The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 August.
Summary The reigning champion from 2013 Tirunesh Dibaba was absent from the competition, having decided to take a career break to start a family.Mulkeen, Jon (2014-11-05). Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba to miss 2015 season. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.Start list
Coming into the bell, the lead pack, led by Molly Huddle had dwindled to eight, with Belaynesh Oljira and Susan Kuijken trying to hold on. The field adjusted for the final kick through the turn, Gelete Burka the first to pounce as soon as they reached the back stretch. Betsy Saina fell off the back but the rest stayed in close order drill. It took Vivian Cheruiyot another 50 metres to get pas Huddle then she quickly moved to Burka's shoulder, literally bumping shoulders a couple of times as they entered the turn. Cheruiyot moved past Burka who then followed Cheruiyot through the turn repositioning herself for a final kick coming off the turn. Burka made her move, with 100 meters to go Cheruiyot looked directly into Burka's eyes and the battle was on. For the next 50 meters they raced with Cheruiyot always maintaining the edge. Then it was clear Burka would not get there and the gap opened as Burka struggled. Huddle continued chasing, losing ground to the leaders. Behind her Emily Infeld was sprinting and moved past a celebrating Huddle just one meter before the finish line.
The top 9 runners were from just three countries. Had this been scored by cross country rules, it would be USA 13 (1:35:13.30), Kenya 14 (1:35:17.08), Ethiopia 18 (1:35:24.51). Vivian Cheruiyot returns to top the podium after winning in 2011 and not attempting to defend the title in 2013.
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record29:31.78Beijing, China8 September 1993Championship record30:04.18Paris, France23 August 2003World leading30:49.68Hengelo, Netherlands17 June 2015African record29:53.80Utrecht, Netherlands14 June 2009Asian record29:31.78Beijing, China8 September 1993NACAC record30:22.22Beijing, China15 August 2008South American record31:47.76Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993European record29:56.34Beijing, China15 August 2008Oceanian record30:35.54Palo Alto, United States4 May 2008
Qualification standards Entry standards 32:00.00
Schedule Date Time Round24 August 2015 20:35 Final
Results The race was started at 20:35.Final results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vivian Cheruiyot 31:41.31 Gelete Burka 31:41.77 Emily Infeld 31:43.49 Molly Huddle 31:43.58 Sally Kipyego 31:44.42 Shalane Flanagan 31:46.23 Alemitu Heroye 31:49.73 Betsy Saina 31:51.35 Belaynesh Oljira 31:53.01 10 Susan Kuijken 31:54.32 11 Jip Vastenburg 32:03.03 12 Sara Moreira 32:06.14 13 Kasumi Nishihara 32:12.95 14 Brenda Flores 32:15.26 15 Kate Avery 32:16.19 16 Trihas Gebre 32:20.87 17 Juliet Chekwel 32:20.95 18 Lanni Marchant 32:22.50 19 Ana Dulce Félix 32:26.07 20 Yuka Takashima 32:27.79 21 Almensh Belete 32:47.62 22 Rei Ohara 32:47.74 23 Natasha Wodak 32:59.20 24 Nazret Weldu 35:14.18 Alia Saeed Mohammed
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