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BEIJING: Kenenisa Bekele made it a unique double Olympic long-distance double for Ethiopia on Saturday with relentless front-running that wore down everyone who dared to keep pace in the 5,000 meters.

Bekele gets Olympic long-distance double

In 30 degree C (86 degree F) heat, cutting through the muggiest of conditions at the Bird’s Nest, Bekele took over from his teammates with 2 kilometers to go an imposed such a punishing pace that he didn’t need an explosive finishing kick this time, just unmatched stamina.

His win by 30 meters over Eliud Kipchoge added to his 10,000 victory for the first double since Lasse Viren in Montreal 32 years ago.

And with Tirunesh Dibaba doing the same in the women’s distance races, it was the first long-distance sweep for one nation.

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