Tiruesh Dibaba of Ethiopia added the women's 5,000 meters title to her 10,000m crown at the 10th world championships here on Saturday.

Ethiopian athletes finished 1-2-3-4 in the event. The 19-year-old Dibaba clocked 14 minutes 38.59 seconds for the gold, Meseret Defar finished second in 14:39.54, Tiruesh's elder sister Ejegayehu Dibaba won the bronze in 14:42.47. Meselech Melkamu was fourth in 14:43.47.

Tiruesh Dibaba said: "I am very happy for the sweep. I wanted my team mates to run well, too. I am proud of Ethiopia and Africa.

"For myself, I wanted to win the both races and I did. I am planning to do that next time again. I cannot decide which I like better the 5000m or the 10000m."

Defar said: "This sweep was not really a surprise. We have been training hard and getting ready for these championships. We knew we had this chance."

Ejegayehu Dibaba, who took the bronze in the 10,000m, said: "I am very happy I was able to get a second medal in two competitions. When I came here from Ethiopia I was supposed to run only the 10000m but they decided to put me in 5000m, too.

"I was quite tired after the first race but today I felt ok. The weather suited me well."

Source: Xinhua