Ethiopian icon to be recipient of lifetime achievement award
ICON: Haile Gebrselassie
THE ASSOCIATION of International Marathons and Distance Races are set
to reward Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with the
lifetime achievement award at the AIMS Best Marathon Runner (BMR) awards
dinner reception next month.
AIMS members represent more than 410 of the world’s leading races
from 110 countries and territories, including the BMW Berlin Marathon, a
race Gebrselassie won on four consecutive occasions between 2006 and
2009, setting world records in 2007 and 2008.
The 43-year-old who has won two Olympic 10,000m gold medals and nine
world titles: four at 10,000m, one at the half marathon and four
indoors, has won the AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award in three
consecutive years; 2006, 2007 and 2008.
“I am very happy that AIMS and their members and sponsors have chosen
to honour me in this way,” said Gebrselassie. “I am looking forward to
attending the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards Dinner to spend a
wonderful night with my friends in the marathon community in the home of
the marathon, Athens, Greece.”
“We are honoured to be able to recognise the achievements of Haile
Gebrselassie and his unrivalled contribution to the marathon movement
and world sport,” said AIMS President Paco Borao.
“Haile’s success has been an inspiration to so many throughout Africa
and around the world and his dedication is an example we can all
follow.”
Throughout his career Gebrselassie set world records at a variety of distances from the indoor 2000m to the marathon.
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