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Vivian Cheruiyot and Gelete Burka get set for Doha 3000m
- Updated: May 3, 2016
Diamond League
The women’s 3000m at the opening Diamond League meeting of 2016 promises to be a top-quality race with the field in Doha including the world 5000m champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia against the world gold and silver medallists in the 10,000m, Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot and Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka.
Cheruiyot is a class act. Winner of the 5000m at the 2009 World Championships, the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2011 World Championships, plus the 5000m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she is also a former African champion and has Olympic silver and bronze medals to her name. However, what made her 2015 Beijing world gold medal in the 10,000m even more special was that she had taken a break after 2012 to have a baby.
As she said in Beijing: “I’m so happy to be back.
“After 2012 I took my leave so this is my first championship since 2012. I am dedicating this medal to my son and my family. It means a lot to me.
“To take time off and come back strongly is not something that is easy.”
Her manager and coach, Ricky Simms, had told me several months before that she would win the world title in Beijing. I asked Cheruiyot if she had shared that confidence. She replied to say that she was not sure what would happen – “I was just coming here to do my best.”
As the 32-year-old has stated on more than one …
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