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Ethiopia's Olympic champion and world-record holder Meseret Defar clinched her first outdoor world title with a decisive victory in the 5,000 meters. The 23-year-old was left as the ovewhelming favorite for the race after teammate Tirunesh Dibaba decided to skip the 5,000 meters because of illness following her 10,000-meter triumph. Biding her time in the humid conditions, Defar toook the lead on the penultimate lap and kicked on the final run down the back straight to leave the field for dead, crossing the line in 14 minutes 57.91 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com) Copyright (c) 2007 WCSN.com.
