Video: Lagat pulls off rare double gold
Posted September 2nd, 2007 at 2:09 PM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
Watch the video below to see Bernard Lagat storm through the final stretch of today’s men’s 5,000m final with his patented late-race kick to earn his second gold medal at the 2007 IAAF World Championships.
Lagat, who also won a gold in the 1,500m, became the first American in history to earn a gold medal double in the 1500m and 5000m at either a World Championship or Olympic Games.
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