Ethiopians Kenenisa Bekele (L), 10,000m gold medal winner, and Haile Gebrselassie, silver medal winner, pose on the podium 25 August 2003, at the 9th World Athletics Championships in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Bekele led home an Ethiopian 1-2-3 in the men's 10,000 metres 24 August at the world athletics championships and replaced previous king at the distance Haile Gebrselassie as the new force, while compatriot Sileshi Sihine took the bronze. AFP PHOTO/FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
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