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Lagat Wins 1500m Gold for US

Kenyan-born runner is first American to win the event

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2007 8:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Kenya native Bernard Lagat became the first US runner to win the 1,500 meters at the world track and field championships in Osaka last night, the AP reports. Lagat, who became a US citizen in 2004, broke away from the pack near the end...   Read full story »

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