The Beautiful People: Champions of Edinburgh 2008

Tiruniash Dibaba -   Gold Medal;

Kenenisa Bekele -    Gold Medal

Genzebe Dibaba - Gold Medal (Women Junior)

Ibrahim Jeilan -    Gold Medal (Men Junior)

 Congratulations! You all are the pride of Ethiopia. You brought glory and respect to all of us. This is the quintessential fabulous Ethiopian team winning first place in all divisions. One thing for sure, the Edinburgh highland weather, with its rain and mud, should not have been more welcoming to the Ethiopian team. The Ethiopian cross-country runners were defeated by the stifling tropical weather of Mombassa of last year�s contest. This is a comeback performance.

Gold for Tirunesh Dibaba - Edinburgh 2008 (Getty Images)

Kenenisa Bekele caps an Ethiopian sweep in Edinburgh

Men's junior champion Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia - Edinburgh 2008

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A familiar looking bib: Genzebe Dibaba - junior women's champion - Edinburgh 2008 (Getty Images)

All smiles - Tirunesh Dibaba returns to the victory circle - Edinburgh 2008 (Getty Images)