Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekeleis an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events. He won a double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in these events; he also won the 2004 Olympic title over 10,000 m. He is married to Danawit Gebregziabherand has one brother Tariku Bekele...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth13 June 1982
concerned energy race save short tougher trying
I was not trying to save any energy for tomorrow's race. The short race is the tougher race and this was the one I was concerned about.
great result
This was a great result for Ethiopia, but Tirunesh stole the show with her win.
brother race
The race was very fantastic, ... Today, I had my brother with me. He did everything very good. Today, everything was perfect.
confident people race requires short speed strong title tougher
There are a lot of people who would like to snatch the title from me. I think the short race is tougher than the long one because it requires speed and there are a lot of strong athletes, but I'm confident I can win.
athletes harder people strong sure titles trained
There are many strong athletes and I'm sure they've trained harder this year. A lot of people would like to snatch these titles from me.
position surprise
My getting to this position is something that doesnt completely surprise me at this point,
anyone catch checking pass since
Since we were very close, I was checking to see if anyone would catch up or try to pass me.
hard hurt race work yes
Yes it hurt, it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
expecting hard hurt race work
I was expecting him to do what he did and go early, he's done it before so it didn't come as a surprise. It hurt - it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
achieve brings country double gives glory last motivation wonderful
It gives me a lot of motivation to achieve the double for the last time. It not only brings glory to my country but to myself. It's a wonderful opportunity.
record stood
The 3,000 meters record has stood for a long time.
confidence difficult future gives maybe race tough
It is for me a difficult race. I had never raced under 3,000 meters, so this is a very tough race for me. Maybe for the future it gives me confidence to improve. I'm not disappointed because it's my first time.
brussels conditions good improve possible time weather
It is possible for me to improve my time in Brussels. I have good shape, and if the weather conditions are good, and normally, in Brussels the weather is good each year, the time is possible.
athlete close compared expect last
I did not expect him to be that close compared to the world championships last year. He is an athlete with potential.