He won Olympic gold in the 10,000 meters in 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. Gebrselassie says he wants to improve the country’s image and work more closely with athletes because he understands their needs. “As far as we know Haile is a technical person. But we don’t know about Haile’s qualification in these aspects at the moment,” said Birhanu Arkegny. Gebrselassie, considered one of the sport’s greatest distance athletes, gave up competitive running in March last year.

Source: Ethiopian News November 08, 2016 18:55 UTC