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Dibaba storms to Olympic double! PDF Print E-mail

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba, 23, who last week won the 10,000m crown, took the gold medal in the 5,000m this evening.


She becomes the first woman to win both long distance races at the same Games.

Holder of the world record, Dibaba took the lead at the end of the race. She sprinted to victory ahead defending World and Olympic champion, her compatriot Meseret Defar.
The last lap of Dibaba was incredible : she ran the last kilometer in 2.36. Nobody except an Ethiopian athlete has already made this performance.

Turkey's Ethiopian-born Elvan Abeylegesse claimed silver and Meseret Defar finished third.

 

 

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