Barega shocks the #world in #Brussels, becoming the 4th fastest #5000m #runner in history behind running greats Bekele, Gebreslassie, and Komen (KEN). The 6 Ethiopians who participated in the race finished 1-2-3-4-5 and 8th, and all but Muktar Edris running PBs - Full result: https://brussels.diamondleague.com/en/program-results Comparison of Selemon Barega vs Kenenisa Bekele (by Pierre-Jean Vazel on twitter) "Selemon Bareg 🇪🇹 (18!) 12:43.02 5000m #BrusselsDL ✅ fastest time since 2005 ✅ breaks U20 WR (12:47.53) ✅ splits Barega vs Bekele WR 1k 2:32.8 | 2:33.8 2k 2:39.5 | 2:31.9 3k 2:32.6 | 2:31.7 4k 2:31.1 | 2:30.59 5k 2:27.0 | 2:29.42 = 12:43.02 | 12:37.35 ➡️ can break WR❗️" Also a "Quick Take" of the race by LetsRun.com: "Yomif Kejelcha deserves major props Like the sub-13:00 5,000, the sub-8:00 has been a rare sight in recent years — there’s only been one in the world since the start of 2016. But while men like Soufiane El Bakkali and Evan Jager were willing to let the pace lag in the DL final Zurich last night, resulting in an 8:10 winning time, Kejelcha wasn’t going to let that happen — even with $50,000 on the line for the win (Kejelcha wound up earning $10,000 for third). It takes a lot of guts to start dropping 60-second laps from over a mile out, but Kejelcha was willing to lay it all on the line. Major props to him. If Barega and Gebrhiwet weren’t super fit right now, he’d have a monster time AND an extra $40,000." - Read more: http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/08/legendary-company-selemon-barega-runs-1243-4-time-brussels-join-bekele-geb-komen-sub-1245-club/ Video Credit: "Deportes Plus" on YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWe9_QZmi1M https://www.instagram.com/p/BnM6tcbl3m_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n52ryjdtppm0