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London2012: Ethiopian Defar steps out of her rivals' shadows to regain title

Submitted by Yomi Omogbeja on August 12, 2012 - 20:10
Meseret Defar walking away from the track after her winning celebration in London/ Photo: Yomi Omogbeja at the Olympic Stadium

Meseret Defar of Ethiopia acheived the rare feat of regaining an Olympic athletics title when the Athens 2004 5000m gold medallist triumphed again at the London 2012 Olympic Games, winning in 15 minutes 4.25 seconds on Friday.

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Dibaba demolish Kenyan rivals, Okagbare soars to new heights - London 2012 Day 1

Submitted by Yomi Omogbeja on August 4, 2012 - 01:41
Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) celebrates after winning the 10,000m women Gold at the London 2012 Olympics / Photo Credit: LOCOG

Tirunesh Dibaba won the much anticipated women's 10,000m and Ethiopia's first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics Games last night in a stunning fashion whilst Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare stormed to a new PB in the women's 100m round 1.

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