Armand Duplantis aside, there is a feast of talent on show at a World Athletics Championships postponed a year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. His time was 27:42.69.
Enter Selemon Barega. Cheptegei took the lead with less than five laps to run and led the field through 8400 meters in 23:41, setting the stage for a quick final 1600 (4:01.46). World 200m champion Russian army on last legs, says MI6 chief Plan to memorialise bombed-out homes divides Kyiv suburb End the war to prevent nuclear abyss, warns Lukashenko Western fighter jets could be sent to Ukraine to boost forces Listen to the latest episode of our daily Ukraine podcast. Sadly, Werkwuha Getachew, who had thrashed Alemu in the Ethiopian Trials at Hengelo in a then world lead of 1:56.67 was not allowed to compete in Tokyo as she had never previously raced internationally or broken two minutes and therefore had not been on the drug testing list for sufficient length. Sifan Hassan runs 28.6 final 200 and puts her arms out to celebrate heat win. TOKYO After a 10-year drought, Ethiopia is back on top of the 10,000-meter world. It was a similar tale for Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, world 200m champion and silver medallist in the 100m in Doha in 2019, and Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou, the latter in an African record 10.78sec. Habitam Alemu ran a good tactical race and was well placed in third from 200m to 600m but a 30.2 last 200m saw her fade to sixth in 1:57.56. As a result, tonights race offered him the opportunity to answer a question he had been pondering for some time: how does he stack up against the worlds best distance runners? All Rights Reserved. For one moment it looked like Cheptegei might run Barega down on the home straight, but the Ethiopian dipped his head and dug in as Cheptegeis challenge faded. But if tonights race was anything to go off, there should be some good wars with Cheptegei and Kiplimo to come. I cared about every single person I passed. The Malian army said it had thwarted a "terrorist" attack on Friday at a town on the outskirts of the capital where a key base used by the ruling military is located. Kiplimo passed Aregawi with 150 to run and Cheptegei held on to Kiplimo, but neither could bridge the gap to Barega. In Tokyo, though, they started well with a gold medal in the 10,000m and thereafter there were no gold medals and just three minor medals. Some 41 years later, Ethiopia won their sixth title in a time that was just half a second slower thanks to Selemon Baregas 27:43.22. Barega and reigning World 10,000 bronze medallist Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya broke away from the chase pack after 2k to reel in Kissa. Doha silver medallist Girma ran 7:27.98 behind Wale but was injured at the time of the trials but a 8:07.75 world lead at Monaco in July persuaded the selectors to change their mind. Kipruto finally wrested the lead from Kissa after four miles, and Kissa dropped out of the race nearly immediately after. When Gudaf Tsegay broke the world indoor 1500m record in Lievin despite appalling pacemaking and left Laura Muirs British record six seconds in arrears, she looked a favourite for the shorter event in Tokyo and backed that up with world indoor leads at 800m (1:57.52) and 3000m (8:22.65). Wale, officially 21 but looking many years older, was fourth In Doha and set a 8:09.47 world lead in Ostrava but more impressively came close to the world 3000m record indoors with a 7:24.98 clocking ahead of Barega. Kipruto and teammate Weldon Langat continued to lead the chase pack and kept Kissa in their sights. The latest running news, sent to your inbox weekly. Copyright 2022. This was Ethiopias fifth win in the last seven Games with Mo Farah winning the missing two. While winning in Doha with a good long drive, Cheptegei been outclassed in the Diamond League 5000m at Florence and in Tokyo he decided with team-mate Kiplimo that they did not need a really fast pace to put the Ethiopians Barega and Yomif Kelelcha under pressure. Like Woody said, I feel like I never gave up the whole time. The team also includes world indoor 1500m champion Samuel Tefera and world silver medallists Selemon Barega and Yomif Kejelcha. Given their 3:35 1500m speed the two Ethiopians were confident of winning a slow run race and it was slow with 1000m in 2:50.1 which is 8:30 pace. Womens 3000m steeplechase However there was an upset in the 4x400 relay, an event making its Olympic debut, when the powerful United States' quartet was disqualified for an illegal changeover. Barega closed in 53.94 to take the victory, timing his kick perfectly and validating his decision to run the 100,00 this year after his silver in the 5,000 at Worlds in 2019. Michael M Santiago/GettyImagesDonald Trump would fire tens of thousands of civil servants and bring his key Jan. 6 allies to the White House in a move that would fundamentally redesign the government to suit his agenda if he is elected to a second term, according to a new report.After speaking with close allies of the former president, Axios reports Trump would purge staff at the Justice Department, State Department, and Pentagon in his early days back in the Oval Office in 2025. On Friday, he appointed a classmate and ally of Rajapaksa, Dinesh Gunawardena, to be his prime minister and partner in rescuing the country from its predicament. Cheptegei, however, had mixed feelings.I have really two feelings. Tokyo: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega stormed to a brilliant 10,000m victory to claim the first gold medal of a spectator-less Olympic athletics competition at the Tokyo Games on Friday.
Quick Take: Add Selemon Baregas name to the list of Ethiopian Olympic champions. My plan was just to, you know, see the last three laps the last 2k and try to push, but still, I was not really feeling comfortable with my tendon and I was just saying that maybe I need just consider health [rather] than break myself and [go for it], said Cheptegei. Behind them, a number of athletes struggled in the heat, including Australias Patrick Tiernan, who collapsed in the home straight but got up and finished 19th in 28:35.06. Who will rule the 20s? Canadian Moh Ahmed took the lead with 650 meters to run and ripped a 60.47 penultimate lap, and eight men were in contention for three medals at the bell: all three Ethiopians (Barega, Yomif Kejelcha, Berihu Aregawi), the two remaining Ugandans, Ahmed, Kwemoi, and Fisher. But he took a gamble by not running in any international races over the distance since that record-breaking run. Six-times Sri Lanka's prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the pinnacle of power, enduring setback after setback but always managing to recover from seemingly impossible defeats. Kiplimo was over the moon happy with his bronze, calling it something amazing and saying he was so very excited.. I cared about every place today. Fisher was surprised to hear that but after his result tonight, expectations in the 5k may have just gone up. Mens 1500m After a steady start, Gidey ran a blistering 14:45.3 5000m from 3000m to 8000m on a very hot day but couldnt shift Hassan and more surprisingly another Ethiopian-born athlete Kalkidan Gezahegne who was representing Bahrain. In 1972, European record-holder David Bedford set the fastest speed ever seen in a 25-lap race in a bid to burn off the expected faster finishers passing 3000m in 8:06.4 and 5000m in 13:43.9. Cheptegei broke the world record in his last major 10,000-meter race in October and was seen as the best in the world coming into the Olympics. Ethiopia needed a new hero to emerge. Warholm, who this month ran 46.70sec to break Kevin Young's world record from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, eased up to win his heat in 48.65sec. Ethiopia won a 10,000m gold and 3000m steeplechase silver for the men and the women won two bronzes one each at 5000m and 10,000m. Barega broke clear on the last lap and won in 27 minutes, 43.22 seconds, upsetting world champion and world-record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda, who took the silver medal in 27:43.63.
"I was able to take a flag from home that meant a lot to me. Cheptegei said hes been struggling with a tendon injury (he pointed towards his right heel so maybe Achilles) since April that made him nervous as well. Freweyni Hailu Gebreezibiher finished out of the medals but unlike many of her team-mates ran up to expectation finishing a few seconds down on a quality top three of Faith Kipyegon, Laura Muir and Hassan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,Pool), Selemon Barega, of Ethiopia, left, celebrates with compatriot Berihu Aregawi after winning the men's 10,000-meters final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. He grabbed an Ethiopian flag and held it with both hands over his head as he trotted down the track. The Jamaican veteran is the fastest woman over 100m this year, clocking 10.63sec in June and believes she can go faster in Tokyo. #WorldAthleticsChamps, Shericka Jackson now holds the second and fourth fastest times in 200m history Barega is also planning to run in the 5,000. In 1980, Miruts Yifter won Ethiopias first ever Olympic track title as he blasted the last 300 metres of the 10,000m in 39 seconds. He dropped back to 14th place by 4k and 21st place by 5k. In the Tokyo heats Girma ran the fastest qualifier in history of 8:09.83. What would he say to dad now? Mens 3000m steeplechase Civil Defense volunteer Youssef Mallah told The Associated Press that they are still at the port, but have been ordered to stay far from the silos. 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WOMEN800m: Habitam Alemu, Workwuha Getachew, Worknesh Mesele1500m: Freweyni Hailu, Lemlem Hailu, Diribe Welteji5000m: Ejigayehu Taye, Senbere Teferi, Gudaf Tsegay10,000m: Tsigie Gebreselama, Tsehay Gemechu, Letesenbet GideyMarathon: Roza Dereje, Birhane Dibaba, Tigist Girma3000m steeplechase: Mekides Abebe, Lomi Muleta, Zerfe Wondimagegn, MEN800m: Melese Nibret1500m: Samuel Abate, Tadesse Lemi, Samuel Tefera5000m: Milkesa Mengesha, Nibret Melak, Getnet Wale10,000m: Berihu Aregawi, Selemon Barega, Yomif KejelchaMarathon: Leslisa Desisa, Shura Kitata, Sisay Lema3000m steeplechase: Hailemariam Amare, Abrham Sime, Tadesse Takele. World Athletics Championships 2022: Ever-consistent Avinash Sable faces strong 3000m steeplechase field in final, World Athletics Championships: M Sreeshankar has positives to take away from Oregon to CWG, World Athletics Championship 2022: Armand Duplantis heads stellar cast at USA's first worlds, #PoweringLife: A CSR Initiative By Volvo India, Sanitation workers in rural Haryana unable to access ration, health care, Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega claims first gold in athletics as event gets underway. Cheptegei and Rodgers Kwemoi of Kenya picked it up in the front, running 64.04 on the fourth-to-last lap and 63.01 for the third-to-last circuit, but the pack was still massive for an Olympic final, with 12 men in contention. Barega, 21, ran a superb tactical race to hold off world champion Joshua Cheptegei and Ugandan compatriot Jacob Kiplimo to win in 27min 43.22sec. Gidey will contest the 10,000m, the event at which she set a world record of 29:01.03 last month, while Tsegay will line up for the 5000m, having clocked a world-leading 14:13.32 in Hengelo on 8 June. For almost two decades, Ethiopia dominated the 25-lap event; from 1993 to 2011, the country won 13 of the 14 gold medals on offer in the mens 10,000 meters, thanks largely to the heroics of Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele. Quick Take: The world record holder Joshau Cheptegei made history for Uganda tonight but. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'E-L1-dnySmhl6xpctfzq9g',sig:'z0zFd8EqmuXSqeIxqujFnzHH2RMNzZ6akoV_qls7a6s=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1234320832',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); When we asked Cheptegei about the pace he initially didnt act like there was much of a plan to work together and said that he told Kissa to enter the race and you know show them what hes made of. When pressed, Cheptegei said he realized in the first 1k that it was simply way too humid and too hot to run fast. Even in the future, I want to make history like my previous colleagues, Barega said through a translator. He found out tonight. 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable has ignited faint hopes of Indias first medal in a distance-running event after reaching the World Athletics Championships final for the second time in his career. Kejelcha and Kwemoi started to fade as the group hit 300 to go, and Barega unleashed further with 250 to go. Ill say hopefully I dont let you down in the 5,000, Fisher said. I came here expecting to win the gold, but we never know how someone has prepared and just have to be respectful and you know, be thankful to God that you have [made] the podium, said Cheptegei. Mens 5000m His last 300m was a fraction slower than Yifters too. "It was very challenging to compete without spectators," said Barega, who draped himself in an Ethiopian flag he had been given before travelling to Japan. When I was running I also imagined that the seats in the stadium were full of fans!". Hellen Obiri leads the Olympic 5000m (Getty). Mens 10,000m Talk about the day 1 action on the world-famous LetsRun.com fan forum/messageboard. July 30, 2021 19:59:16 IST. The latest running news, sent to your inbox weekly or when urgent news breaks. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'713eIRZsQ1Z-CXv4uHI6aw',sig:'jLKb20hv_QpPENjZ6All0ozq31jCIFhvboizcYqB6cY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1234320913',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); The last time Tokyo hosted the Olympics, 57 years ago, Abebe Bikila set a world record of 2:12:11 to win the marathon by over four minutes. 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She then made little effort up to the bell before a half-hearted kick but was blown away in the last 100m by Hassan who took six seconds out of her as she barely walked across the line. Tonight, the 21-year-old joined Gebrselassie, Bekele, and Miruts Yifter in the club of Ethiopian legends to have won the Olympic 10,000-meter title, outsprinting world record holder Joshua Cheptegei and World Half Marathon champion Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda to win in 27:43.22. The New York company saw a massive surge of spending on its proprietary cards in the quarter, up 30% from a year ago, a surge that the company attributed to higher travel and entertainment spending. 2022 LetsRun.com, LLC. Milkesa Menghesa made the final as a fastest loser but was only 10th as Ethiopia finished outside the medals for the first time since 1996. Benjamin, world silver medallist behind Warholm at the 2019 world championships in Doha, followed suit. Barega knew coming in that a slower race would favor him as the Ugandans Cheptegei and Kiplimo are known for their strength something Barega learned first-hand and World XC in 2019 when Cheptegei and Kiplimo went 1-2 and Barega finished a well-beaten 5th, over 30 seconds back. That doesnt seem possible as hes not entered in the event, but he said if the Ethiopian federation and World Athletics somehow allowed him to run, he would do it. Barega though was the class of 2021. AP. Kissa went out hard, running the first lap in 62 seconds and opened up a gap on the field. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip), Selemon Barega, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the men's 10,000-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. The Netherlands' long-distance star Sifan Hassan also advanced in the 5,000m, while Venezuela's triple jump world champion Yulimar Rojas eased into Sunday's final. "I don't really worry about it," said the Commonwealth champion. The European Union drug regulator said its recommendation was based on animal studies that suggest the vaccine protects non-human primates from monkeypox. "If you notice the heats, there's some really quick running," she said. Kissa said the pre-race plan was for him to run 2:40 per kilometer (26:40 pace) and for Kiplimo and Cheptegei to follow as a fast race would boost their chances of gold. Prior to tonight, Uganda had never won an Olympic distance medal on the track (Stephen Kiprotich took marathon gold in 2012, John Akii-Bua won 400m hurdle gold in 1972) so Cheptegei and Kiplimo made history. In next years World Championships, I would expect Ethiopia to win a lot more medals than they managed in Tokyo with the less humid conditions of Oregon proving more favourable to them and with plenty of quality athletes improving in their early 20s. 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The Olympic 10,000 has held a special place for the East African nation since Miruts Yifter first won it for Ethiopia in 1980. "I can't do anything about it, so why focus on that?". Discover something new every day from News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment and more! She carried on that form outdoors with a 3:54.01 1500m and world leads at the time of 5000m (14:13.32) and 10,000m (29:39.42) and went into Tokyo unbeaten but deciding on the 5000m alone which surprised many. Kissa then slowed, going through the first 1600 in 4:27, but had a 10-second lead on the rest of the field, as no one was interested in following him in the extremely humid conditions (81 degrees at start of 10,000m with 81% humidity, dew point of 73). Selemon Barega, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the men's 10,000-meter run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Quick Take: Grant Fisher wanted to find out how he ranked among the worlds best. Gebrselassie won in 1996 and 2000, giving Ethiopia four straight titles before Farah intruded. Performing a short and precise set at The Nashville Room in Hammersmith, the 22 year-old premiered a collection of songs recently recorded in six-hour sessions on days off from his job as a computer operator at the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics complex in Park Royal. The result also exceeded the expectations of the Fisher family. Since Billy Mills won 10k gold in Tokyo in 1964, just three Americans have finished in the top five in this event: Frank Shorter in 1972, Galen Rupp in 2012 and 2016, and now Fisher. Their junior athletes fared better in the World Junior Championships than they did in the Olympics but they were outperformed by Kenya. Cheptegei blew by Kiplimo with 75 meters to grab the silver, while Fisher passed Bowerman Track Club teammate Ahmed in the home straight to move into fifth. Is Barega now the prohibitive 10k favorite? "I've never been to an Olympics so I don't know how the stadium would be if it was packed with people," she told AFP. 2012: Meseret Defar (5000m), Tirunesh Dibaba (10,000m), Tiki Gelana (marathon) If you are broken down and think you cant get what you want just look at a picture of Ranil Wickremesinghe, said lawmaker Udaya Gammanpila, who supported Wickremesinghes main rival in the presidential vote. Summary In the first 1k, I saw, it was really too humid and too hot and I was saying that I need to reserve my energy for the last lap.I realized that, today, we werent gonna run fast because it was really difficult and humid you know, tough.. But in the six global championships since then, Ethiopia could not win a single gold, with Mo Farahs emergence dovetailing with Gebrselassies retirement and Bekeles move to the marathon.
World record-holders Letesenbet Gidey and Gudaf Tsegay are among the 34 athletes named on Ethiopias team for the Tokyo Olympic Games. At one point I thought maybe I needed to refresh my mind and stay with family and wait until the next season. With 3200 to go, American Joe Klecker was dropped, but the field remained large. Grant Fisher has been a professional runner for two years, but until tonight he had not had the opportunity to compete in the best in the world as every one of his races had come on US soil.
The 28-minute pace pretty much continued throughout until a blistering last 1000m of 2:25.0 at least made the time slightly more respectable and most of that pace came in a 53.9 last lap. Womens 5000m Third on all-time list behind @usainbolt and @YohanBlake US record holder over 200m, breaking 19.32 from @MJGold that was set in 1996 Her compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah is the defending champion in both the 100 and 200m, and surged through her heat in temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit). Also qualifying with no problem were podium contenders Alison Dos Santos of Brazil and Qatar's sub-47sec performer Samba. But Qatar's 400m hurdler Abderrahman Samba said it was "really, really difficult. Barega's upset win was a rare blip on a first day that largely followed the form book as athletes adjusted to the unique surroundings of this year's pandemic-delayed competition. The day after his disappointing steeplechase Wale (12:53.28 to win their trials) was a non-qualifying ninth in his heat (behind Marc Scott) five places up on trials runner-up Nibret Melak who was nowhere near his 12:54.22 Hengelo form with 13:45.81. He is still only 21 and was a previous world youth and junior champion and won senior global silver medals indoors in 2018 and outdoors at Doha in 2019 and may have many years ahead him.