LONDON,UK (Reuters) – Dejen Gebremeskel (13:15.15), Yenew Alamirew (13:15.39) and Hagos Gebrhiwet (13;26.16) of Ethiopia made it to the final of the men’s 5,000m competition, on Saturday, where they will be joined by Bernard Lagat and Galen Rupp of the US, and 10,000m gold medalist Mohamed “Mo” Farah of the UK.
Today’s Results
Heat 2
1. Dejen Gebremeskel (Ethiopia) 13:15.15 Q
2. Yenew Alamirew (Ethiopia) 13:15.39 Q
3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (Kenya) 13:15.41 Q
4. Bernard Lagat (U.S.) 13:15.45 Q
5. Abdalaati Iguider (Morocco) 13:15.49 Q
6. Galen Rupp (U.S.) 13:17.56 Q
7. Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 13:17.68 Q
8. Cameron Levins (Canada) 13:18.29 Q
9. Juan Luis Barrios (Mexico) 13:21.01 Q
10. Mumin Gala (Djibouti) 13:21.21 Q
Heat 1
1. Hayle Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) 13:25.23 Q
2. Isiah Kiplangat Koech (Kenya) 13:25.64 Q
3. Mohamed Farah (Britain) 13:26.00 Q
4. Lopez Lomong (U.S.) 13:26.16 Q
5. Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia) 13:26.16 Q
Qualified for Next Round
1. Dejen Gebremeskel (Ethiopia) 13 minutes 15.15 seconds
2. Yenew Alamirew (Ethiopia) 13:15.39
3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (Kenya) 13:15.41
4. Bernard Lagat (U.S.) 13:15.45
5. Abdalaati Iguider (Morocco) 13:15.49
6. Galen Rupp (U.S.) 13:17.56
7. Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 13:17.68
8. Cameron Levins (Canada) 13:18.29
9. Juan Luis Barrios (Mexico) 13:21.01
10. Mumin Gala (Djibouti) 13:21.21
12. Hayle Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) 13:25.23
13. Isiah Kiplangat Koech (Kenya) 13:25.64
15. Mohamed Farah (Britain) 13:26.00
16. Lopez Lomong (U.S.) 13:26.16
17. Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia) 13:26.16
i can say stop saying bad thing or criticizing Mo Farah. he z perfect on his own and secondly he doesn’t compete for Somali people so, associating him with Somalis even though his DNA is Somali. if u hate Somali don’t hate this magnificent athlete.
I’m happy Mo Farah – he seems a humble person and also he had to work hard to get to where he is. Let’s be honest though, the only reason he won is because our best athlete (Kenenisa) has been plagued by injuries in the last 2 to 3 years. Farah PB is some 30secs of Kenenisa’s , don’t forget they are around the same age – he will not get any better. The other factor he won as well the selection for the 10000m was wrong in my opinion, they shouldn’t have selected Tariku and G/Zigiher. I have never seen Tariku win something worth of note, he always there or there abouts but he never wins and I thought G/Zigher has moved to Marthon that’s what suits in my opnion – as he doesn’t have the kick most 100000m winners have.
I don’t know what happened to Meriga, but if this guy was there he would have at least won a silver medal. The athlete that I was sad to see not make the Olympics was Jeilan. He would have won the gold, this guy got a good kick – I mean at WC he run a 52secs last lap. I hope he gets back to fitness and show the world this win by Farah was a one off fluke!
@Sam,
What was Scientific about Mo’s win? Indeed, sprinting at the final lap has been our signature since Miruts Yifter and Mohammed Kedir . That is what Mo adopted. I argue that he won for the East Africans were weaker.
“Scientific way” this is rubbish. Which scientific way was helping Haile, Tirunesh or Kenenisa? The Somali guy is overrated, can’t you see his winning times? Ethiopian runners should concentrate on themselves and run their own track. They are making mistakes on following the footsteps of the putative favorites. We saw that in the 1500m and 3000m W. Steeplechase when they were concentrating on the weak Kenyans.
There is nothing to worry about or to learn from Mo Farah, he is still far away from WR or OR, his victory is mainly due to a mysterious lack of coordination and motivation of Ethiopian athletes and a decline on Kenyan side. What the Ethiopian federation should look at is themselves: what causes the lack of team work and coordination and again why they lost the motive to win. Mo Farah brought nothing new to the 10000m,
Good, I am no expert, but all I can say is run relaxed close to the leading group until the last round — saving enough energy for a powerful Sprint in the last round!!
The Ethiopian Federation should look at London’s Mo Farah training regime. I heard they approach it in a very scientific way. When he has back to back races like the qualification races in the Olympics, after each race, they make sure to give him right away first, a special(legal) recovery drinks; second, they give him a thorough massage; and third, they put him in a high-tech an ice bath for a couple minutes to make sure his muscles recover well properly!!