Kenenisa Bekele needed one of the biggest finishing kicks of his career to hold off defending champion Bernard Lagat and win the 5,000 meters at the world championships, giving him a second long-distance double in as many years.
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Sun, 08/23/2009 - 8:36am
Kenenisa Bekele needed one of the biggest finishing kicks of his career to hold off defending champion Bernard Lagat and win the 5,000 meters at the world championships, giving him a second long-distance double in as many years.