5000 M MEN FULL RACE Lausanne’s Athletissima meeting

A brilliant battle between world record-holders resulted in the sixth and seventh-fastest 5000m performances of all time as Berihu Aregawi blazed to a 12:40.45 finish to beat Joshua Cheptegei at Lausanne’s Athletissima meeting on Friday (30).
Ethiopia’s Aregawi had already made history over the distance on the roads, running a world 5km record of 12:49 in Barcelona in 2021, but he was up against a stacked field in the sixth Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season, one that featured Uganda’s Cheptegei, who set the world 5000m record of 12:35.36 in Monaco in 2020.
Berihu Aregawi: “I am delighted to be here and to win against Joshua. It was a great atmosphere. I enjoyed this race. Thank you Lausanne”.
1 AREGAWI Berihu ETH 12:40.45 MR WL PB
2 CHEPTEGEI Joshua UGA 12:41.61 SB
3 GEBRHIWET Hagos ETH 12:49.80 SB
4 BEKELE Telahun Haile ETH 12:49.81
5 BAREGA Selemon ETH 13:00.20
6 BALEW Birhanu BRN 13:01.41 SB
7 GIRMA Kuma ETH 13:03.37
8 DIDA Gemechu ETH 13:03.50 PB
9 MYHRE Magnus Tuv NOR 13:17.79
10 ROBINSON Ky AUS 13:20.96 PB