Kenyans lament Diamond League scrapping 5000m

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Both Kenya and Ethiopia have criticised the decision as 'illegitimate' and even accused it of being made to 'target African nations' which have dominated the distance events.

Described as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, Kipchoge set a new a world record time of 2:01:39 at the 2018 Berlin Marathon, and breaking the previous record by 1 minute and 18 seconds.

While the 5000m will no longer be an official event on the Diamond League programme, individual meetings will still, however, have the opportunity to stage a 5000m race outside of the 90-minute international broadcast window. "The decision to reduce the Diamond League international broadcast window from 120 minutes to 90 minutes came after consultation with both current and prospective Diamond League broadcasters, the majority of whom requested a faster, sharper and slightly more concentrated product," said IAAF CEO Jon Ridgeon.

"In addition to the 90-minute international window, please be aware that the Diamond League meetings will also offer a further 30 minutes of additional coverage to their own domestic broadcaster, which will include extra events. If deemed to be of sufficient quality, this additional coverage will also be offered to the international broadcasters."

 

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