{"id":1896,"date":"2025-05-26T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oslo.diamondleague.com\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2025-05-26T08:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:55:06","slug":"world-record-attempt-at-bislett-on-june-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oslo.diamondleague.com\/en\/world-record-attempt-at-bislett-on-june-12\/","title":{"rendered":"World Record Attempt at Bislett on June 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a reason Bislett Stadium is known as\u00a0“The World Record Track.”\u00a0And when a world-class field lines up for the 5000 meters at Bislett Games on Thursday, June 12, they\u2019ll be chasing what could be the 72nd world record set at the venue since Adriaan Paulen established the first one back in 1924.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– We were close last year,\u00a0says meet director Steinar Hoen.
Hagos Gebrhiwet missed it by just over a second when he clocked 12:36.73 in the 5000 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, both Gebrhiwet and his compatriots Yomif Kejelcha, who finished second last year in 12:38.95, and Berihu Aregawi, with a personal best of 12:40.45, are all lining up with one goal in mind: breaking Joshua Cheptegei\u2019s world record of 12:35.36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exactly forty years after Said Aouita broke Dave Moorcroft\u2019s 5000-meter world record by one hundredth of a second on the same track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we shouldn’t rule out the possibility that the European record held by Spain\u2019s Mohamed Katir (12:45.01) could also be in danger, even without Norway\u2019s own Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen on the starting line. One to watch in that regard is Swiss runner Dominic Lobalu, who ran 12:50.90 to place seventh at Bislett last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– We\u2019ve seen enormous interest from athletes wanting to be part of this race, which has allowed us to be very selective,<\/strong>\u00a0says Hoen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan is for Germany\u2019s Maximilian Thorwirth and Ethiopia\u2019s Gemechu Dida to take on pacemaking duties up to the 3000-meter mark. In a progressively paced race, the hope is that a large group will work together to push for an extraordinary time, provided the conditions are right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current start list \u2013 all athletes with sub-12:50 personal bests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Ranking in the all-time world list in parentheses):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:36.73<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hagos Gebrhiwet, ETH (2)
12:38.95<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Yomif Kejelcha, ETH (4)
12:40.45<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Berihu Aregawi, ETH (7)
12:42.70<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Telahun Haile Bekele, ETH (9)
12:45.71<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Jacob Krop, KEN (13)
12:46.33<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Nicholas Kipkorir, KEN (14)
12:47.20<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mohammed Ahmed, CAN (18)
12:48.10<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Thierry Ndikumwenayo, ESP (19)
12:49.65<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Addisu Yihune, ETH (28)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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