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Zerisenay
third at VisitScotland Great Edinburgh International Cross-country
 "With less than 800m remaining, the
World 3000m Steeplechase record holder, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, had carved a
hard-won 10 metre lead, but just as he had done in the World Championship
short race in France last year, Bekele nibbled at the gap, with no hint of
panic. The finish line rushed up at breathtaking pace, and only inside the
final 200 metres did he catch the Qatari. When he drew level, he was
devastating. Bekele won by four seconds, in 26:08. The Eritrean, Zersenay
Tadesse, last year's World Cross silver medallist in the long race, was
third in 26:18. " iaaf reported
"The scenes of jubilation at the finish were
majestic: Ethiopian chanting and ritual singing, saluting their hero,
Bekele;
Tadesse chaired shoulder-high by a coach load of flag
waving Eritrean supporters who had travelled more than 400 miles overnight
from London, plus dozens more from closer to Scotland.
There were indications of a US revival when the American
champion, Dathan Ritzenhein, got the better of the six-time European
champion Sergey Lebid, a full 19 seconds clear of the Ukrainian in fourth
place with 27:22." the report added.
RESULTS
VisitScotland Great Edinburgh Cross Country
Men's 9.2km
1 K Bekele (Eth) 26:08,
2 S Shaheen (Qat) 26:12,
3 Z Tadesse (Eri) 26:18,
4 D Ritzenhein (USA) 27:03,
5 S Lebid (Ukr) 27:22,
6 T Bacha (Eth) 27:51,
7 T Shifer (Eth) 27:51,
8 A Jones (Salford) 28:00,
9 P Julian (USA) 28:15,
10 M Kennelly (Irl) 28:33
Congratulation to Zerisenay and the Eritreans of UK who
travelled long to witness the history in the making by our hero !
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