Flashermac Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Haile Gebrselassie says he will not run in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics over fears about the high pollution levels in the city. The Ethiopian marathon world record holder, who suffers from asthma and missed the 2007 London Marathon because of the problem, will now run at the shorter distance of 10,000m in Beijing. "The pollution in China is a threat to my health and it would be difficult for me to run 42km in my current condition," Gebrselassie said. "But I am not pulling out of the Olympic event in Beijing all together. I plan to participate in the 10,000m event." [color:red]News of the development is struggling to reach audiences in China, where transmissions of BBC World were mysteriously suspended when the station relayed the story.[/color] Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 News of the development is struggling to reach audiences in China, where transmissions of BBC World were mysteriously suspended when the station relayed the story. I feel this sort of thing will happen many times between now and The Olympics ..imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 i think so too, and some cancellation will be political motivateted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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