the aim of championships is to win anyway you can
the aim of these circuit meets, especially for the promoters, & they are king, is to get fast times to boost their rankings
they are not paying good appearance money to see sit'n'kick 3ks won in 7'45
choge's front-running earned that thopy probably a good few $1000 extra in breaking komen's meet record, something the promoter musta been eternally grateful to give away as his meet rankings improved greatly compared to a 7'45 - getting higher up the rankings to them is paramount
here are outdoor meet rankings for '10 :
1. Zürich Weltklasse SUI 94242
2. Bruxelles Memorial van Damme BEL 93750
3. Paris Meeting Areva FRA 93168
4. Crystal Palace AVIVA London Grand Prix GBR 93149
5. Monaco Herculis MON 93087
6. Lausanne Athletissima SUI 92854
7. Stockholm DN Galan SWE 92853
8. Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games NOR 92527
9. Eugene Prefontaine Classic USA 92429
10. Roma Golden Gala ITA 10.06 85468 11. 6925 6. 92393
11. Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting QAT 91877
12. New York adidas Grand Prix USA 90909
13. Gateshead AVIVA British Grand Prix GBR 90891
14. Shanghai IAAF Diamond League Meeting CHN 90417