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London 2012

Legend Haile Gebrselassie fails to qualify for Olympics

“The Games in London, is over for me,” the Ethiopian said afterwards.

ETHIOPIAN ATHLETICS LEGEND Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics today as he could only finish seventh in the 10,000 metres in the Netherlands.

The 39-year-old two-time Olympic 10,000m champion — who had already failed to post a qualifying time for the marathon — admitted his hopes had been dashed after his disappointing performance against 12 of his compatriots.

Ethiopia were using this as a qualifier for the Olympics.

“The Games in London, is over for me,” he told AFP.

- © AFP, 2012

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