¶'09 WC w5000: Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) 14:57.97

[bhall]

THE FORMCHART
1. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) ........14:11.15 (’08)
2. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) ............14:12.88 (’08)
3. Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) ...........14:22.51 (’07)
4. Sylvia Kibet (Kenya) ...................14:37.77 (’09)
5. Elvan Abeylegesse (Turkey) ......14:24.68 (’04)
6. Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia) ...14:33.83 (’07)
7. Sentayehu Ejigu (Ethiopia) ........14:35.18 (’04)
8. Iness Chenonge (Kenya) ...........14:41.62 (’09)
9. Natalya Popkova (Russia) ..........15:05.95 (’09)
10. Jen Rhines (USA) .....................14:54.29 (’08)

[dj]

BREAKING NEWS FROM www.ethioberlin2009.com: Defending world 5000m champion Meseret Defar may not be able to defend her world title after sustaining a foot injury in Saturday's 10000m final, according to team sources.

[K.I.R.]

Apparently Dibaba is in though.
Should be interesting with Dibaba, Defar, and Abeylegesse all either out or compromised.

[nevetsllim]

http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate ... 000_hash_h

Couldn't they have just made it a straight final?! :?

And Tiru is out.

[smithg]

so anyone with Defar's latest status????

[smithg]

answered my own question - she is IN

http://ethioberlin2009.com/News/?detail=6725386916

[Powell]

Abeylegesse DNS in the heats. We'll see whether Defar shows up for heat 2.

[Powell]

Defar is running

[Bruce Kritzler]

That's the younger Dibaba who is running.

[Peter Michaelson]

The commentator (Ovett?) called the alley start an "eschelon start" but I know it as a California start. What do other call it? What is the origin of the California terminology?

[3]

Again, Kenya defeats Ethiopia in the stretch.

[croflash]

Defar fading again :?

[eldrick]

Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeee

[knockout]

what a finish..... Defar hit the wall with 10 meters to go AGAIN!!

[jjimbojames]

what a finish..... Defar hit the wall with 10 meters to go AGAIN!!

What is up with her :shock: :cry: She looked great when she ran in the rain at the UK Trials