Neither of the two young Ethiopians medalled at the Olympics but both look like major players in the years to come. Since finishing 4th in the 10,000 in Tokyo, the 20-year old Aregawi has won the DL final and run 12:52 and 12:49 on the roads.
*MB: ***New road 5k wrs in barcelona - 14:19 and 12:49***
- TFN: US is top track team in world if you score all the events by world ranking (10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) 1. US 226; 2. Kenya 102; 3. Canada 72; 4. Ethiopia 60; 5. tie, Australia & Poland 40. *Wild TFN stat - The longest any man currently has been ranked #1 in the world is 2 years in a row
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