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Both Kenenisa Bekele and

Tirunesh Dibaba remain on target for further IAAF World Cross Country double

performances after winning their races on the first day's schedule in

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ready to chase a tenth individual gold medal in Sunday's 12K event, set up his

challenge by claiming the short course four kilometres title in a time of

10:54 minutes.

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The 23-year-old Ethiopian

bided his time until unleashing a searing finish which carried him clear of

Kenya's Isaac Songok for a one second victory, with Morocco's Adil Kaouch, last

summer's World 1500m silver medallist third in 10:57. "We have never

before finished so close together," admitted