Haile Gebrselassie
The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
May 16, 20159m 0s
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Show Notes
In 2000, the great Ethiopian distance runner, Haile Gebrselassie, won the Olympic 10,000 metres by a single second - beating his closest rival in the process. Gebrselassie, who announced his retirement in May 2015, describes the race to Fred Dove. The programme is a Whistledown Production and was first broacast in 2012.
PHOTO: Haile Gebrselassie celebrates (Getty Images).