Video of Men's 3000m World Indoor Final With Bernard Lagat and Mo Farah

By LetsRun.com
March 11, 2012

 

Highlights including the last 800 of great Men's 3000m final from the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Istanbul Turkey.

The final featured Bernard Lagat, Mo Farah, Edwin Soi and Augustine Choge and Edwin Soi.

(We usually don't autoplay videos but did so here so you wouldn't see the thumbnail showing who won).

UK Visitors click here for Channel 4 Coverage.

For a recap of this race with LRC analysis click here.

More Worlds:
Sunday:

LRC
Men's 3000m Final Lives Up to the Hype as Lagat Kicks to Gold World 5000m champion Mo Farah squared off with two-time world indoor champion Bernard Lagat and 2012 World leaders Augustine Choge and Edwin Soi of Kenya. They were all in contention on the final lap. There was some contact and two guys ran on the infield but XXXX was clearly best today. We recap and analyze the action but are obscuring the winner in case people want to watch the race without knowing the result.

LRC 800s: Pamela Jelimo is Back as USAs Erica Moore Gets Bronz, 18 Year Old* Mohamed Aman Gets Gold The last time Pamela Jelimo was any good Erica Moore wasn't an 800m runner. They both left Worlds pleased as Moore made her first sub 2:00 clocking count with a bronze medal. In the men's race, 18 year old* favorite Mohamed Aman got gold.

LRC Hellen Obiri Stuns Four Time World Champ Defar Obiri Closes in 4:06.6 for Gold Get used to the name Hellen Obiri. Last year she ran internationally for the first time and won the Kenyan 1500m championships. This year in the fourth 3000m of her life she came from behind to stop Meseret Defar from getting her 5th world championship.

IAAF Final Day Recap: Brittney Reese Is Indredible, Aries Meritt upsets Liu Xiang, Will Claye Wins  Brittney Reese had her back to the wall in the long jump, so what did she do? Unleash a jump that made her #3 all-time to win.

Saturday:

LRC Saturday: Iguider Wins Thrilling Men's 1,500m, Dibaba Lives Up To The Hype, Ashton Eaton, Sanya Richards Ross, Chaunte Lowe And Justin Gatlin (Uh) Get Gold World Record And $90,000 For Eaton A tremendous day of action and a good one for the USA. We break it down, including the men's 1,500m, where Abdalaati Iguider ruined the coming out party of Ilham Tanui Özbilen in an exciting race that saw Matt Centrowitz challenge for the lead. Genzebe Dibaba dominated the women's 1,500, showing she's the real deal. Plus Sanya Richards Ross, Chaunte Lowe and Justin Gatlin are all back from various ailments, some self inflicted, some not. Not to mention a super-tight long jump and a gold by a 39-year-old married to a former heroin dealer.

Friday:
IAAF: Pentathlon World Record! - Natallia Dobrynska Dobrynska Tallies 5,013 Points

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