Above: Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele won a historic distance
double at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Sunday, August 23, 2009
New York (Tadias) – Ethiopian Olympic Champion Kenenisa Bekele won the gold medal in the 5000m race in Berlin on Sunday, marking the first time an athlete has ever won distance double at the IAAF World Athletics Championships. He won the 10,000-meter final race last Monday.
The reigning double Olympic champion finished the race in 13 minutes 17.09 seconds.
We congratulate Kenenisa Bekele on his unprecedented victory!
Video Interview: Kenenisa Bekele 5k Champ 2009 (Flotrack)
Track and Field Videos on Flotrack
Related:
VIDEO: Kenenisa Bekele wins 10000 meters in Berlin (EthioTube.net)
Flotrack’s IAAF Coverage (August 23, 2009)
Congratulation Ethiopia! Big up Kenenisa Bekele!! Tebarek.
OMG! did you see the Eriterian runner coming to join the Ethiopian winners in the photo shooting and somebody pushed him away. Dissappointing. Check it out at the end of the second video.
Oh My God…I love Kennenisa! God bless him!!! people like him make us proud to be Ethiopian. I wish him more success in the future. God be with him!!!
thank u Kenenisa!!!!
He is a real man. We all feel proud. God bless Kenenisa and his family.
You are a true leader!!!
you are good example for Ethiopia. keep it up.
MAI
No offense but I did watch the video you mentioned all I can pay attention is to the golden winner Kenenisa the ambessa.. If he was pushed I feel sorry but I am not disappointed.. I am thrilled that my country won someone from another nation being pushed can’t take away my thrill…