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Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obiri leaps to avoid Morgan Uceny of the United States during the women's 1,500-meter final.

Kenya’s Hellen Onsando Obiri leaps to avoid Morgan Uceny of the United States during the women’s 1,500-meter final.  (Daniel Ochoa De Olza / Associated Press)

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Morgan Uceny of the United States falls in the last lap of the women’s 1,500-meter race and Turkey claims the first two medals. Ethiopia gets two medals in the women’s 5,000 meters.

Gold for Turkey

United States’ Morgan Uceny kneels on the track after falling as Turkey’s Asli Cakir Alptekin crosses the finish line to win.  (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)

Distraught runner

An emotional Morgam Unceny of the United States leaves the track after falling on the last lap in the 1,500-meter race. She did not finish.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

1,500m finish line

Gold medalist Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey, silver medalist Gamze Bulut of Turkey and bronze medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain cross the finish line of the women’s 1,500m final.  (Ian Walton / Getty Images)

Ethiopian gold

Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar wins the 5,000-meter final.  (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)

Winner's inspiration

Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar puts a picture of the Virgin Mary on her face after winning the gold medal in the 5,000 meters race.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ethiopian medal winners

Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar, left, embraces teammate Tirunesh Dibaba after a women’s 5,000-meter heat. Defar won the gold medal and Dibaba the bronze.  (Anja Niedringhaus / Associated Press)

Shannon Rowbury

The United States’ Shannon Rowbury, lower left, leads in a women’s 1,500m heat. In the finals, Rowbury came in sixth.  (Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images)

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