Defar Wins Double at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart - IAAF - September 14, 2008

Defar was the other double winner in Stuttgart. On Saturday she had defeated Vivian Cheruiyot in the 5000m, and today the Ethiopian bronze medalist from Beijing also took the 3000m, again beating the Kenyan. Defar looked in full control when she decisively increased the pace in the battle against Cheruiyot and ran away in the final 250 metres. Defar clocked 8:43.60 and was almost a full second ahead of Cheruiyot (8:44.64).

It is the second time after 2005 that Defar has won the 3000/5000m double at the IAAF /VTB Bank World Athletics Final. And maybe more amazing is that this was the fifth consecutive time that Defar won the 3000m at this competition. Read More.

In similar news, Maryam Yusuf Jamal took a decisive victory in the women's 1500m; Gelete Burka finished second in the same event. Read More.