Obiri seeks redemption in 5,000m final tonight

Kenya's Hellen Obiri (L) competes with USA's Karissa Schweizer in the Women's 5000m heats at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on October 2, 2019. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, who failed to impress at her Worlds 10,000m debut at the ongoing World Championships in Doha returns to the track tonight keen to restore her authority as the queen of 5,000m.  

At the 10,000m final won by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, Obiri look beaten but returned to 5,000m heats with resounding performance posting the fastest qualifying time of 14:52.13 on Wednesday. The performance will justify Obiri’s hopes of winning gold at the event that starts at 9:25 pm.