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Photo: Ethiopian Dibaba wins women's 10,000m gold 2008-08-15 15:46:11 GMT 2008-08-15 23:46:11 (Beijing Time) Xinhua
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia celebrates with a national flag after the final of women's 10000 meters at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. Tirunesh Dibaba claimed the title with 29 mins 54.66 secs. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)
Athletes compete during the final of women's 10000 meters at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. (Xinhua/Lv Mingxiang)
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba clocked an Olympic record of 29:54.68 to win the women's 10,000m gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Friday. Ethiopian-born Turkey runner Elvan Abeylegesse took the silver in 29:56.34. Shalana Flanagan of the United States won the bronze in 30:22.22. |
