Gebrselassie’s profession achievements embody an astonishing 27 world data throughout distances, making him arguably the best distance runner of all time
Gebrselassie’s profession achievements embody an astonishing 27 world data throughout distances, making him arguably the best distance runner of all time
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie was on Thursday named the worldwide occasion ambassador of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon scheduled to be held on October 16.
The Ethiopian, one of many best distance runners in historical past, received the ten,000m gold in successive Olympics (1996 and 2000) and eight World Championships Indoor and Outdoor observe titles from the 1,500m to the ten,000m in a storied profession.
He additionally received the World Half Marathon Championships in 2001 and 9 main marathons, together with the Berlin Marathon 4 occasions in succession.
In 2008, he received the Berlin Marathon in a then world report time of two:03.59 at age 35.
“Running and the community are the two things that are most important to me, and an event like the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon brings them together in a unique way,” Gebrselassie stated in a media launch.
“The enthusiasm of the host city inspires something special in everyone involved in making this beautiful event possible. I’m going to be cheering all the runners as we celebrate the different hues of Delhi. See you at the start line!” he added.
Gebrselassie’s unbelievable profession achievements embody an astonishing 27 world data throughout distances, making him arguably the best distance runner of all time.
The world’s prestigious Delhi Half Marathon is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race.
Uganda’s Half Marathon World Record holder Jacob Kiplimo will headline a top-class area.
The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022 may have each bodily and digital races. The bodily race classes are the half marathon, Open 10K, Great Delhi Run (5 km), Senior Citizens’ Run (3 km), and the Champions with Disability Run (3 km).
Source: www.thehindu.com
