Ethiopian Meseret Defar deprived her teammate and arch-rival Tirunesh Dibaba an Olympic double for a second time when she produced a home-stretch sprint to claim victory in the 5000m on Friday. World ...

Reigning Olympic champion Meseret Defar waited till the very end before sprinting away from fellow Ethiopian Almaz Ayana and Kenyan runner Mercy Cherono to clinch victory in the women’s 5000m race at ...

Meseret Defar will return to competition for the first time since giving birth to a baby as she races the 2015 Geico Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon on Nov. 15, race organizers told SI.com.

A day after the women’s 5000 meter semi-finals, Ethiopia's defending Olympic and world champion Meseret Defar and the country's world record-holder Tirunesh Dibaba both say they are still very tired.

Defar, who also won the 5000m at the Athens Games in 2004, timed a relatively slow 15min 04.25sec, with world champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya claiming silver in 15:04.73. Defending Olympic champion ...

Defar sprinted clear in the final 200m with Kenyans claiming silver and bronze Defar finished second to compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in the event in 2005 Next Article in World Sport » OSAKA, Japan-- ...

Another night of Olympic finals on the track; another legend? Not quite. Like the 6ft 5in Usain Bolt in the men's 200m final the night before, the 5ft 1in Tirunesh Dibaba came into the home straight ...