Kenenisa Bekele
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Bekele shooting for another long-distance double
So much has gone wrong lately for Kenenisa Bekele . Yet there is this tantalizing possibility at the London Games: With one more gold medal, or two if he enters the 5,000 meters …
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London Olympics medal projections
… Gold: Mo Farah, Britain Silver: Isaiah Kiplangat Koech, Kenya Bronze: Galen Rupp, United States 10,000 Gold: Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia Silver: Mo Farah, Britain Bronze: Teriku Bekele, Ethiopia Marathon Gold: Abel Kirui, Kenya Silver …
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Bolt-Blake rivalry adds intrigue to Olympic track - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… Gold: Mo Farah, Britain Silver: Isaiah Kiplangat Koech, Kenya Bronze: Galen Rupp, United States 10,000 Gold: Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia Silver: Mo Farah, Britain Bronze: Teriku Bekele, Ethiopia Marathon Gold: Abel Kirui, Kenya Silver …
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Olympians to watch at the London Games
… races to chest-thumping while crossing the finish line to dance moves afterward. Twitter handle is (at)usainbolt Kenenisa Bekele , Ethiopia Reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder at both 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Also won the …
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Gebrselassie fails to qualify for 10,000 in London - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… could go through in the 10,000, where he won gold in 1996 and 2000. Tariku Bekele won Sunday's race. Brother Kenenisa Bekele , the 2004 and `08 Olympic champion, will likely get the Ethiopian wild card for London. In the 400, 18-year-old …
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Column: Olympic first, a home from home in London - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… the Jamaican's portrait painted on an inside wall. For Ethiopian vegan curries, 5,000 and 10,000 champion Kenenisa Bekele should try the East End's Brick Lane market. The stall holder there who spoons out the stews is from Myanmar …
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Diamond League has Olympic feel in Doha - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… her fellow Kenyan Janeth Jepkosgei who has beaten her in the last six races. Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 champion Kenenisa Bekele is returning from injury to run in the 3,000 and will be looking to show he's healthy. Jelimo wants to build …
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Usain Bolt upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at Van Damme Memorial - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… came back and beat her. She finished in 10.78 — 0.07 seconds ahead of her Jamaican rival. Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia ran the year's fastest 10,000 meters, winning in 26 minutes, 43.16 seconds. Cheered by 40,000 …
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Edwards will defend his title on Aug. 29
… five years. That opened the door for Anna Rogowska of Poland to win the event. Other winners yesterday included Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia (10,000), Marta Dominguez of Spain (steeplechase), Yargeris Savigne of Cuba (triple jump) and …
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Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League
… each meet on the circuit. Other elite athletes committed to seven Diamond League appearances are distance runner Kenenisa Bekele , pole vaulters Yelena Isinbayeva and Steve Hooker, 400 runner Sanya Richards, high jumper Blanka Vlasic and javelin …