After limping out midway of the 10,000m race resulting in unsuccessful attempt to become the first runner to capture the 5th consecutive world title followed by a n0-show up in the 5,000m at the recent World Champions in Daegu, Kenenisa Bekele, 29 of Ethiopia came back with a vengeance to win the 10,000m in 26:43.16, the fastest of the season, at Friday's Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, the last stop of the Samsung Diamond League, smashing the previous world leading time of 26:46.57 set by Mo Farah (GBR) in Eugene in June.
That was the first completed track race in more than 2 years for the double 5,000m and 10,000m world record and Olympic record holder, considered as one of the greatest distance runners all all time, who has been hit by injury.
Lucas Rotich of Kenya (26:43.98) and Galen Rupp of USA (26:48.00, AR) took second and third Places respectively.
The King Baudouim Stadium, since 1930, where this meet was held was the venue where Kenenisa Bekele set the 10,000m world record of 26:17.523 on 26 August 2005 and this stadium was formerly called Heysel Stadium where the infamous "Heysel Stadium Disaster" happened during the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus on 29 May which saw 39 Juventus fans died as a result of rioting and wall collapsed before the kick-off.
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