guardian.co.uk, Friday 6 May 2011
A flurry of world leading times made up for the absence of star names at the first Diamond League event of the season in Doha.
The two-times world champion Allyson Felix of the USA, in the 400m, and France's Teddy Tamgho, in the triple jump, both won their events comfortably.
But arguably the standout performance of the evening came from the 20-year-old Yenew Alamirew in the 3,000m.
The Ethiopian was hailed the future of middle distance running after he took the indoor circuit by storm this year, and he did not disappoint here.
In the stands the Ethiopian contingent – waving flags, with faces painted red, green and gold – went crazy as Alamirew shook off competition from Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya to win in a new personal best of 7min 27.26sec, ranking him inside the top 10 all-time fastest men over the distance. More reading on guardian.
A flurry of world leading times made up for the absence of star names at the first Diamond League event of the season in Doha.
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Ethiopia's Yenew Alamirew celebrates after winning the men's 3000m at the Diamond League meeting in Doha. Photograph: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images |
But arguably the standout performance of the evening came from the 20-year-old Yenew Alamirew in the 3,000m.
The Ethiopian was hailed the future of middle distance running after he took the indoor circuit by storm this year, and he did not disappoint here.
In the stands the Ethiopian contingent – waving flags, with faces painted red, green and gold – went crazy as Alamirew shook off competition from Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya to win in a new personal best of 7min 27.26sec, ranking him inside the top 10 all-time fastest men over the distance. More reading on guardian.
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