NAIROBI: Retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. The 43-year-old sports star, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, will serve a four-year term, with local media reporting he won nine of the 15 votes to secure the presidency. “I feel so honoured to be elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation! Will work on a great future for Ethiopian athletics!” the runner wrote on Twitter late Saturday. Gebrselassie had been a vocal critic of the Ethiopian federation, accusing its leaders of “incompetence” in preparing the Rio Olympics.

Source: Ethiopian News November 08, 2016 01:43 UTC