This is an epic race by Ismael Kirui. Proud to be a Kenyan. He blew away the rest of the field.

Commentary is top class

This is one of the best WC races ever! The early pace by Chesire, confused the Ethiopians. Kirui's injection of pace from midway, confounded everyone. He was a special talent. I rem how he ran in Kasarani to qualify for this final, the preps at Nyayo with his bro used to be brutal. Kirui had this massive stride, considering his height. Truly, I wasn't surprised when he won. Thx for posting this legendary race!

One of the most brutal races in the history of running.

How comes this race is not mentioned as one of the greatest ever...I had never come across this😁❤️❤️❤️❤️🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

I will never get tired watching this and John Ngugi in the 1988 Seoul olympics.

Somewhere, Prefontaine is looking on and saying "That's the way you run a race!"

Although it looked like a tactical error to let Kirui go that far ahead, the WR at the time was 12:58 and this guy ran 13:02, one of the fastest all time back in 1993 and a World Jr. Record. Gebrselassie ran his PB in that race, an Ethiopian record at that time of 13:03.1, so it wasn't like they just let Kirui go … he was running faster than any of them had ever run. Amazing race.

Just watched this for the first time and have seen virtually every 5K and 10K WC and OLY and THIS was the best 5K I've ever seen! This is up there with my favorite 10K, the 2003 Paris final! It has everything it needed

Still one of the greatest races ever run. I can't watch this without getting goosebumps every single time

Watching April 2020. Kenyans 🇰🇪 Uyĩĩ. Like we go together!

Magnificent run by Mr Kiruri ! He crunched a top tier field and he set a championship and world junior record to boot .

Always thought Gebrselassie could have won this if he hadn't felt obliged to sit behind the older Bayisa until the final 100m. He clearly had so much left in the tank and could have closed the gap down much earlier.

This is a legendary race!!!! What a furious pace, just amazing. I love it when this happens, but unfortunately it is a rare thing. rare and well worth the wait

1. Ismael Kirui (KEN) 13:02.75 2. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 13:03.17 3. Fita Bayisa (ETH) 13:05.40 4. Worku Bikila (ETH) 13:06.64 5. Khalid Skah (MAR) 13:07.18 6. Brahim Jabbour (MAR) 13:18.87 7. Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI) 13:20.59 8. Paul Bitok (KEN) 13:23.41 9. Robert Denmark (GBR) 13:27.09 10. Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA) 13:28.58 11. Abel Antón (ESP) 13:40.21 12. Jonny Danielson (SWE) 13:40.59 13. Zoltán Káldy (HUN) 13:43.02 14. Michael Chesire (KEN) 13:44.11 - Aïssa Belaout (ALG) DNF

How the fuck did the young buck manage to hold on? I honestly thought they were going to catch him with 250m to go, but he amazingly had reserves of energy to sprint the last 100m and win. Only a kenyan could ever do something like that, at only fucking 18 years old too!!

This is the type of race the race we need to see, not Mo Farah type easy jogs followed by a sprint in the final lap. John Ngugi did it 1988 and Ismael Kirui did itin 1993. So far, no one brave enough to try it again.

Well deserved win what a bold move, super early move by the teenage Kenyan.

Pure talent from the 18yr old then,Ismael Kirui taking on the race favourite Haile Gebreselassie head on.A brutal race indeed.Afterwards,Ismael Kirui was given a brand new Mercedes Benz by Mercedes Company.

I didn't see this race at the time, as U.S. tv coverage of this meet was abysmal. I just heard about it or saw short clips. It's amazing he could front-run like this, against someone like Skah who had already won the Olympic 10k and World XC titles, and Gebreselassie at the start of his GOAT career. A pity his career was cut short by injuries.

I love seeing these types of races unlike the current epMo farah era

I was there that night. Great memories.

'Running with the kenyans' brought me here! WOW!!

That was a crazy race, crazier last lap.

Anyone going to talk about how fast Gebresilasie closed the gap in the final 100m?

one of the best distance championship race not like today jogging till the last lap and sprint 53 at the end of the race

thnx for posting - fantastic gutsy running

I wasn't expecting kirui to learn so fast😁

I noticed when the commentators stopped saying “rabbit” and started saying “front runner.” Epic race!! 🔥

One of the best races ever. The rivalry between Kenya, Ethiopia and Morocco was at its best here.

Wow the Kenyans man !!!we call them Masai even the lions fear them .watching this race is like watching one of the Best Hollywood movie . Wow what a race

Kirui, just like big brother, Richard Chelimo. Great running

When the kenyans run as a team it's very hard to beat them. Kirui was the perfect cross country runner with his stride, small size and agressive running style. He defeated Gebresselassie in world junior cross country championships in -91-92, and in the seniors -93 -95 -96 ( Did not participate -94) Kirui made this a cross country race on the track and used basically the same tactics when he won 5000m in Gothenburg -95.

13.02 🤔 congratulations, to run this time takes hardwork and consistency

absolutely heroic race

What a race , I remember watching this race live years ago, at the last lap everyone shouting at the TV for Kurui to hang on , thankfully he did . Sadly you don't get great races like this anymore. Along with the 3000 metres steeplechase from 2003, this is my favourite race .

Great episodes

Kenyan athletes always shinning

Amazing front run and more amazing he’s only 18 years of age !

Dios mio Que lindu deporte

The differences between the Kenyan and Ethiopians athletes is that, Kenyans are very creative & tactful.

Best race I have never seen ,the best in hidtory. I think from 89 to 2004 was the best time for 5000m and 10000m.not nowadays mo farh just sprint at last lap

احسن تكتيك للفوز على الملك هايلي، خطة الكينيين نجحت، لأنهم كانو ا يعرفون السرعة النهائية الخارقة لهايلي

Reminds me of the epic 1974 Commonwealth 1500 metre final when Filbert Bayi ran from gun to tape in the greatest ever track final in athletics history. This young Kenyan had real guts to take them on like he did.

wow great competition!!

This is a grown man race

Gabrie, wow dominating the 90s!

السباقات التي تجمع كينيا واثيوبيا والمغرب دائما تكون شيقة..كينيا لديها عدائين ممتازين يلعبون دائما عنصر المتعة في السباقات نصف المتوسطة...لم نعد نرى ابطال مغاربة ينافسون كينيا واثيوبيا في مازالت هاتان الدولتان تنتجان ابطال..لا اعرف ما المشكلة في ذلك...اخوكم من مراكش ...سعيد عويطة. الكروج سكاح صلاح حيسو ابراهيم بوطيب حمو بوطيب اسنكار رشيد البصير اسماعيل صغير الاخوان بولامي والقائمة تطول اين اختفت النجوم في المغرب اين امثال نوال المتوكل نزهة بيدوان زهرة واعزيز فاطمة عوام رحمها الله بن حسي و..........

Brutal - Ismael Kirul has to be the Only Kenyan who had the right formulae to beat Gebreselassie

Such guts.....that is amazing running from the teenager

I didn’t think kirui was going to make it

Vitoria merecida, não poderia ter outro resultado 👏🏆🥇

Kirui ran furiously to avenge the dirty tricks Skah and boutayeb of Morocco 1992 Barcelona played on his elder brother Chelimo.God heard you.

Holy track…burning rubber indeed! Karui destroyed the Ethiopian Team.

ismael kirui of kenya

Unbelievable surging, really punishing, designed to destroy the rhythm wonder if Gabri had stayed a little closer whether he could have out sprinted him on the straight reminds me of Filbert Bayi front running. style, 1974 commonwealth games

اسمع صيحات جمهور تشجيع ياسلام علئ سباق فوق خيال

Fita baysa mistake cost Ethiopians Gold

Une des courses les plus brutales de l'histoire .

Haile's 2nd place was a national record?

Das war geil😂

ياحسرتي علئ سكاح لقد اهدر ميداليه

Kinda shame Kirui didn't break WR.

"You'll win nothing with teenagers." Alan Hanson.

KENYA 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🔥🔥🇰🇪

Geb botched this race - why he sat behind Bayissa for so long I'll never know. Guess he learnt from that mistake though!

هذا كيني بطل تكتيك جيد جيدا هيلي لايرحم بل سرعه نهائه هردلك بطلنا عربي خالد سكاح

WOW!!!

This Mo Farah hate is bush league. He runs a race he thinks he can win and there are at least a dozen other runners who choose to go slow.

Gebreslassie held back too much, watch him with 300m to go, he seems to be trying to secure silver, but his kick finish would have been quick enough to win, had he put in 100% with a lap to go. He should have gone sooner.

Infact the Ethiopians underestimated Kirui thinking he was soon gonna get tired but he ran so fast they were seeing only dust and they couldn't catch up with our young golden boy😝😝😝

EPO?

Only Kenyans can beat Ethiopia

اول مرة نشوف سكاح خسر

skah pi$$ed of alot of africans in barcelona '92

#نظام #نقكطغة #نظام #استنتؤريكغصغؤب #ضرر #نظف #غرفتك #وشنؤ #السالفة

The smell of EPO comes right through the screen!

There is no way this was clean to run like that all those guys are on epo at the very least.I dont care how many African villages they run to to visit of anyone has ever run 5k on a good surface try even run a 15 minute 5k its unobtainium for most people.