When four Ethiopians assumed the lead after two kilometres, it looked as if we were going to get a scenario like in the men’s race in Paris 2003. But just after 6000m, the 21-year-old Dibaba and colleague Mestawet Tufa were involved in a fall, which left Dibaba winded, adrift and rubbing her stomach, while Tufa had to stop and put a shoe back on. Tufa eventually dropped out, but Dibaba didn’t panic, and it took over a kilometre to get back in touch with the large group, before challenging for the lead again...read more..
