Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekeleis an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events. He won a double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in these events; he also won the 2004 Olympic title over 10,000 m. He is married to Danawit Gebregziabherand has one brother Tariku Bekele...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth13 June 1982
confident people race requires short speed strong title tougher
There are a lot of people who would like to snatch the title from me. I think the short race is tougher than the long one because it requires speed and there are a lot of strong athletes, but I'm confident I can win.
athletes harder people strong sure titles trained
There are many strong athletes and I'm sure they've trained harder this year. A lot of people would like to snatch these titles from me.
chasing forward looking major
With no major championships scheduled, I am looking forward to chasing for the prize.
aim athletics focus forward global golden individual league looking million
With no individual global championships to aim at in 2006, my focus is the Golden League this summer, and I am looking forward to challenging for the US$1 million prize.
running sadness heart
This year is very difficult for me to run after I after I lose my fiancee. I'm not preparing very well. I have sadness in my heart.
brother race
The race was very fantastic, ... Today, I had my brother with me. He did everything very good. Today, everything was perfect.
hard hurt race work yes
Yes it hurt, it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
break hard needed ounce pull race strength tough wind
Today's race was tough because of the wind. The wind made it hard to break away and I needed every ounce of strength to pull away from the other runners.
great result
This was a great result for Ethiopia, but Tirunesh stole the show with her win.
aim birmingham major next outdoor title track vital year
There is no major outdoor track title to aim for next year so Birmingham will be a vital part of my season.
record stood
The 3,000 meters record has stood for a long time.
challenge heard liked major mile race run york
I've always liked the challenge of the shorter distance, and with no major championships for me in 2006 this is my chance. I like to run in the U.S. and I have heard a lot about this mile race in New York City.