Hagos Gebrhiwet produced the standout performance of the Bislett Games – and one of the biggest surprises of the year so far – when winning the men’s 5000m in 12:36.73 at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday (30).
It was one of three meeting records and five world leads set on an enthralling night of athletics action in the Norwegian capital, just two months away from the Paris Olympic Games.
With a final lap of 54.99, Gebrhiwet charged through the line in 12:36.73 to win by more than two seconds from Kejelcha (12.38.95) – the first time in history that two men have broken 12:40 in the same race.
Gebrhiwet’s winning time is just 1.37 seconds shy of the world record Cheptegei set in 2020 and moves him to second on the world all-time list, one place ahead of Kenenisa Bekele, whose Ethiopian record Gebrhiwet broke.
Kiplimo held on for third, setting a PB of 12:40.96, while Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo (12:48.10) and Yihune (12:49.65) also finished inside 12:50. It was just the second time in history that 13 men have broken 13 minutes
Results
MEN
- 100m: (+0.4) 1. Akani Simbine RSA 9.94, 2. Abdul Hakim Sani Brown JPN 9.99, 3. Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.01
- 400m: 1. Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR 44.07, ...4. Leungo Scotch BOT 45.02, ...6. Lythe Pillay RSA 45.34
- 1500m: 1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 3:29.74, 2. Timothy Cheruiyot KEN 3:29.77, 3. Azeddine Habz FRA 3:30.80, ...12. Ryan Mphahlele RSA 3:33.85
- 5000m: 1. Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 12:36.73 NR, 2. Yomif Kejelcha ETH 12:38.95, 3. Jacob Kiplimo UGA 12:40.96, 4. Thierry Ndikumwenayo ESP 12:48.10, 5. Addisu Yihune ETH 12:49.65, 6. Luis Grijalva GUA 12:50.58 NR, 7. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu SUI 12:50.90 NR, 8. Andreas Almgren SWE 12:50.94, 9. Joshua Cheptegei UGA 12:51.94, 10. Oscar Chelimo UGA 12:54.59, 11. Jimmy Gressier FRA 12:54.97 NR, 12. Samuel Tefera ETH 12:55.78, 13. Adriaan Wildschutt RSA 12:56.67 NR, 14. Telahun Haile Bekele ETH 13:08.80, 15. Stanley Waithaka Mburu KEN 13:18.67
- Triple: 1. Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR 17.27, 2. Yasser Mohammed Triki ALG 17.25m
WOMEN
- 200m: (-0.2) 1. Brittany Brown 22.32, 2. Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith CIV 22.36, ...7. Maboundou Kone CIV 23.13
- 800m: 1. Prudence Sekgodiso RSA 1:58.66, 2. Natoay Goule-Toppin JAM 1:59.10, ...7. Tsige Duguma ETH 2:01.31, ...9. Noélie Yarigo BEN 2:02.30
- 3000m: 1. Georgia Griffith AUS 8:24.20, 2. Likina Amebaw ETH 8:24.29, ...7. Caroline Nyaga KEN 8:30.99, ...9. Wubrist Aschal ETH 8:33.65, 11. Edinah Jebitok KEN 8:35.32
