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Bahrain's Ramzi wins men's 1,500m gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-19 23:00
BEIJING - Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain won the Olympic men's 1,500m gold medal in a time of 3:32.94 here on Tuesday.
Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi prays after winning gold in the men's 1500m race at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 19, 2008. Rashid Ramzi handed Bahrain its first-ever Olympic medal when he won the men's 1500m gold medal in 3min 32.94sec. Kenya's Asbel Kipruto Kiprop claimed silver in 3:33.11 with New Zealand's Nicolas Willis winning bronze in 3:34.16. [Agencies]
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Asbel Kipruto Kiprop of Kenya took the silver and Nicholas Willis of New Zealand got the bronze.