Gebreselassie on Ethiopian Olympic Team
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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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4 opinions for Gebreselassie on Ethiopian Olympic Team
Molla Awel
Aug 14, 2008 at 6:44 am
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!!!!!
Yeshiwas
Aug 15, 2008 at 3:19 am
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
Elshaday Tseaye
Aug 15, 2008 at 4:39 am
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.
sisay
Aug 24, 2008 at 4:15 am
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
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