World Rankings Update -- Middle Distance

MEN

800 meters

1. Abubaker Kaki, SUD, 100

2. Ismail Ahmed Ismail, SUD, 80

3. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS, 61

4. Wilfred Bungei, KEN, 56

5. Haron Keitany, KEN, 54

6. Mehdi Baala, FRA, 47

7. Asbel Kipruto Kiprop, KEN, 40

7. Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, KEN, 40

9. Belal Mansoor Ali, BRN, 34

10. Abraham Chepkirwok, UGA, 33

Kaki and Kiprop ran very fast (1:43.09 and 1:43.17) for first and second in Doha last Friday. 

 

1500 meters / Mile

1. Haron Keitany, KEN, 142

2. Augustine Choge, KEN, 116

3. Bernard Lagat, USA, 96

4. Mehdi Baala, FRA, 83

5. Deresse Mekonen, ETH, 74

6. Belal Mansoor Ali, BRN, 63

6. Daniel Kipchirchir Komen, KEN, 63

8. Bouabdellah Tahri, FRA, 55

8. Mo Farah, GBR, 55

10. Mekonnen Gebremedhin, ETH, 54

Choge beat Keitany in Doha, but both ran blazing times (3:30.88 to 3:30.90), so Choge didn't close on Keitany by that much.

 

WOMEN

800 meters

1. Mariya Savinova, RUS, 98

2. Oksana Zbrozhek, RUS, 90

3. Elisa Cusma Piccione, ITA, 56

4. Anna Alminova, RUS, 54

5. Tetiana Petlyuk, UKR, 42

6. Jennifer Meadows, GBR, 37

7. Marilyn Okoro, GBR, 32

8. Irina Maracheva, RUS, 30

9. Sylwia Ejdys, POL, 17

10. Madeleine Pape, AUS, 11

The real players in this event are European, which means their seasons won't get started for a little while yet.

 

1500 meters / Mile

1. Anna Alminova, RUS, 139

2. Vivian Cheruiyot, KEN, 71

3. Oksana Zbrozhek, RUS, 57

4. Jenny Barringer, Colorado, 42

5. Nuria Fernández, ESP, 39

6. Kara Goucher, USA, 38

7. Gelete Burka, ETH, 30

8. Maryam Yusuf Jamal, BRN, 29

9. Sylwia Ejdys, POL, 24

10. Sally Kipyego, Tex Tech, 21

10. Sonja Roman, SLO, 21

Cheruyiot took second in a mad dash to the finish in Doha behind Burka on Friday, but the rest of her season has been so impressive that she goes to the #2 spot in the rankings.