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.
coming knew lap onto pace race record shape third
I knew I was in record shape coming into the race but sometimes the pace of the race doesn't go your way. The third lap slowed right down and I just couldn't get back onto the pace after that.
dreadful goes however memories record
However I can say that Friday's world record goes some way to wiping away the memories of that dreadful tragedy,
brussels conditions good improve possible time weather
It is possible for me to improve my time in Brussels. I have good shape, and if the weather conditions are good, and normally, in Brussels the weather is good each year, the time is possible.
expecting hard hurt race work
I was expecting him to do what he did and go early, he's done it before so it didn't come as a surprise. It hurt - it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
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.
brother race
The race was very fantastic, ... Today, I had my brother with me. He did everything very good. Today, everything was perfect.
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.
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.
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.
athlete close compared expect last
I did not expect him to be that close compared to the world championships last year. He is an athlete with potential.