Lagat delighted at gold success

Kenya-born Bernard Lagat won a fifth World Championship gold medal for Team USA in Osaka and then proclaimed: “I feel very special.”

Lagat delighted at gold success
Wed, 29 Aug, 2007 - 18:38

Kenya-born Bernard Lagat won a fifth World Championship gold medal for Team USA in Osaka and then proclaimed: “I feel very special.”

The 32-year-old ran a perfect tactical 1,500 metres in the Nagai stadium, choosing the right moment to dash clear and win in a time of three minutes 34.77 seconds.

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CourtsAthleticsWorld Athletics ChampionshipsPlace: KenyaPlace: OsakaPlace: NagaiPlace: United StatesPlace: AmericaPlace: USAPlace: BahrainPlace: USPlace: Rio de JaneiroPlace: BahamasPlace: SevillePlace: RussiaPlace: CubaPlace: ChinaPlace: FrancePerson: LagatPerson: Bernard LagatPerson: Rashid RamziPerson: Shedrack KorirPerson: RamziPerson: Alan WebbPerson: Hicham El GuerroujPerson: Michelle PerryPerson: Perdita FelicenPerson: Susanna KallurPerson: PerryPerson: Donald ThomasPerson: Yaroslav RybakovPerson: Kyriakos IoannouPerson: ThomasPerson: Franka DietzschPerson: Darya PishchalnikovaPerson: Yarelis BarriosPerson: Liu XiangPerson: Lajdi DoucourePerson: DoucoureEvent: World ChampionshipEvent: Olympic 2004Event: USA ChampionshipsEvent: 2003 championshipsEvent: 2004 Olympic 1,500mEvent: Pan-American GamesEvent: OlympicEvent: Beijing OlympicsOrganisation: Team USAOrganisation: Athletics Kenya
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