Gebrselassie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His interest in running came from watching his cousin, a runner who often worked as a pacemaker for Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
And as the war has intensified, the government has called on civilians to enlist, with Olympic heroes like the long-distance runners Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa voicing their support for the war effort.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
After two Olympics dominated by British great Mo Farah, Barega brought the gold medal back to the country that owned this distance for decades under the stride of Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
But Gebrselassie always beat Tergat, and that’s not physiology.
From The Verge ● Feb. 18, 2018
To put that into context, Haile Gebrselassie won six in a row at 10,000m, while Kenenisa Bekele’s run of consecutive 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic and world titles ended at four.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2017
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