World Rankings Update -- Middle Distance

MEN
800 meters
1. Abubaker Kaki, SUD, 114
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. Kleberson Davide, BRA, 43
8. Asbel Kipruto Kiprop, KEN, 40
8. Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, KEN, 40
8. Mohammed Al Salhi, KSA, 40
In Rabat, Morocco, last week, Kaki reaffirmed his status as the world’s leader. Upstart Davide was upset by compatriate Fabiano Peçanha in Brazil on Saturday, but scored enough to get into the top ten.

1500 meters / Mile
1. Haron Keitany, KEN, 142
2. Augustine Choge, KEN, 116
3. Bernard Lagat, USA, 106
4. Deresse Mekonen, ETH, 89
5. Mehdi Baala, FRA, 83
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
Mekonen won a fast race in Rabat, which bumped him up one spot.

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. Jennifer Meadows, GBR, 43
6. Tetiana Petlyuk, UKR, 42
7. Marilyn Okoro, GBR, 32
8. Irina Maracheva, RUS, 30
9. Sylwia Ejdys, POL, 17
10. Ekaterina Kostetskaya, RUS, 14
Meadows won in Rabat on Saturday, which moves her up from sixth to fifth.

1500 meters
1. Anna Alminova, RUS, 139
2. Vivian Cheruiyot, KEN, 71
3. Oksana Zbrozhek, RUS, 57
4. Anna Willard, USA, 53
5. Jenny Barringer, USA, 42
6. Nuria Fernández, ESP, 39
7. Kara Goucher, USA, 38
8. Gelete Burka, ETH, 30
9. Maryam Yusuf Jamal, BRN, 29
10. Sally Kipyego, KEN, 29
No changes since last week.