Topic: Haile Gebrselassie

Record smashers

Debutant Abshero posts fourth-fastest time in history as three Ethiopians eclipse Gebrselassie's mark while seven women go past course best. It was ...
Ethiopia's former world marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie will run in the Tokyo marathon on February 26, the event's organisers confirmed."We have reached a basic agreement and we are in the process of signing a contract with him," Junko ...

Makau sets new world record in men's marathon

Kenya's Patrick Makau set a new world record in the marathon here on Sunday winning the Berlin Marathon in an official time of 2hr 03min 38sec.The 26-year-old defending champion smashed the old mark of 2hr 03:59 set by Ethiopian ...

Clock ticks for Gebrselassie and Radcliffe

BERLIN (Reuters) - World marathon record holders Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe fight age and increasing susceptibility to injury as well as the clock and a host of younger opponents in Sunday's Berlin marathon.Sunday's race is the third time only ...

Gebrselassie runs Berlin with eye on London 2012

World record holder Haile Gebrselassie has said his time in Sunday's Berlin marathon is more important to him than victory as part of his bid to win gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games.Having set the marathon world record of ...

Gay lays down marker, Gebrselassie wins 10km

American sprinter Tyson Gay stormed to victory in a 150 metre race in Manchester as he came close to the record for the rarely run distance set by triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt.The 28-year-old clocked 14.51 seconds, just 0.16sec ...

Mutai runs fastest marathon ever at Boston

BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the grueling distance.Mutai slashed almost a minute off the official world record of 2:03.59 ...

Gebrselassie celebrates half comeback in Vienna

Ethiopia's marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie celebrated his comeback after a short-lived retirement Sunday by finishing the Vienna half-marathon in just over an hour, beating the country's previous record.The two-time Olympic gold medallist finished the 21.1-kilometre route ...

Sports names and faces, Feb. 24

0 View Larger Image Tim Floyd . UTEP's coach was reprimanded by Conference USA for an outburst that got him a police escort off the court during...
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