Why men’s 5,000m crown continues to elude Kenyans

(From L) Ethiopia's Telahun Haile Bekele, Ethiopia's Selemon Barega, USA's Paul Chelimo and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris compete in the Men's 5000m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on September 30, 2019. (Photo by MUSTAFA ABUMUNES / AFP)

Kenya’s bid to reclaim men’s 5,000m crown at the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, crash-landed on Monday night.

Ethiopians Muktar Edris and Selemon Barega blew away the star-studded line-up inside Khalifa International Stadium in what stretched Kenyan men’s 5,000m gold drought to 14 years –Benjamin Limo was the last Kenyan to win the race at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in 2005.