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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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
No one in the top ten raced last week.

1500 meters / Mile
1. Haron Keitany, KEN, 142
2. Augustine Choge, KEN, 116
3. Bernard Lagat, USA, 106
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
Only Lagat raced last week; at the Adidas Classic, he confirmed his status as the best miler in the western hemisphere.

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. Katie Waits, USA, 12
The only change from last week is Katie Waits, who moved into the tenth spot.

1500 meters
1. Anna Alminova, RUS, 139
2. Vivian Cheruiyot, KEN, 71
3. Oksana Zbrozhek, RUS, 57
4. Jenny Barringer, USA, 42
5. Nuria Fernández, ESP, 39
6. Kara Goucher, USA, 38
7. Gelete Burka, ETH, 30
8. Maryam Yusuf Jamal, BRN, 29
8. Sally Kipyego, KEN, 29
10. Sylwia Ejdys, POL, 24
No changes since last week.

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