Athletics: Gebrselassie wins in Manchester

MANCHESTER: Ethiopian running star Haile Gebrselassie won the Great Manchester Run in the fastest 10 kilometres time of the year. He clocked 27 minutes and 39 seconds to claim his fifth victory in Manchester and then turned his attention to booking his place at his fifth Olympic Games. The Ethiopian has his sights on competing at this summer’s London Olympics over 10,000m. “I am so happy, everything was perfect,” said Gebrselassie. “I am not surprised to run that fast. I wanted to run under 27 minutes.” Meanwhile, in the women’s race, Kenya’s Linet Masai, the former world 10,000m champion, took victory in 31 minutes and 35 seconds.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 21^st, 2012.