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Olympics: Selemon Barega of Ethiopia extends Kenya's 53 years wait after winning 10,000m

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  Kenya's Rodgers Kwemoi [L] , Mohammed Ahmed of Canada [far R] and Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda [C] in action. [Reuters]

Kenya’s dream of winning a first Olympic medal since 1968 in the men’s 10,000 metres went up in smoke after Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega won gold in a tensed final.

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