Paul Tergat
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I am not doubting their maturity, experience and capability. But our running and training schedule is very different from the Ethiopians and I fear that we may be in for a shock. We have run in many races lately compared to the Ethiopians and the team that ran in London may not have enough recovery time to put up a strong fight at the Olympic Games in July
Our women are set. They have come of age and may even beat our men in medal haul at the London Games
I personally would have wanted Makau in the team. He should even have been there as a reserve. Marathon training is tough and anything can happen to the three athletes already selectedMore quotes »
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Gebrselassie fails to make Games
Race is over: Ethiopian running great Haile Gebrselassie (centre) has failed to qualify for the London Olympics. Picture: AP Source: AP ETHIOPIAN athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie has failed to qualify for the London Olympics. Gebrselassie overnight co from PerthNow Read more »
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Kenya: Tergat to Guide Olympic Torch Nominees
Nairobi — Retired former world marathon record holder, Paul Tergat will guide the four Kenyans and an Ethiopian who will represent East and Horn of Africa region in the London Olympic Torch Relay. Asunta Wagura, Cecilia Mwangi, Atul Shah, Evans Wadogo an from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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(RRW) Athletics: Flashback - London Marathon 2002
With Khalid Khannouchi making his retirement official yesterday, your editor thought a great way to honor his career was to reprint Mark Butler's story on the 2002 Flora London Marathon, where Khannouchi beat both Paul Tergat and Haile Gebreslassie and b from Runner's and Triathlete's Web Read more »
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Kenya criticised over plans for Olympic trials in U.S.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former athletes have criticised Kenya's plans to select part of the east African country's team for this year's Olympics at races in the United States, arguing there was no need to break with the tradition of using national trials for from Reuters Africa Read more »
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Kenya: AK Plan Faulted
Tergat says Kenyan Olympic trials should be conducted in the country. Five-time world cross country record holder Paul Tergat has faulted Athletic Kenya's proposal to hold Olympic 5km and 10km trials in the United States. Terming the move as unprecedente from AllAfrica.com Read more »
