Athletics

Kenya's world marathon record holder Paul Tergat believes Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could set a faster time in Amsterdam today. Tergat, the five-time world cross-country champion and twice Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist behind Gebrselassie,...

Kenya's world marathon record holder Paul Tergat believes Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could set a faster time in Amsterdam today. Tergat, the five-time world cross-country champion and twice Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist behind Gebrselassie, said it will nevertheless be tough to better his record of 2:04:55. "I respect Gebrselassie as my friend and a great athlete. I know he can do it. But it is not going to be easy," Tergat said.

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