17-year-old Isiah Koech runs 12:53 in Cologne

There were a number of big name signings competing at the PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf on Friday evening (11). However, it was a little known Kenyan who produced the most remarkable performance of the night in front of a sell-out crowd of 2000 spectators in the Arena-Sportpark.

17-year-old Isaiah Koech (19/12/1993) took the 5000m race in a world leading time of 12:53.29. This is the fastest 5000m indoor time ever run by a junior by far, but there are no official world junior records indoors. But on the senior all-time indoor lists he moved up to fourth spot.

With a series of world leading performances and meeting records the event in Düsseldorf confirmed its position as one of the best international indoor events.

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