Gezahegn abera biography of albert einstein

After the women´s marathon, which finished with victory for the Japanese Naoko Takahashi, next in line was the men´s marathon, scheduled for the last day of the Sydney´s Olympics, October 1st at

Never so many runners had been at the start: athletes from 65 different countries! And the battle ahead didn´t look easy. Six of the top eight participants from Atlanta were there, among them the three medallists: Josia Thugwane (South Africa), Lee Bong-Ju (South Korea) and Eric Wainaina (Kenya). And there was also the reigning world champion, Abel Antón, from Spain.

Gezahegne Abera was born in Etya, in the Arsi province of Ethiopia, the same region than famous Haile Gebrselassie and many other Ethiopian champions. As a child, he had to run 25k every day to go to school while also working in his family´s farm, and all this at metres of altitude! He first competed in cross-country, where he was noticed and offered a place in the national junior track squad, moving to Addis.

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