Gebrselassie eyes marathon record

Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie has set his sights on reclaiming his world marathon record in Tokyo on Sunday, five months after losing it to Kenyan Patrick Makau.

"I have come here in a good condition," the 38-year-old dubbed the "Emperor" said. Gebrselassie was scheduled to run in Tokyo last year but suffered a fall in training and pulled out with bruised knees.

His luck went from bad to worse when he pulled out of September’s Berlin Marathon with asthma as Makau raced away to set a new world best of two hours, three minutes and 38 seconds. Gebrselassie’s previous record stood at 2:03:59.

—Reuters