Saturday 11 August 2012

1500 Metre: Can't Catch Turkey | London 2012 Olympics

Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin (R) wins the women's 1500m final at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Alptekin won the women's Olympic 1500m in 4min 10.23sec.

1500 Metre: Can't Catch Turkey |  London 2012 Olympics

Alptekin leads Turkey 1-2 in women's 1500m

Asli Cakir Alptekin led a shock 1-2 for Turkey when she won the women's Olympic 1500m on Friday in 4min 10.23sec, handing her country a first-ever gold medal in track and field.


European champion Alptekin, kicked for home and held her nerve for gold ahead of fast-finishing teammate Gamze Bulut.Bulut, who also took European silver behind Alptekin in Helsinki and has improved her time in the event by almost 15sec this season, took silver in 4:10.40.


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