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BERLIN — Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia continued his dominance in the men's 10,000, winning his fourth consecutive title at the world championships Monday. Bekele, who is a two-time Olympic champion in the event, sped away from Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea as the bell rang marking the last lap, opening a 20-meter gap on his main ... Full story

Ethiopia showed yet again that it is the athletic powerhouse by taking both the men’s and women’s course records and becoming the winner at the 37th edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon. 25-year-old Teyba Erkesso, a debutant in Marathon racing set a course record time of 2:24:18 at the Houston Marathon 2009. She beat the time set ... Full story