• Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba Win Great Manchester Run
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Ethiopian superstars Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba were crowned champions at the 2016 Morrison Great Manchester Run on Sunday, May 22.
The 3-time Olympic champion Bekele broke the tape after 28:07 seconds beating Kenya's great Wilson Kipsang, who crossed the line in 28:15. Great Britain's David McNail took a surprise third in 28:15. Bekele returned to Great Manchester run since 2014 season when he clocked 28:23 for the win.
In the women's race Bekele's compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba took the Great Manchester Run title with clocking the 3rd fastest 10KM this year of 31:16 seconds. Runner up Kenya's Edna Kiplagat clocked 31:25, meanwhile Diane Nukuri of Burundi completed the podium in 31:49.
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