ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian steeplechaser Chala Bayo has been banned for two years after he attacked and punched his coach on learning that he was not selected in the squad for next month's world championships. Bayo competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he failed to get past the heats. Bayo confronted Yohannes Mohammed, Ethiopia's deputy 3,000m steeplechase coach, at an event in Addis Ababa where the 40-member squad was announced. "Chala was incensed, he punched Yohannes in the eye and fled," Sileshi Bisrat, spokesman of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF), said. Ethiopia's squad for the world championships which start on Aug. 4 includes Tirunesh Dibaba, a triple Olympic distance champion who will run the 10,000m in London.

Source: Ethiopian News July 28, 2017 11:26 UTC