Tirunesh and Tariku Win at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic

Tirunesh Dibaba, the double Olympic champion, and Tariku Bekele, the brother of long-distance giant – Kenenisa Bekele, clinched the 5K titles at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on July 3, 2010. Both hail from the State of Oromia in Ethiopia.

Tirunesh Dibaba finished the women’s 5K at 14:34.07, smashing the Meeting Record (MR) set by her compatriot Meseret Defar in June 2008.

Tariku Bekele clocked the first sub-13 minutes 5K in the U.S. by reaching the finishing lines at 12:58.93.

Here are the videos of the two races.

Tariku Bekele Win at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic

Tirunesh Dibaba Win at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic