congrats to bernard lagat. he did something for the u.s. that had never happen: win the 1500m @ the world championships. and, today he did something that no one had ever done @ the world championships: win both the 1500m & the 5k! (it's happened twice in the olympics but never in the world championships.)
lagat's originally for kenya, and this is the first championships that he's ever competed for in u.s. gear. he even sprinted past two kenyans in the final 100m of the 1500m, running the final 400 in 54 seconds.
the 5k was a slower paced race, and lagat was one of 3 u.s. men in the race. he hung back around 4th or fifth for a good part of the race, and kicked it in for the last 200m, again, out sprinting a kenyan.
i'm proud he's a part of our team.
another b that gets props, breaux greer. he won the first u.s. medal in the javelin since the like 1983. finished 3rd. good stuff, especially from a guy who's career has been plagued by injuries.
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Did I miss where you big-upped our sprinter for winning?
no, i just haven't talked too much about all the individual results. and maybe i'm jaded by all golds we get in the 100 & 200.
but congrats, tyson gay. congrats to everyone i haven't celebrated yet.
like jeremy wariner. that guy is amazing. he almost ran a sub 43 leg on the 4x400! and he won gold, completing a u.s. sweep in the 400.
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