the least, so I'll not name names.

"Will Mo Farah win double gold?"

No

"Will Tirunesh Dibaba win triple gold?"

Nonsense and rubbish

"Will Kenenisa Bekele even compete?"

No

BUMP!