Ejegayehu, 23, is the elder of the Dibaba sisters. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 10,000 last summer in Athens.
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Tirunesh, who will turn 20 on July 24, won an Olympic bronze medal in the 5,000 last summer...
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...and swept the 4K and 8K titles at the 2005 World Cross Country Championships in March.
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Reports indicate that Tirunesh and Ejegayehu were on or ahead of world record pace for much of the race, but with one kilometer to go...
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...it was pretty clear that the record would not fall.
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