Farrah DQ, chelimo upgraded to gold
Farrah DQ, chelimo upgraded to gold
Chemlimo just re-instated, which was the right call, but that means no medal for Lagat. I think Lagat will be okay with that.
At least Bernard still has his anus......
First turn wrote:
Looks like he also stepped off of the track the first turn of the last lap
Edris shoved him off the track if true
RacingtheCanteloupe wrote:
Now, in a physical race, a truly special moment is tarnished by the equivalent of a whistle-happy ref.
What crap.
A physical race at 13:04 pace. Holy shit. Think about that for a minute.
Quote from Lagat "to disqualify people when they didn't gain an advantage is not the right spirit. I like to know I earned my medal."
captainwildcat wrote:
Chemlimo just re-instated, which was the right call, but that means no medal for Lagat. I think Lagat will be okay with that.
fisky wrote:
Props to Chelimo for how well he handled this when told about it on a live interview. He gained a lot of respect from me. I'm not sure I would have handled it that well. :)
I would have landed a punch to LJ's schnozz, and then followed up with a serious beat-down until he crumpled down to the floor.
Samuel DeChamplain wrote:
Quote from Lagat "to disqualify people when they didn't gain an advantage is not the right spirit. I like to know I earned my medal."
captainwildcat wrote:Chemlimo just re-instated, which was the right call, but that means no medal for Lagat. I think Lagat will be okay with that.
I am crazy about Bernard Lagat…but that was a horrible call…just like Kemboi's horrible call.
What is going on here?
Bernard Lagat has stated that the correct decision was not made.
Now the correct decision has been made…and the 5000m Debacle™ situation is finally finished. This debacle should not of happened at all.
Why isn't Kemboi reinstated after the "Stupid French Jerk Debacleâ„¢" call?
Why can't the correct decision be made in the Kemboi case also?
I have no idea why Kemboi hasn't been reinstated because it was the exact same thing that happened in the 5k
Samuel DeChamplain wrote:
I have no idea why Kemboi hasn't been reinstated because it was the exact same thing that happened in the 5k
Exactly. It was the exact same thing.
I think you are exactly correct about that.
(It is just a coincidence.)
fdjj3ml wrote:
I would have landed a punch to LJ's schnozz, and then followed up with a serious beat-down until he crumpled down to the floor.
If you are anything like the average LRC poster, you would talk big online, then walk away with your tail between your legs in real life.
Big Shove wrote:
Dubs wrote:3 separate times people went to pass him and he stuck his arms out and impeded them
Exactly what Farah did to Chelimo at the bell lap start. Except Farah threw him off stride.
I've watched it over and over. Where in the race did Farah allegedly interfere with Chelimo? All I saw was just after the bell the Ethiopian try to cut in front of Mo and Mo put his arm out to defend the space in front of him. Not only nothing wrong with that, but smart racing.