Jakob Ingebrigtsen took the lead coming of the penultimate turn and opened up a few meters on his pursuers. Entering the final 200, Ingebrigtsens’ gap was gone as Barega and Edris were running single-file behind him in second and third. Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran his last lap in 59.70 but he did that by going 27.88, 31.82. Prior to today, Evan Jager was the only man to win an outdoor world or Olympic medal while running for BTC. How many other events in Doha will be like the men’s 5000: when the gun goes off, there are at least 7-8 legitimate potential gold medal contenders.

Source: Ethiopian News September 30, 2019 22:49 UTC