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- Updated: May 22, 2016
Tirunesh Dibaba set off on her road to Rio in winning style, while Kenenisa Bekele also returned to victorious ways to complete an Ethiopian double at the Great Manchester Run on Sunday (May 22).
It was a repeat of the 2014 result, with the two distance running greats also having dominated down Deansgate two years ago which was when Dibaba raced for the last time before her break away from competitive action to have her first child.
After Burundi’s Diane Nukuri took an early lead, Dibaba moved to the front and from there the three-time Olympic gold medallist always seemed in control. She stretched away from Edna Kiplagat in the final kilometre to cross the finishing line to big cheers and with 31:16 on the clock to complete a successful comeback.
Two-time world marathon champion Kiplagat had edged ahead just after 8km, which was passed in 25:03, and looked like she was ready to make a move but she couldn’t shake off Dibaba. The Kenyan comfortably held on for the runner-up spot in 31:25 ahead of Burundi’s Nukuri, who clocked 31:49.
“This was my first race. I was very nervous but I felt comfortable and good,” said 5000m world-record holder Dibaba, who hopes to make further history in her incredible career this summer by becoming the first athlete …
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