Shanghai DL: mSTEEPLE: KIPRUTO, 8:01.16 WL, MR

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World Record 7:53.63 SHAHEEN Saif Saaeed QAT Bruxelles 3 SEP 2004
Area Record 7:53.64 KIPRUTO Brimin Kiprop KEN Monaco 22 JUL 2011
Area Record 8:06.81 JAGER Evan USA Monaco 20 JUL 2012
World Lead 8:15.26 BIRECH Jairus Kipchoge KEN Tokyo 5 MAY 2013
Meeting Record 8:02.28 KIPRUTO Brimin Kiprop KEN 15 MAY 2011

Rank Athlete Nation Result Diamond Points Diamond Ranking
1 KIPRUTO Conseslus KEN 8:01.16 WL,MR 4 1
2 KOECH Paul Kipsiele KEN 8:02.63 2 2
3 YEGO Hillary Kipsang KEN 8:03.57 PB 1 3
4 MUTAI Abel Kiprop KEN 8:08.83 SB
5 KIRUI Gilbert KEN 8:09.50 PB
6 BIRECH Jairus Kipchoge KEN 8:10.27 SB
7 KIPRUTO Brimin Kiprop KEN 8:14.97
8 NGANGA Bernard KEN 8:20.69
9 CHELIMO Elijah KEN 8:29.29
10 KIPLAGAT Benjamin UGA 8:30.42
11 WINTER Chris CAN 8:31.35 SB
ARAPTANY Jacob UGA DNF
GENEST Alexandre CAN DNF
LAGAT Haron KEN DNF
TALEB Brahim MAR DNF
LIN Xiangqian CHN DNS

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Re: Shanghai DL: mSTEEPLE: KIPRUTO, 8:01.16 WL, MR

8:01/8:02/8:03 -- those are some pretty serious openers

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Re: Shanghai DL: mSTEEPLE: KIPRUTO, 8:01.16 WL, MR

C Kipruto's time is a PR.
He's just 18, and won the WJC SC last year.
The age 18 record, however, is held by Saaed Shaheen, with his 7:58.66 in 2001.
Kipruto has until December 8th, when he'll turn 19, to get that record.