Ethiopia’s athletics great, Haile Gebrselassie, polled nine out of 15 votes to emerge the new president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF). According to him, the last Olympics was the worst that the country had recorded in the last two decades and he was in to turn things around for the better. This Summer Olympics was really the worst since the last 20 years, there are no upcoming athletes to replace the elite ones, (I plan to) reform the federation. “I am looking forward to use this experience and work together with all the people involved in EAF to bring Ethiopian athletics to a higher level. In addition to his athletics career, Haile is also a businessman and employs more than 2000 people in several businesses back home.

Source: Ethiopian News November 08, 2016 09:59 UTC