Gebreselassie on Ethiopian Olympic Team
July 15, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Sports Rumors
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Ethiopian distance-running legend, Haile Gebrselassie, will represent his country at the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 35-year-old will compete in the 10,000m event despite bowing out of the road race over concerns pertaining to poor air quality.
Gebreselassie currently holds the world marathon record of 2 hours 4 minutes 26 seconds and has won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.
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No doubt as Haile is great athlete in this century but there are other young athletes who are faster than Hile like Kenenissa;how ever his participation will be a good motive for the young athletes.
Hile is Great!!!!!
Haile You are the all time hero in 10,000. Even Kenenissa also follwoing your foot print, I hope You (you all are Ethiopian heros) win.
God blasee You
i know but he is a good runner
If you win gold , You will change the way I think about age, I wish a gold medal for you and the whole medals for Ethiopia.
what ever hile give result or not he must going to beijing there is nobady like him he is always will going with olympic team he is a man of strength we wish one day he will be the ethiopian athletics federestion prisdant