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
record stood
The 3,000 meters record has stood for a long time.
achieve cannot competing country cross leaning towards
I cannot achieve anything new. I'm leaning towards not competing at the world cross country anymore.
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.
gave happened happy incredible ran
It's incredible what happened tonight, ... I gave everything as I ran the 5000 meters. I was so happy that we couldn't find the right words. But we didn't need them.
close course flat race today wind
It was a very close race. This course is flat and there was a lot of wind today and that was the reason.
anyone catch checking pass since
Since we were very close, I was checking to see if anyone would catch up or try to pass me.
concerned energy race save short tougher trying
I was not trying to save any energy for tomorrow's race. The short race is the tougher race and this was the one I was concerned about.
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.
great result
This was a great result for Ethiopia, but Tirunesh stole the show with her 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.
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.
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.
chasing forward looking major
With no major championships scheduled, I am looking forward to chasing for the prize.
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.