Stockholm Diamond League 2014Aug 21, 2014 by Christopher Chavez
Who is Muktar Edris?
Who is Muktar Edris?
Muktar Edris took the Diamond League by surprise on Thursday afternoon by winning the men’s 5,000-meter run in a new world leading time of 12:54.83. Who is the 20-year-old Ethiopian?
Coming into Friday’s race in Stockholm, Edris’ personal best was 13:03.69 from his win in last year’s Ostrava Golden Spikes Meeting. He defeated Augustine Choge, Lawi Lalang and Kenenisa Bekele in that race.
Coming into Friday’s race in Stockholm, Edris’ personal best was 13:03.69 from his win in last year’s Ostrava Golden Spikes Meeting. He defeated Augustine Choge, Lawi Lalang and Kenenisa Bekele in that race.
Edris won gold in the 5,000-meter run at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
He shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. He represented Ethiopia at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow and finished 7th in the 5,000-meter final ahead of Galen Rupp.
Edris and Caleb Ndiku (3rd, 12:59:17 PB) are some of the young stars to watch ahead of next year's IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
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