Yomif Kejelcha retaining his World Indoor 3,000m Championship title in Birmingham (UK).
The final was so slow that in the heats, two days earlier, every one of the finalists broke
8 minutes. Kejekcha himself winning his heat 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 in 1993 in Beijing !