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Ethiopian Dibaba wins women's 10,000m gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-15 23:46
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the women's 10,000m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. [Agencies]
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BEIJING--Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba clocked an Olympic record of 29:54.68 to win the women's 10,000m gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Friday.
Ethiopian-born Turkey runner Elvan Abeylegesse took the silver in 29:56.34. Shalana Flanagan of the United States won the bronze in 30:22.22.
