A storming last 200m brought victory for the unfancied Muktar Edris who won a five-man bust-up over the last lap to claim the winner’s 10 Diamond League points in a world leading time. The former world junior champion exploded off the final bend to pull clear of two fellow Ethiopians plus Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei and Kenyan Olympic medallist Thomas Longosiwa.
He crossed the line in 12:59.96 to claim the Shanghai meeting’s first ever sub-13 minute clocking, as Cheptegei took second in 13:00.60, a huge personal best for the world junior 10,000m champion. Longosiwa was third as last year’s Diamond Race winner, Yomif Kejelcha, finished fifth behind fellow Ethiopian Abadi Embaye with world silver medallist Hagos Gebrhiwet sixth.