Bekele begins reign as world&#39;s distance-running king
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With a breathtaking final 400 meters late Friday night, the 22-year-old Ethiopian laid claim to the Olympic 10,000-meter throne previously occupied by his countryman Haile Gebrselassie.
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In 1997, in Athens, he won his first gold medal at the World Championships. In 1999, in the 100 meters, the sprinter broke the world record here.
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New Olympic record holder British cyclist Bradley Wiggins won the men&#39;s individual pursuit at the Athens Olympics with a time of 4:16.
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World record-holder Kenenisa Bekele, the Olympic gold medalist at 10,000 meters, will compete at the 10th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games Jan. 29 at Reggie Lewis Track &amp; Athletic Center. It will be the first race in the United States for the Ethiopian.
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The 27-year-old ran a personal best of 9.85 seconds - one hundredth of a second outside the Olympic record - to strike gold as five men ran under 10 seconds.
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Legend says that Pheidippides ran the first marathon here in 490 BC, dying of exhaustion after heralding the Greeks&#39; triumph over the Persians in battle.
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Justin Gatlin of the United States became the fastest man in the world after winning the men&#39;s 100 meters dash at the 28th Olympic Games here on Sunday.
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Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter who has divided and perplexed track officials and fans, made his debut Sunday in competition against world-class able-bodied runners.
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American 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist Monday with a personal best of 44.
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ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday.
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Kenenisa Bekele stormed to the men &#39;s 10,000 meters title as his once all-conquoring fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie ended at the Olympic Games on Friday night.
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Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
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NEW DELHI (CP) - Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui capped an impressive year by winning the men&#39;s world half-marathon title Sunday, while China&#39;s Sun Ying Jie claimed the women&#39;s race.
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Mottram stuck with the leaders until the last 600m before being dropped by the increasing pace as gold medallist Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, world record holder Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge fought it out for the medals.
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Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui capped an impressive year by winning the men&#39;s World half-marathon title Sunday, while China&#39;s Sun Ying Jie claimed the women&#39;s race.
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Athens -- It&#39;s always a pleasure watching masters of their craft at work, and such a moment occurred Friday night on the first full day of Olympic track and field competition when men with long-distance motors lined up for the final of the 10,000 meters.
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EUGENE, Oregon  - The clock is ticking for Asafa Powell, and not just when the world record holder runs 100 meters.