2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10 August.Start list

With the temperature at the start of the race over 27º the competitors were taking heat precautions. Olympic Champion Mo Farah dropped to last place in the early stages, later there occasions when he would go to the front of the pack, though he made no effort to quicken the pace from the lead. With the lead pack down to about 10, with a kilometer to go, American Dathan Ritzenhein charged around the pack and into the lead. That woke up the rest of the contenders, quickly swallowing up Ritzenhein's effort. After some jockeying by a host of contenders, Farah seized the lead just before the last lap. Down the backstretch, the remaining contenders, Ibrahim Jeilan, Paul Tanui and Galen Rupp sprinted to keep up with Farah and rounding the final turn, defending champion Jeilan seemed to be moving into position to repeat his sprint past Farah to the finish. But unlike 2011, Farah had an extra gear to hold off Jeilan, crossing the line holding his hands high, before doing his post race "Mobot" dance. The 27:21.71 sets a new Russian all comers record.

Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship record26:46.31Berlin, Germany17 August 2009World Leading26:51.02Sollentuna, Sweden27 June 2013African Record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Asian Record26:38.76Brussels, Belgium5 September 2003North, Central American and Caribbean record26:48.00Brussels, Belgium16 September 2011South American Record27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium2 June 2007European Record26:46.57Eugene, OR, United States3 June 2011Oceanian record27:24.95Palo Alto, CA, United States1 May 2011

Qualification standards A timeB time 27:40.00 28:05.00

Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2013 18:55 Final

Results KEY:NRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final The race was started at 18:55.Final Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mo Farah 27:21.71 SB Ibrahim Jeilan 27:22.23 SB Paul Kipngetich Tanui 27:22.61 Galen Rupp 27:24.39 SB Abera Kuma 27:25.27 Bedan Karoki 27:27.17 Kenneth Kipkemoi 27:28.50 SB Nguse Amlosom 27:29.21 SB Mohammed Ahmed 27:35.76 SB 10 Dathan Ritzenhein 27:37.90 SB 11 Thomas Ayeko 27:40.96 PB 12 Imane Merga 27:42.02 13 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro 27:44.53 SB 14 Cameron Levins 27:47.89 SB 15 Tsuyoshi Ugachi 27:50.79 SB 16 Dejen Gebremeskel 27:51.88 17 Goitom Kifle 27:56.38 18 Chris Derrick 28:04.54 SB 19 Daniele Meucci 28:06.74 SB 20 Stephen Mokoka 28:11.61 21 Suguru Osako 28:19.50 22 Timothy Toroitich 28:33.61 23 Bashir Abdi 28:41.69 24 Collis Birmingham 28:44.82 SB 25 Yevgeny Rybakov 28:47.49 Jake Robertson Polat Kemboi Arıkan Juan Luis Barrios Alemu Bekele Teklemariam Medhin Yuki Sato Robert Kajuga Ben St Lawrence Ali Hasan Mahbood Mukhlid Al-Otaibi

References

External links 10000 metres results at IAAF website