Two Ethiopian athletes are in the spotlight after an ‘extraordinary’ incident on the final bend in the men’s 5,000m at Lausanne’s IAAF Diamond League meeting. Yomif Kejelcha, 20, had burst into the lead at the bell, but stumbled when approaching the final straight. He then grabbed hold of 18-year-old compatriot Selemon Barega’s shorts and dragged him into an outside lane. Birhanu Balew from Bahrain stayed clear of the trouble to move to the front, and won in a 2018-leading time of 13min 1.09sec. Barega recovered to take second place while another Ethiopian, Abadi Hadis, was third and Kejelcha was disqualified. The runners involved in the incident, which has since been described on social media as ‘madness’, had opposing views, with Kejelcha blaming Barega for allegedly causing him to trip in the first place
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