After finishing seventh in the medal table at London’s World Athletics Championships last summer, Ethiopia placed a lofty second in Birmingham. Speaking after winning the men’s 3,000m, Kejelcha told The Independent that his nation’s athletes are fuelled by the incentive of being given land bonuses by the government – not drugs. “In previous years the government would give land to the athletes,” Kejelcha said. The British athlete was pipped to gold in the 5,000m, his final competitive track race, by Edris in a photo-finish also featuring Kejelcha. Last year he was spotted at the Diamond League in Qatar, which will host the next World Championships in 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News March 08, 2018 13:30 UTC