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The 24-year-old Cole Hocker opened up on deleting Instagram, mental reset, 1500m disqualification, and 5000m redemption gold.
American runner Cole Hocker has broken his silence about his emotional rollercoaster following his disqualification from the 1500m semi-final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The championships, held from September 13 to 21, 2025, saw Hocker initially finish second in his heat on September 17 before being disqualified for jostling in the final 100 meters of the race.
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The incident occurred when Hocker tried to make space between Germany's Robert Farken and Dutchman Stefan Nillessen, a move that officials deemed too aggressive.
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Hocker, who has become one of the most prominent faces of American middle-distance running since his Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, admitted that the disqualification hit him hard.
"That night of the of the DQ, I open Instagram, just literally like by habit at this point and like boom, right in front of me. It's like DQ over my face.
“I'm like, obviously that it, that is a new, that that happened, but seeing it And then, yeah, I, I saw that I was like, all right, I got to get off.
“And it was kind of the same mindset as like any emotion I have towards this, I want it to be used productively and looking and stewing at, you know, photos and then inevitably reading the comments and then having 1000 opinions. It was doing absolutely nothing for me.
“And then even of course, I was really grateful, like so many people were on my side and we're like, oh, that's, that's bullshit, whatever. And that's like, of course I appreciate that," said Hocker in a conversation with Citius Mag.
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The 23-year-old runner revealed that deleting Instagram was part of an effort to regain focus and maintain emotional clarity.
Instead of scrolling through opinions, he turned to an unexpected outlet for relaxation: YouTube videos on American history, U.S. presidents, and Japanese history.
"I just wanted to shift my brain somewhere else," he said.
"Watching stuff that had nothing to do with running helped me reset."
Reflections on the 1500m Incident
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In a separate interview with FloTrack, Hocker shed light on the contact that led to his disqualification, saying that he was focused solely on getting into a qualifying position.
"Obviously, I'm not trying to affect anyone else's race. I was just trying to get to the line in that top six position, like everyone else was and yeah I would have liked to have it a little bit cleaner, but yeah it was what it was," he explained.
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He acknowledged that his rail-riding strategy may have been risky that day.
"I know everyone's very critical of my rail riding, I guess, in races. And I guess that was an example of where it was a little dicey, a little diceier than I wanted. I think in hindsight, maybe I should have just held the front and try to get the line because I felt amazing in the last 200 meters, quite frankly."
A Golden Redemption in the 5000m
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Despite the setback, Hocker came back stronger later in the championships. He lined up for the 5000m final and delivered a commanding performance, winning gold with a time of 12:58.30. Belgium’s Isaac Kimeli and Jimmy Gressier finished second and third respectively.