http://bit.ly/oLKCLB The article above lists the gold and silver medalists at the All-Africa Games 10000 m as Ebrahim Gashu of Ethiopia and Bernard Muchiri of Kenya. According to the ARRS' competition rankings , these athletes are in fact Japan-based World Champion Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu (Team Honda) and Bitan Karoki Muchiri (Team S&B). Both runners train in Saitama prefecture. Ibrahim is cited as having won in 28:18.22, with Karoki just behind in 28:19.32. Awaiting confirmation of official results. Update: Ibrahim's coach Kiyoshi Akimoto just confirmed to JRN that Ibrahim did in fact win. Update: Unofficial results . These results list Karoki as 7th and Kenyan Kenneth Kipkemboi having taken silver, but that seems likely to be an accidental name reversal.
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