Francine Niyonsaba running in Brussels at the Ivo van Damme Diamond League
meeting, where she won the 5000m in a Burundi national record time of 14:25.34.
She was already the National record holder for the 800m (1:55.47) and
10,000m (30:41.93), the latter which she set at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Her main event at major championships had previously been the 800m, with
medals at the Olympic and World Championships (2 gold and 2 silver).
2020 Olympic Games.
Final women's 10,000m final.
1.
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Sifan Hassan
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Netherlands
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29:55.32
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| 2. |
Kalkidan Gezahegne
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Bahrain
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29:56.18
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3.
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Letesenbet Gidey
|
Ethiopia
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30:01.72
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| 4. |
Hellen Obiri
|
Kenya
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30:24.27
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PB
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| 5. |
Francine Niyonsaba
|
Burundi
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30:41.93
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NR
|
| 6. |
Irene Cheptai
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Kenya
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30:44.00
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PB
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| 7. |
Ririka Hironaka
|
Japan
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31:00.71
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PB
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| 8. |
Konstanze Klosterhalfen
|
Germany
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31:01.97
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In 2019, World Athletics had announced that Niyonsaba would not
be allowed to compete under the female classification in events
between 400 metres and one mile due to its regulations on
XY DSD athletes with naturally high testosterone levels.