#Faith Kipyegon – Ethiopian Monitor

Hagos Gebrhiwet leads the 5000m in Monaco (Photo ©Cl Chiara Montesano /Diamond League AG)

Hagos Gebrhiwet Wins 5000m in Monaco

The Ethiopian contingent dominated as Hagos Gebrhiwet won the 5000m race at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday.

Faith Kipyegon reacts after shattering the 1500m world record set by Genzebe Dibaba in 2015 (Photo © Matthew Quine/Diamond League AG)

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon broke women’s 1500 meters world record previously set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba eight years ago.

ADDIS ABABA – Lamecha Girma and Gudaf Tsegay won silver medals for Ethiopia in men’s 3000m and women’s 1500m races, respectively, at the