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Ethiopian victories at Reebok Grand Prix, New York

Posted on by Elias Kifle

Tariku BekeleTirunesh Dibaba

 June 2, 2007

Reebok Grand Prix, New York

Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia stepped out of the shadow of his brother, Kenenisa, to post another U.S. all-comers record in the Reebok men’s 5,000m. Hoping to break 13:00, Bekele was on pace until the last two laps, having passed through 4 km in 10:24.89 – 12:59 pace. Running alone, he finished in 13:04.04 to set a U.S. all-comers record, with Micah Kogo of Kenya second in 13:13.53.

Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba turned in a bravura solo performance in the Reebok women’s 5,000m, running 14:35.67 to finish 40 seconds ahead of second-place Kim Smith of New Zealand (15:15.22).

 Source: USA Track & Field

One thought on “Ethiopian victories at Reebok Grand Prix, New York”

  1. Selam Wogenoche,

    Tirunesh Dibaba and Tariku Bekele (Kenenisa Bekele’s brother) won the New York Reebok Grand Prix on June 2. During Tariku’s run, the organizers put Teddy’s music on (Yeneanbesa) heard throughout the stadium. For few minutes, I felt I was in my beloved country, Ethiopia with my people at Ethiopian Stadium, not New York City. They allowed us to waive our flag by the fence, a few meters from finishing line and throughout the stadium. What an experiance!!

    Photos:
    http://www.reebokgrandprix.com/2007/multimedia/photos.htm

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