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• Citing Pollution, Gebrselassie Opts Out of Olympic Marathon

  Haile Gebrselassie said Monday that he would not compete in the marathon at the Olympics in August because of concerns about the effects of the city’s pollution, heat and humidity. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 9:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Olympic Games, Gebrselassie, Haile, Marathon Running

• Gebrselassie Says He Won’t Run in Olympic Marathon

  Haile Gebrselassie said Monday that he would not compete in the marathon at the Olympics in August because of concerns about the effects of the city’s pollution, heat and humidity. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 6:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Olympic Games, Gebrselassie, Haile, Marathon Running