Daniel Ebenyo posted a personal best of 26:57.80 to win the 10000m race during the Brussels Diamond League circuit on Friday, September 8, 2023.

This is an extension of good form by Ebenyo, who won silver in the same race at the Budapest World Athletics Championship in August. Jimmy Gressier of France was second when he clocked 27:25.48.

Waithaka’s return

Stanley Waithaka, who made a return to action after battling an injury, finished third, as he also clocked a personal best of 27:30.36, while Nicholas Kimeli was fifth at 28:05.12.

Lilian Kasait weathered the storm to win the women’s 5000m race after running in 14:26.14, beating Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa, who was second in 14:28.94, as Nozomi Tanaka of Japan came in third in 14:29.18.

Meanwhile, Norwegian superstar Jacob Ingebrigtsen again managed to see off rivalry from the Kenyan unit to emerge as the winner over the 2000m.

After failing to shine in the 1500m in Budapest, Ingebrigtsen was brilliant in Belgium on Friday as he broke Hicham El Guerrouj’s 4:44.79 record set in 1999 in Berlin. The Norwegian’s emphatic run saw him set a new record of 4:43.13, and this is the first outdoor world record for the 22-year-old European champion.

Kenya’s Reynold Cheruiyot came in second with a record of 4:48.14, the senior Kenyan record, and Stewart McSweyn of Australia came in third to set an Oceanian record of 4:48.77. Niels Laros, the 18-year-old Dutch runner, was fourth in a European U20 record of 4:49.68.

Elsewhere, Nelly Chepchirchir finished third (3:56.93) in the 1500m for women, as Britain’s Laura Muir won after recording a season-best of 3:55.34, and Ciara Mageean of Ireland finished second with a personal best of 3:55.87. 

Kinyamal in seventh

Wycliffe Kinyamal, Kenya’s representative in the men’s 800m, was disappointed as he finished seventh in 1:44.38 as Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati reigned supreme to win in 1:43.60. Yanis Meziane from France was second as he posted a personal best of 1:43.94, with Botswana’s Tshepiso Masalela coming in third in 1:44.03, his personal best.