IAAF World Athletics Championships
Saif Saaeed Shaheen retained the world 3,000 metres steeplechase title for his adopted nation Qatar during an evening of thunder, lightning and torrential rain on Tuesday.
Shaheen, who used to compete for Kenya under his original name of Stephen Cherono, won the world title two years ago in Paris but was banned from competing in last year's Athens Olympics.
"This is a consolation for missing the Olympics," he said. "I want to win more in my career and prepare for the Olympics in China in 2008."
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