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Haile
Gebrselassie BBC
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Ethiopia’s legendary
athlete Haile Gebrselassie says he is ready to clean up the mismanagement of
the country's athletics and wipe away the embarrassment of a poor performance
of his country in the last Olympics.
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Almaz
Ayana won Ethiopia's only gold medal at this year's Rio Olympics Getty Images
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BBC
Africa Sport continues:
Haile
is running for the presidency of his country’s Athletics Federation in
elections to be held on Sunday.
Speaking
to the BBC, Haile said his main aim is to address years of mismanagement of
athletics that had culminated in the team winning only one gold.
He
says he wants to focus on talent development for the next generation of
Ethiopian athletes.
Haile announced his retirement from competitive running last year, bringing to an end a 25-year career in which he claimed two Olympic gold medals, eight World Championship victories and set 27 world records.
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