Obiri retains women’s 5,000 metres title with a record breaking run

Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, part of the Nike-backed Oregon Project whose head coach Alberto Salazar was banned for four years earlier in the week, took bronze in 14min 28.43sec.

Obiri had shared the early pace setting with British runner Eilish McColgan.

With eight laps to go Obiri stepped up the pace and McColgan dropped back — Ethiopia’s Teshay Gemechu on her shoulder and Klosterhalfen third.

They were part of a six runner group who, with six laps to the finish, had dropped the rest of the field.

Gemechu dropped away to the back of the sextet leaving Klosterhalfen in second spot followed by two Kenyans.

The six stuck together as the race approached the business end of the event.

As they heard the bell it was the German against three Kenyans.

Obiri went for broke and upped the pace but Klosterhalfen stuck to her task and for a moment threatened to spring a shock.

However, Obiri had more than enough in the locker to stretch her lead rounding the curve and it was Kipkemboi who finished the strongest passing Klosterhalfen in the straight.

POS	BIB	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK
1	1314	Hellen OBIRI	KEN	14:26.72 CR
2	1308	Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI	KEN	14:27.49 PB
3	953	Konstanze KLOSTERHALFEN	GER	14:28.43
4	722	Tsehay GEMECHU	ETH	14:29.60 PB
5	1315	Lilian Kasait RENGERUK	KEN	14:36.05 PB
6	731	Fantu WORKU	ETH	14:40.47 PB
7	894	Laura WEIGHTMAN	GBR	14:44.57 PB
8	721	Hawi FEYSA	ETH	14:44.92
9	2002	Karissa SCHWEIZER	USA	14:45.18 PB
10	880	Eilish MCCOLGAN	GBR	14:46.17 PB
11	1996	Elinor PURRIER	USA	14:58.17 PB
12	1507	Camille BUSCOMB	NZL	14:58.59 PB
13	440	Andrea SECCAFIEN	CAN	14:59.95 PB
14	1256	Nozomi TANAKA	JPN	15:00.01 PB
15	1647	Dominique SCOTT	RSA	15:24.47