Adrian Blincoe Goes 13:26.43 at Bislett Games 5000 in Oslo

Today in Oslo, Adrian Blincoe contested a stacked field in the Bislett Games 5000 meters. He finished 16th in 13:26.43. Blincoe has run 13:23.73 this season (OXY High Performance meet on May 19th) and already holds the Olympic "A" standard by virtue of his 13:18.27 run last July in Barcelona. Blincoe was recently named to his second New Zealand Olympic team.

    Athlete                 Nation  Result     
 1. GEBREMESKEL Dejen        ETH    12:58.92  
 2. GEBRHIWET Hagos          ETH    12:58.99 PB 
 3. M.ERGA Imane             ETH    12:59.77 
 4. BEKELE Tariku            ETH    13:00.41        
 5. BEKELE Kenenisa          ETH    13:00.54 SB       
 6. KIPSIRO Moses Ndiema     UGA    13:00.68        
 7. SIHINE Sileshi           ETH    13:01.39        
 8. DEMELASH Yigrem          ETH    13:03.30        
 9. ALAMIREW Yenew           ETH    13:08.12        
10. ZERIHUN Yitayal Atnafu   ETH    13:08.13 PB       
11. BETT Emmanuel Kipkemei   KEN    13:08.35        
12. KUMA Abera               ETH    13:09.32        
13. ROTICH Lucas Kimeli      KEN    13:09.58        
14. GABIUS Arne              GER    13:13.43 PB       
15. MEDHIN Teklemariam       ERI    13:17.25        
16. BLINCOE Adrian           NZL    13:26.43        
17. C'KURUI James Kwalia     QAT    13:31.63        
18. GELANT Elroy             RSA    13:32.21        
19. BURAAS Sindre            NOR    13:39.81        
    NDIWA Remmy Limo         KEN    DNF        
    RONO Vincent             KEN    DNF        

Intermediate times:
1000m  Rono, Vincent (KEN)2:33.81 
2000m  Rono, Vincent (KEN)5:16.55 
3000m  Ndiwa, Remmy Limo (KEN)7:51.61 
4000m  Bett, Emmanuel Kipkemei (KEN)10:32.47