Bekele completes world distance double

BERLIN: On a frantic final day of competition in the Olympic Stadium, Kenenisa Bekele underlined his place as one of the all-time greats of distance running when he added the world 5,000 meters title to Monday's 10,000 gold.

The unprecedented World Championship double comes after he won both events at the Olympics last year, while he is also the world record holder at both distances.

Yusuf Saad Kamel's bid to match him with a middle-distance double failed as the 1,500 meters champion finished third in the 800 after a front-running win for South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.