Gebrselassie hopes to run in London marathon

Twice Olympic 10,000 metres champion Haile Gebrselassie will compete in the London marathon on April 17 if he successfully completes a half-marathon in eight days' time. Ethiopian Gebrselassie, 31, retired from the track after finishing fifth in last...

Twice Olympic 10,000 metres champion Haile Gebrselassie will compete in the London marathon on April 17 if he successfully completes a half-marathon in eight days' time.

Ethiopian Gebrselassie, 31, retired from the track after finishing fifth in last year's Athens Olympics 10,000 final.

If he does compete in London, Gebrselassie will run against his arch-rival and world record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya.

Gebrselassie came third on his marathon debut in the 2002 London race behind American Khalid Khannouchi, who set a then world record of two hours five minutes 38 seconds. Tergat was second.

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