Olympics 2008: Bekele & Dibaba named for double Olympics assault - AFP - July 14, 2008
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Kenenisa Bekele, who hinted that he would not attempt a double gold Beijing Olympics assault, was on Monday named in both the 5,000m and 10,000m in Ethiopia's China-bound squad.
Tirunesh Dibaba was also named in the 5,000m and 10,000m events in the women's line-up.
However, despite the planning, it is still not certain that they will feature in both events as recent history has shown.
At the 2005 world championships, Bekele won the 10,000m title before pulling out of the 5,000m; Dibaba took the same decision at the 2007 worlds in Osaka.
"Bekele wants to run the two races," the athlete's agent Jos Hermens told AFP.
"He is in very good form and it will be a challenge for him. But it's a little hard and he can change his mind after the 10,000m, because the 5,000m heats start two days after."
Bekele has attempted the grueling double twice - at the 2003 world championships and the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
On each occasion, he won the 10,000m, but not the 5,000m, finishing third in 2003 and second in 2004, behind Morocco's Hicham el-Guerrouj.
Dibaba won the 5,000m-10,000m double at the 2005 world championships, a year after winning the bronze in the 5,000m in Athens. Read More.
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