• Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home IAAF

Preview of the middle and long distance races in Doha DL, A view from Kenya by Justin Lagat

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
May 11, 2015
0
0 0
0
SHARES
3
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Farah_Mo5KFV1-Olympic12.jpg

Mo Farah, London 2012 5000m final, photo by PhotoRun.net

Thumbnail image for Hassan_SifanFV-Euros14.jpg
Sifan Hassan, Euro 1,500 (2014) photo by PhotoRun.net

The Doha Diamond League has put together a field worthy of its status. As one of the 14 most important meetings of the athletics year, highlighting rivalries and the fierce competition on the world stage is key. 

And Doha DL has done just that! 

Here is Justin Lagat’s fine piece on the middle and long distance races in Doha. I have to admit that I am quite excited about the field events and hurdles as well! After all, this is track AND field! 

RelatedPosts

2023 Allianz Van Damme Memorial, Some deep thoughts on Another epic 1,500m race…

2023 Allianz Van Damme Memorial Diary, Thoughts on Brits in Brussels…

2023 Allianz Memorial Van Damme Diary, the excitement of Brussels

Preview of middle and long distance Doha Diamond League events:
The organizers of the IAAF Diamond League meetings usually put the most anticipated events as the last ones in their programs. For Doha, which is the first of the Diamond League series, the final event will be the men’s 3000m race. The field here is deep.
World and Olympic Champion in both the 5000m and the 10,000m events, Mo Farah, will be running against strong stars from Kenya and Ethiopia. They will include Ethiopia’s Alamirew Yenew, who holds the Doha meeting record of 7:27.26 and will be leading his other two strong compatriots; Gebrhiwot Hagos and Imane Merga.  Strong and decorated Kenyans here will include Edwin Soi, Thomas Longosiwa and Isaiah Koech. Albert Rop of Bahrain will also be another athlete to watch here.
It is unfortunate that Caleb Ndiku had to pull out of this race due to a knee injury that he is still nursing as he slowly builds up his preparations in Iten, Kenya for the Beijing world championships. After winning the 3000m/5000m Diamond League trophy last year, many fans expected that he was going to be the man to give a big challenge to Mo Farah here. Ndiku himself has, for a long time now, been posting on social media sites and making comments that express his desire to meet with Mo Farah after Farah failed to compete at the Commonwealth Games last year where Ndiku had dyed his hair and won the 5000m event.
The men’s 800m event too promises to be a spectacular one with the presence of Aman Mohammed, Asbel Kiprop and Ayanleh Souleiman in the lineup. Aman is the current world indoor and outdoor champion in the 800m event and will definitely be the man with better chances of winning this race. However, that was two years ago, it is now Asbel Kiprop who currently holds the world leading time of 1:44.4 which he posted in Nairobi early this year. Amos Nijel, the athlete who is seen by many as the one who dethroned King David Rudisha from the throne of 800m event will not be running here again as earlier reported by the IAAF website, but all in all, it will be interesting to see if he will continue to build his status in this event in the other upcoming meetings.
The women 1500m event will likely be a face-off between Abeba Aregawi of Sweden and Sifan Hassan of Netherlands. Sifan is currently ranked as number one in the world in the women 1500m. She won the continental cup 1500m in Marrakech and is also the reigning European outdoor and indoor champion. Abeba Aregawi is the world outdoor and indoor champion, but was beaten by Sifan at the European championships last year. There will also be strong athletes from Bahrain, Ethiopia and Kenya in this event.
The women 3000m steeplechase event will have the majority of athletes at the starting line being Kenyans, but those with the fastest times are Ethiopia’s Assefa Sofia and Ayalew Hiwot. It will be a scenario of quality versus quality, although some of the Kenyan athletes in this field have a lot of experience in this race; Purity Kirui, Lydia Chepkurui and Ivy Kiyeng will be the Kenyans to give the Ethiopians a hard run.
In short, Doha promises to be a meeting that one will regret if they ever miss it.

Author

  • Larry Eder
    Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

    View all posts

Previous Post

Gebresalassie announces retirement(again), by David Monti, used with permission

Next Post

Fortius Media Group Reveals Top Honors in 2015 Running Network Spring Shoe Review

Larry Eder

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

Similar Post

The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!
Athletics history

The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!

October 3, 2023
The Budapest 2023 World Champs are Underway…

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 4, Day 2, Tempo!

October 3, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Nike Pre Classic, Some Deep thoughts on 2023 version

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racining Program, Week 4, day 1, Monday is recovery…

October 3, 2023
NUGUSE SMASHES AMERICAN RECORD FOR THE MILE: 3:43.97

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Running Week 3, Day 7, a long run on Sundays…

October 2, 2023
Coffee with Larry, Brussels DL continues was totally Impressive!

2023 Allianz Van Damme Memorial, Some deep thoughts on Another epic 1,500m race…

September 30, 2023
2023 Allianz Van Damme Memorial Diary, Thoughts on Brits in Brussels…
Wanda Diamond League

2023 Allianz Van Damme Memorial Diary, Thoughts on Brits in Brussels…

September 30, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to RunBlogRun's Global News Feed

Wake up to RunBlogRun’s news in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed about the Sport you love.

*we hate spam as much as you do

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

August 27, 2023
An epic pole vault competition

An epic pole vault competition

August 26, 2023
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

February 8, 2023
Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

July 17, 2023
What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

7
Asafa Powell, Considering Longevity in Sprinting

The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell

5
2022 Munich Diary, Day Five, a Great Friday Night

2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, The Women’s 60m, who will win the final tonight?

5
TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to be Available in More Than 530 Million Homes Around the World on Sunday, November 6

RunblogRun Editorial: The Sorry State of Running Television Coverage, by Peter Abraham, note by Larry Eder

4
The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!

The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!

October 3, 2023
The Budapest 2023 World Champs are Underway…

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 4, Day 2, Tempo!

October 3, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Nike Pre Classic, Some Deep thoughts on 2023 version

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racining Program, Week 4, day 1, Monday is recovery…

October 3, 2023
NUGUSE SMASHES AMERICAN RECORD FOR THE MILE: 3:43.97

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Running Week 3, Day 7, a long run on Sundays…

October 2, 2023

Popular Stories

  • USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

    Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • An epic pole vault competition

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!
Athletics history

The Great Days of Track & Field: Here is Elliott Denman’s Very First Segment of his favorite moments in our sport!

October 3, 2023
The Budapest 2023 World Champs are Underway…

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 4, Day 2, Tempo!

October 3, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Nike Pre Classic, Some Deep thoughts on 2023 version

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racining Program, Week 4, day 1, Monday is recovery…

October 3, 2023
NUGUSE SMASHES AMERICAN RECORD FOR THE MILE: 3:43.97

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Running Week 3, Day 7, a long run on Sundays…

October 2, 2023

Recent Tweets

Next Post

Fortius Media Group Reveals Top Honors in 2015 Running Network Spring Shoe Review

runblogrun

RunBlogRun comments on the global world of athletics, sports & ethics, and the Olympic movement. @runblogrun

Browse by Category

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Home page
  • My Account
  • Sample Page

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

Select a password for yourself. (minimum length of 8)

Paste here the user biography.

Provide here the twitter screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the instagram screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the facebook profile URL. i.e. http://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun

Provide here the linkedin profile URL. i.e. https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-eder-5497253

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist