Coming into tonight's meet, the Ethiopian men's steeplechase record was Roba Gari's 8:06.16 from Doha in 2012. In Rabat, two Ethiopians almost broke that mark. Congrats to new Ethiopan record holder Getnet Wale who ran 8:06.01 today. THe 18-year old Wale nearly broke the record in Rome with his 8:06.83 on June 6th, but he's got it now.
3000 Metres Steeplechase - Men - Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Wale , Getnet ETH 8:06.01 8
2 Beyo , Chala ETH 8:06.48 7
3 Kigen , Benjamin KEN 8:07.25 6
4 Bett , Leonard Kipkemoi KEN 8:09.27 5
5 Bor , Hillary USA 8:12.08 4
6 Tindouft , Mohamed MAR 8:12.89 3
7 Kibiwot , Abraham KEN 8:17.25 2
8 Bedrani , Djilali FRA 8:18.44 1
9 Kebenei , Stanley Kipkoech USA 8:21.25
10 Bett , Nicholas Kiptanui KEN 8:24.69
11 El Bakkali , Soufiane MAR 8:27.56
Arce , Daniel ESP DNF
Bayer , Andrew USA DNF
Kipsang , Lawrence Kemboi KEN DNF
Sigueni , Hicham MAR DNF
Splits were 2:43.68 and 5:26.14.
Wale ran a last lap of 60.6 to get the win.