Men's 5000m
Kenenisa Bekele sets new Olympic record in men’s 5000m
Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia has won the gold medal in the men’s 5000 meters setting a new Olympic Record time of 12:57.82.
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the silver medal and Edwin Cheruiyot Soi also from Kenya won the bronze medal.
Asafa Powell beats Usain Bolt at DN Galan meet
Asafa Powell beat the world record holder Usain Bolt by just one-hundredth of a second at the DN Galan meet.
He won the 100 meter sprint in 9.88 seconds. Bolt was a little slow out of the starting blocks and almost caught Asafa Powell at the finishing line.
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure from Norway came third [...]
Kenenisa Bekele was named in both the 5000 and 10,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics.
Tirunesh Dibaba was also named in both events in the women’s event.
Although it is still uncertain if they will compete in both events.
“Bekele wants to run the two races,” the athlete’s agent Jos Hermens told AFP.
“He is in very [...]
Bernard Lagat wins 5000 meters at U.S. trials
Bernard Lagat who was born in Kenya and now represents the United States, won the men’s 5000 meters to book his place on the athletics team at the Beijing Olympics.
He has won a bronze and silver medal at previous Olympics when he represented Kenya.
