All 3 Ethiopian athletes advance to the final of men’s 5,000m

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)      13:26.16ÂÂ