Saidi Sijev claimed first place with a time of 13 minutes 18.94 seconds, also ranking first in the preliminary results.
Eliud Kipchoge took second place with a time of 13 minutes 19.01 seconds.
Dejene Berhanu ranked third with a time of 13 minutes 20.38 seconds.
Compared to the first group, the second group had better results, as even Dejene, who ranked third, achieved a better time than Bekele, the first-place finisher in the first group.
Link also qualified for the 5000m final with a sixth-place finish in the preliminaries, marking the first time an Asian male athlete stood on the 5000m final track.
After the preliminary results of the 5000m race were announced, nearly every television station across Asia broadcast the event.
In these broadcast recordings, Link stood out like the sun in the sky, a yellow-skinned athlete among a sea of black runners.
