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Canada's Moh Ahmed wins bronze medal in men's 5,000 metres at track worlds
Crosses finish line in 13:01.11; Muktar Edis of Ethiopia wins in 12:58.8
Doug Harrison · CBC Sports · Posted: Sep 30, 2019 2:46 PM ET | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago
Moh Ahmed drapes the Canadian flag over his shoulders after winning a bronze medal in the men's 5,000 metres at the track and field champonships on Monday in Doha, Qatar. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
Canada's Moh Ahmed stumbled with about 500 metres left in the men's 5,000 world championship final but recovered to reach the podium, earning bronze in a time of 13 minutes 1.11 seconds on Monday in Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed led the race with about 500 metres left, dropped to fifth position and climbed back to third on the straightaway at Khalifa International Stadium to hold off Telahun Haile Bekele (13:02.29) and Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen (13:02.93).
It was only the fourth 5,000 race this season for the 28-year-old Ahmed, including Friday's heat.
He won a Canadian title in 13:54.92 in late July in Montreal, one month after the Somalia-born, St. Catharines, Ont.-raised Ahmed ran a season-best 12:58.16 at the Diamond League's Golden Gala in Rome.
Earlier this month, he paced his Bowerman Track Club teammates through 4,600 metres at sub-Olympic standard pace (13:13.50) at the Portland 5,000.
Ahmed placed sixth in the 5,000 at worlds two years ago in London in a time of 13:35.43.
Muktar Edris successfully defended his world title in 12:58.8, with Ethiopian teammate Selemon Barega right behind in second (12:59.70).
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/moh-ahmed-bronze-medal-track-field-worlds-1.5303101
Crosses finish line in 13:01.11; Muktar Edis of Ethiopia wins in 12:58.8
Doug Harrison · CBC Sports · Posted: Sep 30, 2019 2:46 PM ET | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago
Moh Ahmed drapes the Canadian flag over his shoulders after winning a bronze medal in the men's 5,000 metres at the track and field champonships on Monday in Doha, Qatar. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
Canada's Moh Ahmed stumbled with about 500 metres left in the men's 5,000 world championship final but recovered to reach the podium, earning bronze in a time of 13 minutes 1.11 seconds on Monday in Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed led the race with about 500 metres left, dropped to fifth position and climbed back to third on the straightaway at Khalifa International Stadium to hold off Telahun Haile Bekele (13:02.29) and Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen (13:02.93).
It was only the fourth 5,000 race this season for the 28-year-old Ahmed, including Friday's heat.
He won a Canadian title in 13:54.92 in late July in Montreal, one month after the Somalia-born, St. Catharines, Ont.-raised Ahmed ran a season-best 12:58.16 at the Diamond League's Golden Gala in Rome.
Earlier this month, he paced his Bowerman Track Club teammates through 4,600 metres at sub-Olympic standard pace (13:13.50) at the Portland 5,000.
Ahmed placed sixth in the 5,000 at worlds two years ago in London in a time of 13:35.43.
Muktar Edris successfully defended his world title in 12:58.8, with Ethiopian teammate Selemon Barega right behind in second (12:59.70).
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/moh-ahmed-bronze-medal-track-field-worlds-1.5303101
