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Article: Preview: American Lagat eyes double gold at 1500-5000 meters race at Beijing Olympics
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- August 16, 2008
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Preview: American Lagat eyes double gold at 1500-5000 meters race
at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Xinhua) -- Bernard Lagat, the 2007 world
champion in both 1,500 and 5,000 meters, is moving close to his step
in clinching two Olympic golds in Beijing.
As the first athlete to become world champion in both the 1,500
and 5,000 meters at the same IAAF World Outdoor Championships, Lagat
has the potential and strentgh to realize his Olympic glory. He ran
three minutes 41.98 seconds effortlessly to advance to the
semifinals on Saturday.
The previous Kenyan who was offered U.S. citizenship in May 7,
2004, took bronze in the Sydney games, and the silver in Athens
games, all in the 1,500 ...