Preview of men's 10,000m - First track final at Worlds Moscow 2013

The Men's 10,000m will be the first track final event on the opening day Saturday 10 August of the 14th IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013  which will be held at 6:55pm at the Luzhniki  Stadium.

Top contenders, prior to the release of the Start-list, are :

Mo Farah (GBR) 30 ---------------------- PB 26:46.57 (AR) Eugene 2011   
Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 24 - (SB) (PB) 26:51.02 (WL) Sollentuna 27 Jun 2013
Abera Kuma (ETH) 22 -------- (SB) (PB)  26:52.85 Sollentuna 27 Jun 2013
Imane Merga (ETH) 25 ------- SB 26:57.33 Sollentuna 27 Jun 2013, PB 26:48.53 Eugene 2011
Bedan Karoki (KEN) 22 ------ SB 27:13.12 Eugene 31 May, PB 27:05.50 Eugene 2012
Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH) [defending champion] 24 - PB 27:02.81 Brussels 2006
Teklemariam Medhin (ERI) 24 -- SB 27:19.97  Eugene 31 May, PB 27:16.69 Hengelo 2012
Paul Tanui (KEN) 23 ----------- SB 27:21.50  Kitakyushu18 May, PB 26:50.63 Eugene 2011
Goitom Kifle (ERI) 20 --------- (SB) (PB) 27:32.00 Eugene 31 May 2013
Kenneth Kipkemoi (KEN) 29 - SB 27:41.28 Nairobi 27 July, PB 26:52.65 Brussels 2012
Nguse Amlosom (ERI) 27 ---------------------------------------------- PB 27:28.10 Holland 2012
Galen Rupp (USA) 27 --------- SB 28:47.32 Des Moines 20 Jun, PB 26:48.00 (AR) Brussels 2011
Dathan Ritzenhien (USA) 31 --SB 28:49.66  Des Moines 20 Jun, PB 27:22.28 Berlin 2009

The Start-list courtesy of IAAF WC


Statistics : Men's 10,000m

World Record ------------ 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels 2005 August 26
Championships Record - 26:46.31 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Berlin 2009 August 17
World Leading ----------- 26:51.02 Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Sollentuna (SWE) 2013 June 27

Photo credit : Andy Lyons/ Getty Images  (Daegu 2011 Men 10,000m Final)

Reigning World champion - Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH) 27:13.81 Daegu 2011 August 28
Silver Medallist ------------ Mo Farah (GBR) 27:14.07
Bronze Medallist ----------- Imane Merga (ETH) 27:19.14

Ref : IAAF 

The Start-list