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Bekele wins fifth double but might never again contest world cross

The IAAF with its two-day programme being reduced to a one day affair next year in Mombasa

2006-04-02

IAAF World Cross Championships in Fukuoka - Bekele the Champ wins 4 k
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A dominant Kenenisa Bekele completing a fifth IAAF World Cross Country long and short course double in Fukuoka on Sunday suggested he might never again grace the championships meeting. The 23-year-old Ethiopian star after collecting a tenth senior individual gold medal - he also won the 2001 junior title - said

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