Bekele to run down world record
World champion Kenenisa Bekele hopes to break his world record in the 10,000m on June 8 in the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which would be his first race in the United States.
View ArticleDefar to run for record at Pre meet
A second Ethiopian will try to break a world record June 8 at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.
View ArticleBekele rules out Beijing distance double
Although he says he is in the best shape of his life, Kenenisa Bekele has ruled out attempting to win both the 5000m and 10,000m at the Beijing Olympics, a feat he nearly accomplished at the Athens...
View ArticleGebrselassie excels at FBK Games
Haile Gebrselassie ran his fastest 10,000m in four years Saturday, well within the 27-minute mark he sought to push his case to make the Ethiopian team for the Beijing Olympics.
View ArticleGetting up there
World pole vault champion Brad Walker broke an eight-year-old American record at the Prefontaine Classic. Other highlights included Mozambique's Maria Mutola, 36, winning the 800m for the 16th straight...
View ArticleEthiopia names Olympians
Ethiopia announced its Olympic track and field squad, which features a formidable lineup of distance runners. Headlining the team are Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba, who both plan to double in...
View ArticleBekele successfully defends 10,000m title
Kenenisa Bekele has successfully defended his Olympic 10,000 meters title in a games record, leading teammate Sileshi Sihine again in an Ethiopian 1-2 finish.
View ArticleBekele's 5000m completes distance double
With a convincing win in Saturday's 5000m, Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele earned his second gold medal of the Olympics. His 12:57.82 was a new Olympic record. American Bernard Lagat finished ninth.
View ArticleU.S. Track disappoints ... and boss knows it
A two-time Olympic medalist, Bernard Lagat's Achilles didn't allow him near the podium in Beijing. His melancholy finish to the Olympics summed up the entire U.S. track performance, writes Alan...
View ArticleKenya wins Africa's Olympic scramble
The scramble for Africa's supremacy at the Olympics was decided when Ethiopia's Deriba Merga slowly wilted in the morning heat and Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru surged through to win the men's marathon.
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