About to start. Bekele out due to calf soreness, Farah out due to lack of conditioning.
And they're off.
58.35 first lap
About to start. Bekele out due to calf soreness, Farah out due to lack of conditioning.
And they're off.
58.35 first lap
2:00:06 at two laps. Can't read the name of the leaders.
3:04:97 after three laps.
Matai up there.
4:10:08 last lap
Shaheen has really moved up over the last few laps, from 5th place up to 2nd behind mutahi now, with 3 to go (6:17 thru 2,400m)
Shaheen in it.
5:16 last lap.
still group of 4 with 1.5 laps to go
Shaheen v muthai
Where are you watching this?
Pack of four pulling away with 4 laps to go.
Mutai leading.
Mutai looking strong.
7:18 at bell...
Mutai pulling away hard to win in 7:44.58
Mutahi looked great.
Results:
13:59 - 3000 METRES - Men OFFICIAL RESULTS
1 Sammy MUTAHI KEN 7:44.58
2 Dejene GEBREMESKEL ETH 7:45.42 PB
3 Saif Saaeed SHAHEEN QAT 7:46.97
4 Brimin KIPRUTO KEN 7:47.61
5 Andy VERNON GBR 7:49.84 PB
6 Scott OVERALL GBR 7:50.66 PB
7 Shedrack KORIR KEN 8:00.05
Article on Bekele and Farah withdrawal:
I'm watching in the U.S. using TVAnts software at the Al Jazeera feed at:
http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=90&part=sports&discipline=other
Poster Formerly Known asGoober wrote:
Where are you watching this?
Live on the BBC... not a great help for u guys in america
Mo Farah is Ill you fool... lack of conditioning. Get facts right.
Yeah heard the same, unsure why Athletics Weekly would publish that.
factsfirst wrote:
Mo Farah is Ill you fool... lack of conditioning. Get facts right.
I was merely trying to provide the reasons why Farah and Bekele were not running, and passed along the information from Athletics Weekly that Farah is "still is not at full fitness yet." The article did not mention anything about an illness. Please don't shoot the messenger, especially when they are providing a free race play-by-play, article links and full results for those who were unable to view the race, otherwise you might not find any coverage from this messenger in the future.