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Sliver |
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Gebrselassie steals gold by a vest
Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia replaced his smile with true grit on Monday to retain his Olympic 10,000-metre title on Mo nday by the thickness of his vest. Gebrselassie, unbeaten over the distance for seven years,
timed 27 minutes 18.20 seconds for the gold after an epic battle down the final straight with his old rival, Paul Tergat of Kenya. A brief chat with Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie joined a select group of runners when he set a world record for 10,000 meters (26:22.75) in Hengelo on Monday, taking 5.10 seconds off Paul Tergat's 10-month-old
mark. Ethiopia's Olympic champion took his place in the history books alongside the legendary Emil Zatopek and Ron Clarke in becoming only the third man to set a world record for the
distance three times. He is confident that he will soon run quicker than 26:22.75, but first he will try to regain his world record for 5000 meters in Helsinki on June 13. His target is
Daniel Komen's 12:39.74. Geb spoke with RWD correspondent Duncan Mackay in a hotel bar in Hengelo durin g the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Runner's World Daily: You must be very happy after regaining the world record from Paul Tergat.
Haile Gebrselassie:
I am not 100 percent satisfied. I think I could have run quicker--26:20 or even 26:15. I know I can and I think I will in my next race. More Click here==>
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09-22-2000 All set for long distance battles between Haile Gebreselassie and Paul Tergat of Kenya Sydney- One of the great battles of Atlanta will be reprised in Sydney on Monday night after Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat qualified for the
final of the 10,000metres in last night's heats.
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Africa's star to shine bright Haile Gebreselassie, the tiny Ethiopian athlete, is hot favourite for gold at the Sydney Olympic Games. At 27 years old he has already broken an astonishing 15 world
records, establishing himself as one of the greatest runners of all time and the undisputed king of long distance running. And his showing in Sydney is sure t o come as welcome relief to his countrymen, still reeling from a devastating drought and a bitter border war with
neighbouring Eritrea that has seen thousands killed. Last time out in Atlanta, he won the 10,000 metres gold in an Olympic record time. Click here for more===> |
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Gebreselassie gets special shoes to protect heel
19 September 2000
Ethiopia's legendary Haile GEBRESELASSIE will wear specially designed running shoes to protect a suspect heel
injury when he defends his Olympic 10,000 metre title at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The spikes, which 'Geb' ordered especially from sponsors Adidas, are fitted with extra heel support to protect his sore Achilles
The four-times world champion injured his right Achilles heel while training in farmland in Ethiopia in December last year and was unable to run at all for six weeks. The 27 year-old, who has set 15 world records
since 1994, hasn't been beaten over 10,000m since 1993 and is a clear favourite to win his second Olympic gold.
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Battle between Ethiopia and Kenya
18 September 2000
Defending Olympic Games champion Haile GEBRESELASSIE (ETH) is known as the 'Master' over 10,000 metres and is undefeated at this
event since 1993. GEBRESELASSIE holds the Olympic Games record of 27:07.34 set in Atlanta and has also run 15 world records. At 27 years of age, he should be at his running prime. The only doubt is whether he has
been able to regain full fitness after an injury early this year. Paul TERGAT (KEN) chose not to run the Kenyan Championships at 10,000m, and was originally selected for the 5000m. However, after running the year's
fastest time of 27:03.87 at Brussels on 25 August, he switched to this event. The Kenyan champion is John KORIR, who, at 18 years old, is still a junior, whilst the third top Kenyan is Patrick IVUTI. Two more
Ethiopians will be in contention - Assefa MEZGEBU, the 1999 African Games 10,000m winner, who was third at Seville in 1999, and second in the 2000 world cross country race, and Girma TULA who was fourth in Seville.
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Gebrselassie still troubled by injury
Olympic 10,000-metres champion Haile Gebrselassie is still troubled by the injury which has interrupted his training this year.
"I'm doing all right now, I'm about 75 percent okay," Gebrselassie told Reuters. "But I have a problem with power, because I didn't do a lot of races."
The 27-year-old Ethiopian has suffered for more than a year from a right Achilles tendon inflammation that was at its worst during the world championships in Seville last August.
"I was in a very bad condition," he said. "I'm much better now than in Seville." Gebrselassie endured the pain in Seville until he had crossed the finishing line
with his fourth successive world title, his feet bloodied from blisters sustained during the race in southern Spain's heat and humidity. He had withstood similar blisters in comparable conditions during the 1996
Atlanta Olympic Games but, after experiencing the pain to his ankle in Seville, Gebrselassie immediately cancelled his remaining meetings for the year and subsequently missed the 2000 indoor season. More Clik here==> |
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