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China's Xing Huina Wins Women's 10000m Gold

2004-8-28 3:39:44 CRIENGLISH.com

Chinese runner Xing Huina defeated her Ethiopian rivals to have won the women's 10000m gold medal.

China's Xing Huina has won the Olympic gold medal in women's 10,000m race in the Athens Games.

The 20-year-old Xing Huina, making her first Olympic appearance, clocked a winning time of 30 minutes 24.36 seconds.

Being elated after winning the gold, Xing Huina said it was a big surprise and her hard work had finally paid off.

Ethiopia's Ejegayehu Dibaba took silver in 30:24.98, with her compatriot Derartu Tulu, the defending champion having to settle for bronze in 30:26.42.

Along with Dibaba and Tulu, Xing Huina was among the leading pack throughout the race, but she broke away from the group entering the last straight and crossed the line first.

Britain's Paula Radcliffe, who holds the world record in women's marathon, was out of the contention halfway the race.

Xing's teammate Sun Yingjie, the bronze medalist at last year's world championships, was sixth, trailing by half a minute.

(Photo Source: xinhua)

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