Narve Gilje Nordås took the season’s best, but was only sixth in the 1500 meters in Doha.
Friday 10 May at 19:20
Nordås ran in with a time of 3.33.87. It was just over a second and a half behind winner Brian Komen from Kenya. The year’s best for Nordås was 3.34.11.
– A shock victory, says NRK commentator Jann Post about Komen.
Gilje Nordås had no chance in the race in the Diamond League event. He was too far behind the field when the pace really picked up in the last hundred metres.
– I know I have more to say at the end, but I feel that I was locked in, unfortunately. I can’t give in properly, says Nordås to NRK.
– It is obviously behind where you want to be, but that is how it is. Fortunately, that is not the case now. At least it’s going in the right direction, Nordås continues.
Before the last corner, Nordås tried to advance in the field, but it was stopped by the competitors in front. This meant that the 25-year-old had nothing to contribute when the strongest runners settled for the victory.
– Here it was a long way to go. It is clear that Narve is not prepared for the competition until this point. In addition, it’s a bit like it was indoors last winter – tactically not very good, says NRK’s expert commentator Vebjørn Rodal.
It was a Kenyan triple in Qatar on Friday night. Timothy Cheruiyot was second, while Renyold Kipkorir Cheruiyot finished in 3rd place.
Last time Narve Gilje Nordås race, was in Spanish Huelva. Then he helped training buddy Per Svela to reach the EC requirement of 5000 metres:
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