Tokyo 2020: Women’s 10000 Metres Final Start List
For the past decades, long-distance events have been dominated by Africans. The women’s 10000 metres by Ethiopians, Kenyans, or the Ugandans. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games saw the dominance of the Africans in long-distance events.
Tomorrow we will be witnessing history once again. Helen Obiri is in the limelight of distance running in the world currently. Letesenbet Gidey from Ethiopia will be a threat to the race. Sifan Hassan the undisputed and unpredictable distance runner in the world currently will be going for a third medal at Tokyo Olympic Games. Tokyo 2020: Women’s 10000 metres final start list.
Below is the full start list
- Camille Buscomb
- Yasemin Can
- Tsehay Gemechu
- Kalkidan Gezahegne
- Dominique Scott
- Emilly Sisson
- Helen Obiri
- Francine Niyonsaba
- Yuka Ando
- Irene Chebet Cheptai
- Jessica Judd
- Alicia Monson
- Eilish Mccolgan
- Dolshi Tesfu
- Sifan Hassan
- Mercyline Chelangat
- Tsigie Gebreselama
- Susan Krumins
- Selamawit Teferi
- Ririka Hironaka
- Konstanze Kloterhalfen
- Hitomi Niiya
- Karissa Schweizer
- Sarah Lahti
- Sheila Chelangat
- Andrea Seccafien
- Letesenbet Gidey
- Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal
- Meraf Bahta
