Haile Gebrselassie To Participate In Bupa Great North Run Despite Injury
Although not boasting of a pivotally strong background, Haile Gebrselassie has indefinitely made a mark for himself in the world of athletics. Recognized at the victor of prominent fifteen hundred meters and marathon competitions, this athlete has continued to amaze and fascinate the world with his impressive and uncanny display of sport, ranging from indoor to outdoor as well as cross country.
Aged thirty eight, this Ethiopian achieved the extremely arduous task of being crowned victorious at the Berlin Marathon, in a record breaking time period of two hours, three minutes, and fifty nine seconds, surpassing his own previously set record by a mere difference of twenty seven seconds. His endless accomplishments include having to his name a magnanimous twenty seven world records, as well as a vast number of victories at the Olympics as well as the World Championships.
There is no doubt why Haile Gebrselassie is hailed as one of the greatest runners in the history of athletics, since his seemingly endless physical strength and stamina assimilated with his increasingly positive quest for titles makes him an athlete to idolize and applaud. His country is therefore proud to watch him perform as they are rewarded with a never ending list of accolades and rewards.
However, a recent setback placed the entire Ethiopian nation as well as the vast majority of viewers of athletics from varying backgrounds in a state of dismay, as it was discovered that the athletic genius Haile Gebrselassie has suffered from an injury owing to damage sustained to his Achilles tendon in a competition in Sydney where he had just managed to allow another title to be associated to his name.
Where the entire athletic world had been gearing to view Haile Gebrselassie perform in the Bupa Great North Run. In his attempt to target the world record of fifty nine minutes and seventeen seconds which is currently in possession of the Kenyan athlete Turgat. These recent turn of events have led them to believe that this athlete would withdraw from this tournament to allow his injury to be treated surgically.
Yet Haile Gebrselassie reminded everyone of his uncanny strength and spirit on the 13th of July when he informed through a public statement that he will proceed with his plans as before. He believes that since the organizers of this massively popular and reputed tournament have endlessly aided the great Ethiopian run in achieving the success level it currently stands at, he feels as though it is his responsibility to engage in this honorable competition as a means to pay gratitude.
Furthermore, Haile Gebrselassie revealed that another major incentive for continuing with his original plans is that he does not want to miss out on a title that is reputed worldwide for the quality it offers as well as the magnanimous size of the field.
Not only is this a relief for Haile Gebrselassie himself, but also for the organizers of the Bupa Great North Run. The core founder of this tournament, Brendan Foster, has also expressed his jubilation at the athlete’s decision to go ahead with his plans as before. Foster declared that he had viewed many excelled athletes perform under the banner of the Bupa Great North Run, and now witnessing the greatest of them all was certainly a dream come true.
One hopes that Haile Gebrselassie’s injury does not come in the way of his passion for the sport, and he is able to continue his winning streak into this tournament, and all others that come his way.
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