46th in 5000m, Rimal fails to improve personal best in Rio
KATHMANDU: Nepali athlete Hari Kumar Rimal, who had eyed a new national record, completed the men's 5000m in 14 minutes and 54.42 seconds as he finished 46th in the heats of the Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
With the timing, the Tribhuvan Army Club runner, however, failed to improve his personal best of 14:32.18 also.
Rajendra Bhandari had set Nepal's national record with the timing of 14:04.89 in the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
In his heat with 25 runners, Rimal finished 23rd.
Seventeen athletes, who clocked 13:19.54 to 13:26.02, have qualified for the next round.
Olympic athletics men's 5000m round 1 results in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
Heat 2
1. Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (U.S.) 13 minutes 19.54 seconds Q
2. Muktar Edris (Ethiopia) 13:19.65 Q
3. Dejen Gebremeskel (Ethiopia) 13:19.67 Q
4. Birhanu Yemataw Balew (Bahrain) 13:19.83 Q
5. Andrew Butchart (Britain) 13:20.08 Q
6. Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) 13:21.00
7. Elroy Gelant (South Africa) 13:22.00
8. Abrar Osman (Eritrea) 13:22.56
9. Brett Robinson (Australia) 13:22.81
10. David Torrence (Peru) 13:23.20
11. Phillip Kipyeko (Uganda) 13:24.66
12. Isiah Kiplangat Koech (Kenya) 13:25.15
13. Patrick Tiernan (Australia) 13:28.48
14. Florian Orth (Germany) 13:28.88
15. Hiskel Tewelde (Eritrea) 13:30.23
16. Suguru Osako (Japan) 13:31.45
17. Adel Mechaal (Spain) 13:34.42
18. Soufiyan Bouqantar (Morocco) 13:56.55
19. Ali Kaya (Turkey) 14:05.34
20. Tom Farrell (Britain) 14:11.65
21. Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) 14:26.90
22. Antonio Abadia (Spain) 14:33.20
23. Kefasi Chitsala (Malawi) 14:52.89
24. San Naing (Myanmar) 15:51.05
25. Romario Martins Leitao (Sao Tome and Principe) 15:53.32
. Zouhair Aouad (Bahrain) DNF
Heat 1
1. Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia) 13:24.65 Q
2. Albert Rop (Bahrain) 13:24.95 Q
3. Mohamed Farah (Britain) 13:25.25 Q
4. Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) 13:25.70 Q
5. Bernard Lagat (U.S.) 13:26.02 Q
6. Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (Kenya) 13:26.63
7. Hayle Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) 13:27.11
8. Aron Kifle (Eritrea) 13:29.45
9. Illias Fifa (Spain) 13:30.23
10. Kemoy Campbell (Jamaica) 13:30.32
11. Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) 13:30.40
12. Charles Muneria (Kenya) 13:30.95
13. Hassan Mead (U.S.) 13:34.27
14. Younes Essalhi (Morocco) 13:41.41
15. Namakwe Nkhasi (Lesotho) 13:41.92
16. Bashir Abdi (Belgium) 13:42.83
17. Olivier Irabaruta (Burundi) 13:44.08
18. Sam McEntee (Australia) 13:50.55
19. Lucas Bruchet (Canada) 14:02.02
20. Richard Ringer (Germany) 14:05.01
21. Moukheld Al-Outaibi (Saudi Arabia) 14:18.48
22. Kota Murayama (Japan) 14:26.72
23. Hari Kumar Rimal (Nepal) 14:54.42
24. Mohamed Mohamed (Somalia) 14:57.84
25. Rosefelo Siosi (Solomon Islands) 15:47.76
Qualified for Next Round
1. Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (U.S.) 13 minutes 19.54 seconds
2. Muktar Edris (Ethiopia) 13:19.65
3. Dejen Gebremeskel (Ethiopia) 13:19.67
4. Birhanu Yemataw Balew (Bahrain) 13:19.83
5. Andrew Butchart (Britain) 13:20.08
6. Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) 13:21.00
7. Elroy Gelant (South Africa) 13:22.00
8. Abrar Osman (Eritrea) 13:22.56
9. Brett Robinson (Australia) 13:22.81
10. David Torrence (Peru) 13:23.20
11. Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia) 13:24.65
13. Albert Rop (Bahrain) 13:24.95
15. Mohamed Farah (Britain) 13:25.25
16. Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) 13:25.70
17. Bernard Lagat (U.S.) 13:26.02
Source: Reuters
