February 16, 2014
Dibaba wasn’t the only Oromo in world-beating form as Mohamed Aman took more than half a second from his 800m world lead with an African indoor record of 1:44.52.
Only Denmark’s Wilson Kipketer and Russia’s Yuriy Borzakovskiy have now run faster than Amanunder
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The 20-year-old reigning World champion, both indoors and outdoors, took the lead with a lap-and-a-half to go and had a five-metre lead on Adam Kszczot at the bell.
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The Pole closed the gap down the back straight but Aman was too strong in the final straight.
Mohammed Aman Geleto is an Oromo middle distance runner. He is the winner of the 800-meter final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
Born: January 10, 1994 (age 20), Asella, Oromia
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Weight: 128 lbs (58 kg
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Weight: 128 lbs (58 kg
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