Bekele left it late to hit the lead, overtaking countryman Birhanu Legese on the 38th kilometre before hitting top speed as he chased the world record of 2:01:39 set in Berlin last year by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.
Coming off a 48-7 loss to Italy, the starstruck Canadians are braced for even bigger hiding by their All Blacks idols but at the same time they are relishing the opportunity just to be on the same paddock as three-times world champions.
Team chief Toto Wolff admitted that Mercedes did not have the quickest car at the Sochi Autodrom, but had won thanks to some luck, good strategy and a never-say-die belief in their chances.
Sonny Bill Williams calls it being honest with each other when they put their competitiveness aside to analyse each other's performance in Tests and training.
Tropical Storm Mitag could bring high winds and heavy rain to the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Wednesday, when France play USA in Fukuoka, World Rugby said.
The IAAF said the forecast WetBulb Globe Temperature — a measure of the heat stress which combines temperature, humidity, wind speed and other factors — was expected to be 28 degrees Celsius at the new start time.
The Welsh were 23-8 ahead at half-time but they had to withstand a furious second-half onslaught when Australia fought back to within a point late in the game.
South Africa famously went down to Japan in the 2015 World Cup's 'Miracle of Brighton', an upset the Brave Blossoms reprised with their 19-12 win over Ireland.
Saturday's success was badly-needed by the Pumas, whose campaign in Pool C — the tournament's 'group of death' because it features three major sides — started with an agonising 23-21 loss to fellow heavyweights France.
The Boks, the overwhelming favourites in this match, opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Bongi Mbonambi crashed over the line from a driving maul.
