Athletics Flash Quote

Mohammed Ahmed 5000m Final

”Fifth, you know, I was really close but I gave everything I had, I just made tactical errors, literally I was right there, I was just like ‘get on him’. Literally the guy I was behind would not let me go, I don’t know if he was slowing down and I was trying to go by him but he wouldn’t let me go inside so I had to go all the way outside and then he moved up and I had to go all the way inside and they (the leaders) moved by then. They had 5-6 metres on me and I tried gutting it out but I started dying then to.”

“I am a bit disappointed I really wanted to go out there and be right there with those guys but you know I am a bit closer then I was last year and I have another race coming up on Friday and another Canadian there with me which will make it a little bit easier so I am just going to go out there and have fun. It was a PB today to so you can’t be too disappointed with a 10 second PB so I am not disappointed with the time just those 2 errors I wish I could take back and get a medal.”