Selemon Barega pictured during heat 2. of the men's 3,000 metres, which he
won in 7:48.14.
The final was so slow that in the heats, two days earlier, every one of the finalists broke
8 minutes. Kejekcha winning heat 1. in 7:42.83 as the fastest qualifier.
2018 World Indoor 3,000m Championship Final.
| 1. |
Yomif Kejelcha
|
Ethiopia |
8:14.41 |
| 2. |
Selemon Barega
|
Ethiopia |
8:15.59
|
| 3. |
Bethwell Birgen |
Kenya |
8:15.70 |
| 4. |
Hagos Gebrhiwet |
Ethiopia |
8:15.76
|
| 5. |
Adel Mechaal |
Spain |
8:16.13 |
| 6. |
Younès Essalhi |
Morocco |
8:16.63 |
Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) ran 8:16.60 indoors in 2014
and Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:06.11 outdoors in 1993 in Beijing !
They are of course both women.