Kenya’s Nicholas Kimeli runs a world-leading 12: 46.33 over 5,000 meters

The Roman Diamond League wasn’t disappointed Thursday afternoon. Some tournament records have been destroyed. Eliud Kipchoge’s The 5,000m 12: 46.53 tournament record by the compatriots Nicholas Kimeri, The person who timed the world leading time of 12: 46.33.

Adjustment of # WCHOregon22 A world-leading day #RomeDL 🔥

100mH – @JCamachoQuinn – 12.37 – World Lead
5000m – Nikola Skimeri – 14: 46.33 – World Top & 7th Fastest in History
800 meters – @athiiing – 1: 57.01 – World Lead
Pole vault- @sandicheekspv – 4.81m – World Lead pic.twitter.com/HWw0J3eGtx

— World Athletics Championships Oregon22 (@ WCHoregon22) June 9, 2022

Kimeli’s time is the seventh fastest in history, over 5,000 meters, just six seconds behind Kenya’s national record. Daniel Komen 12: 39.74.

Kenya history 5000m list

1. 12: 39.74 Daniel Komen 1997
2. 12: 46.33 Nicholas Kimeri 2022
3. 12: 46.53 Eliud Kipchoge 2004
4. 12: 46.79 Jacob Crop 2022
5. 12: 48.64 Isiah Koech 2012

— Jonathan Gault (@ jgault13) June 9, 2022

The 23-year-old Kenyan raced in great shape and Bangalore TCS World 10KIndia, set a national record for Kenya over 5K on the road in April (12:55), at a record time for the course in mid-May.

The men’s 5000m was speedy from the start, and the front was at a pace of 2: 35 / km. Yumifu Kegelcha Ethiopian until one lap where Kimeli and his Kenyan compatriots go Jacob Crop I took over the race with the remaining 300m. Klopp and Kimeri fought back and forth in the last 200 meters, Kimeri put a gap in the crop below 100 meters, set a new personal best, set a record and won the world lead over 5,000 meters. ..Klopp finished second with a personal best time of 12: 46.79, but Canada Mohammed Ahmed He ran the best time of the season at 12: 55.88 and finished in 5th place.

At 800m for women Athing Mu He won the race with a world-leading time of 1: 57.01 and made a statement. Mu sat right behind the pacemaker for his first 400 meters and ran around at a height of 56 meters. When the pacemaker fell, the 20-year-old American Phenom took over and won the race in almost two seconds.

Athing Mu is the world leader in the Rome Diamond League over 800 meters at 1:57:01

Canada’s Lindsey Butterworth 8th and another Sub 2 Performance 1: 59.93 !!!#RomeDL #TeamCanada

— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) June 9, 2022

Canada’s Lindsey Butterworth It was less than 2 minutes at 1: 59.93 for the second time this season. Butterworth was boxed less than 300m behind the puck, but he managed to move inward, down the last straight to lane and finish in 8th place on the loaded field.

The next destination for the Diamond League is Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, June 16th, four weeks after the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.