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Dibaba retains Olympic title

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba held on to her Olympic 10,000m title in stunning style at the Olympic Stadium tonight.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba wins gold in the women's 10,000m final on Day 7 of London 2012.

The 27-year-old, who won the distance double at the Beijing 2008 Games, saw off Kenya's Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot with a final-lap burst to win by more than five seconds.

Dibaba's time was a season's best 30:20.75, with Kipyego taking the silver in 30:26.37 and world champion Cheruiyot bronze in 30:30.44.


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