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Ethiopia's Defar stuns Dibaba for gold
By Suresh Ivaturi - LONDON
11th August 2012 03:18 PM
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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar, left, embraces compatriot Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba after competing in a women's 5000-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP)
Ethiopia's 2004 gold medallist Meseret Defar
regained her Olympic 5,000 metres title Friday, powering dramatically past
defending champion Tirunesh Dibaba in the final straight.
Defar accelerated to the line in 15 minutes 4.25 seconds, with Kenya's world
champion Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot taking the silver half a second back.
Dibaba, the world record holder, flagged in the last 50 metres to drop to the
bronze medal in 15:05.15.
Defar was a bronze medalist in Beijing four years ago.
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Congratulations to Meseret Defar.
Posted by Dr.Cajetan Coelho at 08/12/2012 17:46 Reply to this Report abuse