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Running legend Gebrselassie to head Ethiopia athletics

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Haile Gebrselassie [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation.

The 43-year-old sports star, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, will serve a four-year term, with local media reporting he won nine of the 15 votes to secure the presidency.

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