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The left hand photo above shows Kenenisa leading his compatriot
Sileshi Sihine and on his way to gold in the final of the mens 10000m at
the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, thus replicating his achievement
four years previously in Athens. Bekele's time of 27.01.17 was a new
Olympic record and saw him once again beat his compatriot Sihine into
second place.
The right hand picture shows Kenenisa shortly after crossing the line,
whilst the inset image shows a happy Bekele signalling 'V' for victory
after his magnificent performance had brough him his fifth gold medal at
a major global championship.
Bekele later commented: "I'm so happy with my performance - I won an
Olympic gold for the second time. Winning again is special, very
special. The race was fantastic, there was no pacemaker and everyone was
pushing. No-one could push any harder. It is a big gift. I will now try
to run the 5, 000m. It is not easy to run the two events. It will be a
strong race."
The brilliant Bekele did indeed run the 5000m and he produced another
breathtaking performance to win the gold medal, once again with an
Olympic record time as the pictures above show. Photos George
Herringshaw. ©
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