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Bekele defies age to take historic double double gold in Lausanne
World Cross Lausanne 2003
30 March 2003 – Avenches, Lausanne Switzerland – At 20 years of age, one could forgive Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia for suffering from the pressures of trying to duplicate last year’s amazing double gold performance in Dublin. However, it seems that those spectating suffered more than the athlete of pre-race and mid-race nerves, as this superb athlete, yet again, provided the ‘unimaginable’. [Read more…]
Victory sets Bekele to take double double
29 March 2003 – Avenche, Switzerland – Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele defended his short course title in spectacular ways..
This year he was not going to be the ‘surprise package of 2003’, he was a watched man, pursued by 4 Kenyans right from the start. The packing of the Kenyans in the first 10 was evident and the little Ethiopian was in for a rough ride.
However, he proved his true value as a cross country exponent when he pulled away from Kenya’s finest over the last 200m.
The manner with which he did this showed that he still carried much in the tank and tomorrow’s long course double looks like as though it may be on.
Bekele finished in a time of 11:01, 3 seconds ahead of John Kibowen with Benjamin Limo third. John Kibowen has won this title on 2 occasions previously, before the rise of Ethiopia and the World’s brightest prospect.
contributed by Time-to-Run source
Kenenisa Bekele Lausanne 2003
The World Cross Country Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland will be again remembered for the simply breathtaking performances of one athlete, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. [Read more…]
Bekele defies pundits to take historic double gold in Dublin
24 March 2002 – Dublin, Ireland – 19-year-old Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia today ran into the history books as he became the first athlete to win both the men’s short and long cross races at the World Cross Country Championships. [Read more…]
Victory sees Bekele ready to take Dublin at the double
23 March 2002 – Dublin, Ireland – With a ‘kick’ at the bell worthy of a track race, Kenenisa Bekele, from Ethiopia, seized the initiative in the men’s short race at the IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships to run away from a posse of rivals on Saturday. [Read more…]
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