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Usain Bolt wins 100 meters in 9.77 seconds in Moscow and reclaims world championship gold
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Meanwhile, Tirunesh Dibaba also made a golden start in her quest for a long-distance double. The Ethiopian confirmed herself as one of the greatest long-distance runners in history, right up there with former teammates Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele.
With three Olympic titles and five world championships since 2003, her pedigree is unmatched. And Sunday’s race was easy for the champion. She was tucked in the wake of Japanese runner Hitomi Niiya for most of the race and let her finishing kick take care of the rest with 500 meters to go.
As hard as Gladys Cherono tried to keep up, the Kenyan had to settle for silver. Dibaba’s teammate, Belaynesh Oljira, won bronze.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
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