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Ethiopia's Defar Wins Gold, Jamaican Sprinters Advance in London

Reported by VOA News on Saturday, 11 August 2012 (on August 11, 2012)
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Jamaica easily advanced Friday in the men's 4x100 relay at the London Olympics, setting up a gold medal showdown Saturday when speedster Usain Bolt and teammates go up against a tough U.S. squad anchored by 100-meter bronze medalist Justin Gatlin. In women's competition, Ethiopian Meseret Defar won the gold medal in the women's 5,000-meter race, denying teammate Tirunesh Dibaba a chance for an Olympic "double-double." Meanwhile, the U.S. basketball team - a glittering ...

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