Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele Keeps Olympic 10,000m Crown

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele retained his Olympic title in the 10,000 meters, relying on a sprint to pull away from countrymen Sileshi Sihine. Bekele's time was 27:01.17. Micah Kogo of Kenya came in third for the bronze medal.

Bekele set a new Olympic record, beating the record he set in Athens in 2004.