Kenenisa joins history-makers
with fourth 10,000m world title

17 August, 2009 | by Luke Phillips ( AFP )

BERLIN — Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele etched his name in distance
running history at the world athletics championships here on Monday
when he won his fourth consecutive world 10,000m title.














The 27-year-old Olympic champion ran 26min 46.31sec to add Berlin
gold to his previous success in Paris 2003, Helsinki 2005 and Osaka
two years ago, to match compatriot Haile Gebrselassie for the most
world championship titles won.

"It's great to win for the fourth time," he said. "I had already planned to
stay behind until the last lap and then kick."

The victory also meant the five foot four (1.60 metres) running
phenomenon from Gebrselassie's Oromia region continued his 100
percent record over the 10,000m event.

Once again the Ethiopian relied on his last-lap kick, an incredible ability
to change gears when the bell sounds and destroy his rivals in 50
quick, painful metres.

Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese, who led for almost all the second-half of the
25-lap race, claimed silver in 26:50.12 with Kenyan Moses Masai of
Kenya winning bronze in 26:57.39.

Qatar's Nicolas Kemboi and Kenyan Bernard Kipyego kept up the early
pace of the race at the Olympic Stadium with the Ethiopians quite
happy to sit in the chasing pack.

Just before the halfway stage, Tadese kicked away, with Bekele in
second and compatriot Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam in third at a pace
that strung the field out.

Masai took up the lead from Tadese briefly before the Eritrean again
picked up a punishing pace that saw the pack begin to lap other
competitors with 10 laps to go......
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