World Champs 5000m Final, Paris, 2003.

[@freedomm]

Eliud Kipchoge, Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele. Three of the greatest of all time.

[@kiely4561]

i wonder how Mo would have fared against those 3.....not well i would imagine

[@uhegbu]

Remember the race very well and an equally good one in the Athens Olympics a year later where the Moroccan prevailed there having already won the 1500m there.

[@freedomm]

Mo is a sit-n-kicker. Can't handle fast paces like this.

[@freedomm]

Also, all three ran faster in the race than Mo's all time personal best.

[@עידונווה-ק4ס]

The days when long distance track men was worth watching. Now it’s all sit and kickers.

[@erikstein212]

In my opinion the greatest 5k of all time. The three fastest distance runners of all time in one race.

[@waterproof4403]

The 2008 Beijing Olympics is my favorite both the womens and mens

[@kamyguess4455]

The 5000 in 2004 was even better gotta see that one unforgettable with same great runners but Oh My God what a speed last 800 m was unbelievable!🤩

[@sankarsanthanaraman8244]

This was Eluid Kipchoge's first ever biig win on a world stage. 15 years later, tomorrow, he is going to shatter the world record in marathon at Berlin. Officially, the king of marathon!

[@reganrotich1023]

Job done mate

[@BisratTekle]

you did foresee it.

[@seer1623]

Clearly you’re some sort of prophet 😉

[@Okwash1]

NO it was not. He had won the same race some years before this.

[@calebeslusheh9409]

Your prophesy came true

[@mokenyuyufanyi5787]

a race with 5 world champions! Jesus Christ, the level of talent. watching this made my lungs hurt

[@nicologallo7823]

Who are the other 2?

[@tommytempo1]

Limo and Tadesse.

[@carlmorrow1600]

@@tommytempo1 in what events?

[@tommytempo1]

@@carlmorrow1600 Richard Limo - World 5000m Champion at Edmonton in 2001 and Tadesse - World Cross Country Champion 2007 and 5 x World Half Marathon Champion from 2006 - 2012!

[@thelocalzone]

The best comment on this race bar none!

[@TheCJHowes]

Damn. An 18 year old Eliud Kipchoge outkicking 2 of the greatest of all time, before becoming one himself. What an awesome race.

[@ariesboy41474]

That was an amazing race! 20 years later and Kipchoge is still a BADASS!!!!

[@johnodande6295]

And Eliud Kipchoge is still racing 20 years later. Now, he's the greatest marathoner of all time. What a career he's had

[@teshlawaldemariam917]

This race had the greatest middle distance runner, distance runner, half marathon runner & greatest marathon runner !

[@موحاأحمو]

The Athens Olympic race was so far better !!!

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

It's funny you say that. This was almost the exact same race as the Athens race. Great races nonetheless.

[@ethanennis8]

Literally every WR, for Olympic Events, from 1500m-Marathon

[@blaakcoffee]

Yes. Won’t happen again!!

[@juanmanuelsandoval4895]

@@ethanennis8 except the half marathon

[@saadel8129]

One year later and Hicham El Guerrouj beats both Kipchoge and Bekele at the same distance in the Athens Olympics 👊🏼🏃🏽

[@firstbornjordan]

Saad El And only the second person ever to complete the 1500 and 5000 double in the Olympics.

[@onyx2k206]

Doesn’t matter, Africa wins in this race!

[@abdtq8942]

@@onyx2k206 very true brother 💪💪

[@nishantsagar6296]

17 years later.. bekele and kipchoge ran 2 best marathon of all times

[@valar_dohaeris7387]

@@onyx2k206 Agreed! Top 4 athletes in this race were all Africans and all ran under 13:00 minutes... incredible

[@hejda4101]

This is the race I love to watch. You never get to know who wins it until the last second, no matter who you are cheering for you will have your a heart attack until they finish it.

[@ngunjiridavid7566]

Eliud Kipchoge was truly destined for greatness...winning this race when only aged 18 against great athletes like Hicham El Guerroug and Kenenisa Bekele was incredible and marked the beginning of his real climb to the top that has culminated in him being the greatest marathoner ever and the first to clock under 2hrs.

[@KamalKamal-bx2ty]

just one thing...18 in africa is 23 in fact lmao

[@stevestarr9769]

Who could have imagined back then that Kipchoge would be the GOAT in the marathon 15 years later.

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

I did. He is a fighter, he ran sub 2hrs Marathon.

[@MrAndywear]

THE GOAT!

[@simonsedwards1513]

Samir Lakhouiri not quite he ran 2 hours 25 seconds, FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

[@phildurre9492]

top 3 all wolrd record holders

[@iliofornasero1547]

Just wait for Bekele's comeback

[@اسامةالهنذي]

الزمن الذهبي لتخصص 1500 و 5000 متر على مر العصور...

[@seer1623]

Dang, E.G.’s got class. Always the first to congratulate his opponents. Wonderful example in victory and defeat.

[@williamburger7527]

They ran a 1:52 last 800. Kipchope at 18 sensational and no wonder he would become the greatest marathoner of all time.

[@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501]

28 may be not 18

[@pk_fauxtaux]

@@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501 nah 18

[@1man1bike1road]

@@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501 he was 18

[@estherlule7049]

@@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501 he was 18

[@copysmith1004]

In a few hours, GOAT Eliud Kipchoge is gonna achieve running's equivalent of landing on the moon.

[@alancarriedo7378]

Mike Mwangi 1:59:40:2

[@김승현-e1w6s]

Was right

[@hsainatop2014]

Hicham El garouj is the best runner at 1500 m and comes second at 5000m that is very impressive.realy awsome

[@naveed4274]

Doesn't matter who wins, i can see bekele running for hour So graceful so smooth Kicking his own butts on each stride

[@حسنحسن-ط2ش2ف]

😂😂😂

[@jeffreybayles1162]

Some of the greatest names in the sport in this race.....epic

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Thanks for this. Incredible race with so many champions

[@richwarega2584]

That slow motion replay of kipchoges run down the home straight really shows what potential he had to be a distance running great,, at 18 yrs but going hard against two greats of distance running, that sprint was a massive burn up and he was just willing his legs in the last few meters with grit and determination,, all hallmarks of his great mental strength which has been such an asset in his marathon career,, one of the all time great 5000m races and a deserving champion 👏

[@l1m1n4l]

Wow! That's the best 5k I've ever seen!

[@حلميأحمد-ض9ص]

Watch 2004 in olympic games

[@adam-ng9jj]

@@حلميأحمد-ض9ص this one is better even though hicham lost

[@brenwalsh9232]

One of track's greatest ever races!

[@phildurre9492]

people keep talking about mo farah, my friends mo farah wouldnt make the top 5 in that era...

[@atlacpescador6205]

Truth has been spoken

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

Probably not top 10 either. These guys r almost all 12:50 or less as PB

[@skylersandoval2974]

It’s the way Mo Farah raced. He was very tactical on the track, he worried about placing, not time.

[@0x9bh47]

FACTS

[@leotv8303]

4th place for him

[@juniourx2203]

that was Kipchoge in Paris in 2003 2 decades later kipchoge is in 2024 Paris Olympics.....what a historic moment ....

[@canadaqbank]

John Kibowen of Kenya ran 12:54 and still came fourth. Perhaps the greatest 4th place finish in 5000m in World Championship history.

[@valar_dohaeris7387]

Yeah top 4 all under 13 minutes in a race is incredible

[@blaakcoffee]

Agreed

[@panama8009]

Mo Farah would get dusted..

[@Queen-be6md]

@@panama8009 hilarous people tend to get offended by mo farah, maybe jealous? olympics double gold for 5k and 10k twice and several championships golds are maybe a joke for these fanatics haha

[@mickymogz]

15 years later, marathon world record also his. What a man!!!

[@bonnybonny8337]

The commentators then make it even more beautiful to watch..wow! what a race!

[@kivindyo6593]

Kenenisa’s Berlin marathon 2019 performance reminded me of this...

[@goldelockperos642]

How>

[@TheMrbc74]

3 of the greatest distance runners of all time in the same race

[@PB111627]

A phalanx of African runners they are unbelievable

[@paulfhoffman]

When I watched this race live, I could not believe Kipchopge was only 18. Yet here we are, an Olympic champion 18 years later. What I also failed to see was that Kipchoge had a clipped marathoner's stride while running sub-13:00 pace. Considering the competition, Paris 2003 5k is the greatest footrace ever filmed.

[@wgl6890]

Kipchoge has a real chance of producing a fairy tale ending in Paris. Paris was the location where he burst onto the scene and defeated both prime Bekele and prime El G. Will Paris be once more be the scene, where he exits the stage in a glorious fashion?

[@sabirdajaj6721]

سباق الوطنية في القلب

[@MouradMourad-zm1fl]

Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco the Best rénine in 1500 m in the word .

[@alfymiami]

What an amazing group of champions. Just being in the last place of this race would be an honor.

[@abderrahman9279]

That race was the perfect lesson for Hicham to win the olympic medal a year later As 1500m runner attacking earlier in a 5000m race wasn't the good strategy

[@sosinaesayas7147]

Kenenisa made the race what an athlete

[@elsamwest1206]

The best middle distance runner of all time 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@lhoussinselhaoui5226]

احسن عداء في العالم

[@arthur-yf1dp]

what a race! really impressive

[@tommytempo1]

Over 1 million views - wow!

[@melesnegash7413]

tommytempo1 congratulations you deserve it dude

[@tuabumopolo3238]

Beaucoup $$$$$$ for sure!!

[@tommytempo1]

No money made!

[@williamdowling7718]

Hot damn.. That was a heck of a race... I had goosebumps that whole last lap..

[@RogelioDominguez-e9j]

Wow! What a race ! The champion !

[@nic5833]

Three genius of the athletism in the same race... WOW!

[@Jessica-hz3bk]

Let's not forget that it was Hisham's first participation in the 5000 meter race❤❤

[@booklover3959]

To be the Junior and win this must have felt fantastic! Kudos to Kipchoge to win this in such company.

[@thenujay1632]

The greatest miler, 5000/10000m runner, and the greatest marathoner 🤯

[@sympaticoo1]

The one and only hicham el guerrouj . what a field though with all those champions , a race to be remembered

[@_NPJ]

All 3 are such great sportsmen. What a race this was

[@omarsaleh919]

20 years later.. Eliud Kipchoge in an defining Olympic Marathon 2024

[@chypirienchypirien5450]

Merci beaucoup hicham pour les moments de bonheur normal Maroc1😀

[@atlacpescador6205]

Oui c'est vrai, il nous à fait vibrer depuis 1996 mais à 2004 j'avais 7ans 🥇😀👻

[@susananaomi2716]

16 years later and Kipchoge becomes the best of the best...

[@gonzayare]

21 years later Kipchoge and Bekele face to face again in their last Olympic marathon, at the end of their amazing careers.

[@jerryoshea3116]

Fantastic race!!And really brave of the Moraccan runner to take the race on..

[@MohamedTaha-jp5if]

A year after , in 2004 Olympics , same 3 were there but in defrent order, the Moroccan got the gold

[@kamyguess4455]

Hicham El Guerrouj is a legend best of all times record holder of 3 distances till now unbelievable and one of two in history who got 2 gold medals in same Olympic Games can’t talk about a certain distances without mentioning his name Amazing 🤩

[@gurnekosgeh303]

Damn it, kipchoge running 21yrs down the line , congrats man. Waiting for Paris Olympic marathon race (10.08.2024). Wish you well kipchoge in Paris Olympics 2024

[@tommytempo1]

Over 2 million views!!!

[@admassuk.2419]

It is an incredible phenomenon to watch these brave runners showing their great potential. I didn't see Kenenisa losing a gold. Now I know. Very amazing how Kenenisa became world record holder in both 5k & 10k from 2004 till 2020 & winning the gold medal in both the 5k & 10k at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hats off for the braves!

[@stellalochodo9163]

I love seeing Kipchoge disapproving commentator who usually have preformed judgement on some of the athletes. Kipchoge wins against all odds and against commentator's profiling of their favourite athlete whom they waste time giving them a "face" the whole race Kudos Kenyan boy, Kipchoge

[@Rex-df9dq]

One of the extreme rare races that K.B the legendary athlete lost.

[@carlosroa6328]

Espectacular, fabulosa carrera con los mejores del mundo y un remate increíble de Eliud Kipchoge.

[@angelmatos9143]

During the past 3 decades greatness has always been present on the track. (at every level)

[@DrReddit]

10:34 dude he looked so happy and excited to shake Hicham's hand lmao

[@schafer18]

Because Hicham is a legend. Kipchoge was still a child when El G was breaking WRs. He probably idolized him.

[@mohamedalhabib7014]

ثلاث أساطير ،بيكيلي له رقم 10000 وفاز ببطولة العالم هشام له رقم 1500 وفاز ببطولة العالم ،كبشوك بطل العالم 5000 أي اختصاصه ،هذه ملحمة

[@andywalker9079]

What a legendary race

[@betsysindani3171]

KIPCHOGE..a hard-working Young man who broke the Ethiopian pride on track and has since then proved God can raise the humble over the high and mighty by reigning supreme over Bekele on the roads. Nobody imagined in this race Kip could beat the Bekele leave alone the Moroccan. Live long Kip. Abandance of blessings. Enjoy your hard earned livelihood! Bekele, you too has made EA proud and the unrelenting Gebreselasie. Kenya, Ethiopia, you bring the best out of each other and we shall be forever, the EA brothers NOT RIVALS.

[@distantlight4527]

15 years later.

[@bouchareb9380]

المغاربة و أجرك على الله

[@yusakugodai3208]

15 ans plus tard, en 2018 Eliud Kipchoge est le détenteur de la meilleure performance mondiale de tous les temps sur marathon. Incroyable mais vrai ! Les perfs ne veulent plus rien dire mais c'est le spectacle qui prime ! 2H01 c'est humainement impossible même pour un super kenyan à la génétique parfaite disons...

[@davidhenry8056]

One of the greatest races ever but s real champion always prevails

[@pukulu]

certainly one the all-time great 5000 meters. Bekele had to go around the outside in the stretch on the last lap and that cost him maybe a second or two. El Guerrouj was a sportsman of the highest caliber, offering his hand in congratulations to the young Eliud Kipchoge. Who would have predicted that Kipchoge and Bekele would eventually be the greatest marathon runners of the present time?

[@darkart6683]

Maghribi daz man hna😉👍

[@mamakuwait2832]

المغرب في الايام زينة

[@malikkooti5021]

الاسطورة التي لن تتكرر هشام الكروج morocco

[@EdilbertoBecerrashinmemalef27]

EXCELENTE DISPUTA entre tres grandes corredores. Asi se rompen los records. Muy buenos MARROCO, KENYA y ETIOPIA,. FANTASTICOS. Bravo.. EXCELENCIA de EXCELENCIA. viva EL OLIMPISMO.

[@cscully98]

Revisiting this today.. Kipchoge fantastic 🇰🇪

[@charlieanderson7048]

Honestly I think my favorite part of this race is that El Guerrouj looks super tall compared to the rest, he is actually only 5'9 and the race are like 5'6

[@ayacheadouane1590]

el guerrouj the resurrection and earthquake that shake the world of athletism.Thank u sir

[@briandavis144]

This race was beautiful how the heck do you run 12:52 for 3.1 miles!!?? Not to mention their first mile was in 4:05 which is insane

[@JOKER93TDK]

They're training is almost impossible to do for a normal person. They grew into consistent work of pure effortful long runs and painful speed intervals🔥

[@kmekki94]

their last one was 4:01!

[@davd1986]

Try 12:35

[@blazeofficial6292]

4:05 O_O I-

[@georgemburu4177]

They started running as kids!! Plus Kipchoge lives in Eldoret, a high altitude city!!

[@anthonyparkinson5544]

What a runner is El guerrouj. Effortless running action .And what a race

[@waterproof4403]

Kenenisa has the best sprint in long distance runner. He was young and inexperienced here. Had he pushed the pace from the start no way they would keep up with him. Just like bejing 2008 olympics. Still kipchoge and El guerrouij did amazing here

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

This is the first time I've ever watched this race. WTF was I doing all these years? Maybe the most loaded field in track and field history.

[@Jeanemilr-hn7tj]

Kipchoge, Seul, Contre Tous, RESPECT,

[@pagoteras2630]

For my the best 5000 m.l of the history

[@simonedwards5564]

And now 16 years later the GREATEST achievement in athletics history in being the first man to run under 2 hours for the MARATHON!!!!!!! DANIEL KOMENS 2 MILES IS just as fantastic,,,,,,as is the 3000 m world record!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@djdiggerjonez4063]

That Moroccan just doesn't quit.

[@bernardoloo2023]

Beating kenenisa bekele in his prime was a huge milestone then

[@jaredngari3624]

This was an epic battle similar to the one that El G won. Its no doubt one of the greatest 5000m ever ran

[@jaredngari3624]

Still a great race to watch! Eliud and Bekele were working against El G.

[@subhashchawda7767]

What a great finishing salute to all legend🙏🙏🙏

[@anaruzwnerfu8603]

After one year hicham el gerrrouj won gold medal Olympic in 1500 and 5k. Best middle distance runner ever! Absolutely Legend hicham el gerrouj

[@Babylonien]

Merci El Geuerrouj magnifique course ouah époustouflant en plus avec Grasse 😘😳

[@napoleondanielcoca2976]

Three GOATS! Respect! Farah would have zero chance here!

[@tvgcmma9215]

I’ll never understand how kipchoge was a better 5k runner on the track than 10k when we now know how great he is at further distances

[@teshlawaldemariam917]

Yes me neither, but he always performs better when the race is fast endurance. That’s explains a lot

[@ramikafreni5796]

افضل ما انجبت العاب القوه هاؤولاء الثلاثه

[@SolomonMelaku-ez8cy]

Greatest Trio

[@Jazzper79]

This race shows the beginning of the mentality of Kipchoge to be the greatest marathoner of all time

[@rodbrown8306]

So great these guys.

[@yahyaa2413]

In this race 6 men run under 13mn. Amazing!

[@LickHala-hi9xs]

That was brilliant athlete

[@stanleykimutai2521]

This is great run of all time

[@ilmarocchino1620]

Hicham el gerouj 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦💚❤️