Oslo GL w-5.000m (Defar & Dibaba: WR Attempt? No)

[EPelle]

Contestants:

CHECA, Dolores ESP
CHENONGE, Ines KEN
FEKADU, Belaynesh ETH
AYALEW, Wude ETH
KIBET, Sylvia KEN
UTURA, Gedo Sule ETH
MELKAMU, Meselech ETH
CHERUIYOT, Vivian KEN
NYARUAI, Veronika KEN
MOMANYI, Grace KEN
DEFAR, Meseret ETH
DIBABA, Genzebe ETH
EJIGU, Sentayehu ETH
MOREIRA, Sara POR
DIBABA, Ejegayehu ETH
ZADOROSHNAYA , Elena RUS
KORIKWIANG, Paulin KEN
MONTEIRO, InŽs POR
KIPLAGAT, Florence KEN

[mump boy]

zadaroshnaya is a classy pacemaker but is she any good at it ??

[nevetsllim]

1km - 2:51.71

A bit slower than I think was wanted.

[nevetsllim]

Zadorozhnaya just seems to be holding them up a bit now.

[AthleticsInBritain]

Anyone else wondering whether Melkamu can outkick Defar?

[mump boy]

zadaroshnaya is a classy pacemaker but is she any good at it ??

er No :?

[Powell]

That must have been one of the (or THE) deepest race of all time, though. Eighth place was 14:42, and 15 women went sub-15.

[pela2]

That must have been one of the (or THE) deepest race of all time, though. Eighth place was 14:42, and 15 women went sub-15.

Best time by place for 8-9, 11-12, 14-17

[Alan Shank]

Why didn't Tirunesh run?
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA

[EPelle]

Leg injury:

But Dibaba sustained a minor leg injury during training on Tuesday and was forced to push back her return to competition.

"I did a speed session on the track and felt a slight pain in my leg," Dibaba said on her Web site. "I hope it is nothing serious, but I did not want to risk my chances of successfully defending my world 10,000-meter title in Berlin next month."

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