Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Bags Ethiopia’s First Gold Medal

Aha, Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene of Ethiopia, is a flag draper (a variation of the Olympic “art” of flag waving). She set a new Olympic record in the women’s 10,000 meter run and bagged herself a gold medal. Congratulations to you, Tirunesh.

Expect more gold medals for Ethiopia in distance running because they tend to dominate the discipline.

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