She bided her time in the middle of the pack throughout the first two kilometres. After a fast opening third of 3:01.05, the pace settled down in the middle section as Hiwot Ayalew led the field through 2000m in 6:11.55.
It was only on the last lap that Ghribi showed her hand, creating a gap between herself and her opponents. Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng slightly closed the gap on the last stretch, but Ghribi still won by more than a second in 9:11.28, namely the third-fastest time of her life.
Kiyeng set a PB of 9:12.51 in second place ahead of Diamond Race leader Virginia Nyambura, who also set a lifetime best of 9:13.85.
