The Standard – Kenya: It's Doing Or Dying As Horns Obiri and Ayana | The standard

The other most anticipated event is undoubtedly the women's 5000m that brings together world champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya and Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba at the ninth stage of the Diamond League meeting of the # 39 IAAF in Rabat, Morocco, tonight.

Dibaba, world record holder at 1500m, also has the fastest fifth fastest time of the 5000m with 14: 15.41 from 2015 while Obiri has a personal best time of 14: 18.37, which makes her the eighth best of all time.

The pair duel on this particular distance twice in the past; First of all, in Rome last year, the race in which Obiri produced the best of his life, taking sixth place with Dibaba. Dibaba then won at Eugene this year in 14: 26.89, with Obiri, third, well beaten, nearly 10 seconds behind.

The meeting record belongs to the double Olympic champion Almaz Ayana, who clocked a time of 14: 16.31 in 2016 but despite the fact that it is a marvelous brand, the two women apparently have in mind .

It would also be unwise to disregard the informative Agnes Tirop of Kenya or the Ethiopian duo Senbere Teferi and Letesenbet Gidey. They are all able to thwart the odds.

Women's 200m meet 400m Bahamas Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo and 400m Olympic bronze and bronze medalist Shericka Jackson.

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Miller-Uibo is undefeated this year. She won the Commonwealth 200m in 22.09 and improved her season record to 22.06 by winning the IAAF Diamond League meet in Shanghai. She also clocked 49.52 seconds to win the 400m at Eugene.

Jackson has resigned remotely this year and has come out against the best in the world.