2008 Beijing Olympics
“After seeing me lose the 5,000 (in Athens), they were very upset for me,” he said. “Here, they expected me to win the 5,000. They prayed for me, they had hope for me. So now it happened according to their plan and also my ambitions.
Ethiopian Completes a Double in Distance
Ethiopia - Kenenisa Bekele smashed Olympic Record in 10K wins 2nd Gold for Ethiopia
Ethiopia - Tirunesh Dibaba broke the Olympic Record in 10,000meters
Bekele wins Olympic Men's 10000m gold
Ethiopia's Dibaba wins 10,000m gold
TEAM ETHIOPIA BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS SCHEDULE
| Date | Time (Beijing Time) | Event |
| Friday,August 15 | 19:10-19:35 | Men’s 1500m Round 1 |
| 20:25-21:10 | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 | |
| 22:45-23:20 | Women’s 10000m Final | |
| Saturday, August 16 | 09:20-10:00 | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 |
| Sunday, August 17 | 07:30-11:20 | Women’s Marathon Final |
| 21:30-21:46 | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final | |
| 21:55-22:15 | Men’s 1500m Semifinals | |
| 22:45-23:20 | Men’s 10000m Final | |
| Monday, August 18 | 21:10-21:25 | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final |
| Tuesday, August 19 | 10:00-10:30 | Women’s 1500m Round 1 |
| 19:35-20:41 | Women’s 5000m Round 1 | |
| 22:50-23:00 | Men’s 1500m Final | |
| Wednesday, August 20 | 20:15-21:15 | Men’s 5000m Round 1 |
| Thursday, August 21 | 19:00-19:20 | Women’s 1500m Semifinals |
| Friday, August 22 | 20:40-21:02 | Women’s 5000m Final |
| Saturday, August 23 | 19:50-20:02 | Women’s 1500m Final |
| 20:10-20:30 | Men’s 5000m Final | |
| Sunday, August 24 | 07:30-10:40 | Men’s Marathon Final |