2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

None August 2015 Women's 10,000 metres 2015 World Championships Vivian Cheruiyot Beijing 2015.jpg Victorious Vivian Cheruiyot ahead of Gelete Burka Beijing National Stadium 24 August 25 14 31:41.31 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Gelete Burka ETH Emily Infeld USA 2013 2017 The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 August.http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ dead 1 December 2014 Beijing 2015: Timetable 10 August 2015 10 August 2015 Beijing 2015 Summary The reigning champion from 2013 Tirunesh Dibaba was absent from the competition, having decided to take a career break to start a family.Mulkeen, Jon (2014-11-05). Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba to miss 2015 season. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.Start list Coming into the bell, the lead pack, led by Molly Huddle had dwindled to eight, with Belaynesh Oljira and Susan Kuijken trying to hold on. The field adjusted for the final kick through the turn, Gelete Burka the first to pounce as soon as they reached the back stretch. Betsy Saina fell off the back but the rest stayed in close order drill. It took Vivian Cheruiyot another 50 metres to get pas Huddle then she quickly moved to Burka's shoulder, literally bumping shoulders a couple of times as they entered the turn. Cheruiyot moved past Burka who then followed Cheruiyot through the turn repositioning herself for a final kick coming off the turn. Burka made her move, with 100 meters to go Cheruiyot looked directly into Burka's eyes and the battle was on. For the next 50 meters they raced with Cheruiyot always maintaining the edge. Then it was clear Burka would not get there and the gap opened as Burka struggled. Huddle continued chasing, losing ground to the leaders. Behind her Emily Infeld was sprinting and moved past a celebrating Huddle just one meter before the finish line. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/news/beijing-2015-women-10000m REPORT: WOMEN'S 10,000M – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015 24 August 2015 iaaf.org 27 August 2015 The top 9 runners were from just three countries. Had this been scored by cross country rules, it would be USA 13 (1:35:13.30), Kenya 14 (1:35:17.08), Ethiopia 18 (1:35:24.51). Vivian Cheruiyot returns to top the podium after winning in 2011 and not attempting to defend the title in 2013. Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/10000-metres/outdoor/women Records & Lists – 10,000 meters IAAF 14 August 2015 World recordJunxia Wang CHN29:31.78Beijing, China8 September 1993Championship recordBerhane Adere ETH30:04.18Paris, France23 August 2003World leadingGelete Burka ETH30:49.68Hengelo, Netherlands17 June 2015African recordMeselech Melkamu ETH29:53.80Utrecht, Netherlands14 June 2009Asian recordJunxia Wang CHN29:31.78Beijing, China8 September 1993NACAC recordShalane Flanagan USA30:22.22Beijing, China15 August 2008South American recordCarmem de Oliveira BRA31:47.76Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993European recordElvan Abeylegesse TUR29:56.34Beijing, China15 August 2008Oceanian recordKim Smith NZL30:35.54Palo Alto, United States4 May 2008 Qualification standards Entry standards 2014 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/544c7d0a-0807-4226-a85b-79928c58a097.pdf IAAF 18 August 2015 32:00.00 Schedule Date Time Round24 August 2015 20:35 Final All times are local times (UTC+8) Results The race was started at 20:35.Final results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 2015 World 31:41.31 Gelete Burka ETH 2015 World 31:41.77 Emily Infeld USA 2015 World 31:43.49 04 4 Molly Huddle USA 2015 World 31:43.58 05 5 Sally Kipyego KEN 2015 World 31:44.42 SB 06 6 Shalane Flanagan USA 2015 World 31:46.23 07 7 Alemitu Heroye ETH 2015 World 31:49.73 08 8 Betsy Saina KEN 2015 World 31:51.35 SB 09 9 Belaynesh Oljira ETH 2015 World 31:53.01 10 Susan Kuijken NED 2015 World 31:54.32 11 Jip Vastenburg NED 2015 World 32:03.03 12 Sara Moreira POR 2015 World 32:06.14 13 Kasumi Nishihara JPN 2015 World 32:12.95 14 Brenda Flores MEX 2015 World 32:15.26 15 Kate Avery GBR 2015 World 32:16.19 16 Trihas Gebre ESP 2015 World 32:20.87 17 Juliet Chekwel UGA 2015 World 32:20.95 NR Ugandan 18 Lanni Marchant CAN 2015 World 32:22.50 19 Ana Dulce Félix POR 2015 World 32:26.07 20 Yuka Takashima JPN 2015 World 32:27.79 21 Almensh Belete BEL 2015 World 32:47.62 SB 22 Rei Ohara JPN 2015 World 32:47.74 23 Natasha Wodak CAN 2015 World 32:59.20 24 Nazret Weldu ERI 2015 World 35:14.18 SB 25 Alia Saeed Mohammed UAE 2015 World 99:99.99 DNF References 10,000 Category:10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships