Bekele to compete

ByEurosport

Updated 17/06/2012 at 18:39 GMT

thiopian Olympic 10,000 and 5,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele will head a field including his younger brother Tariku in the British Olympic trials 10,000 final in Birmingham this Friday.

Kenenisa Bekele (R) of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the men's 5000 meters final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 23, 2009.

Image credit: Reuters

Tariku Bekele, a former world indoor champion, his compatriot and former world cross country champion Gebre Gebremariam and Uganda's Commonwealth 10,000 and 5,000 gold medallist Moses Kipsiro will also run at the Alexander stadium.

Britain's world 5,000 metres champion and 10,000 metres silver medallist Mo Farah will not take part after opting to run the 1,500 as part of his speed training. Farah beat Bekele over 5,000 in Eugene this month.

"This race will be a great opportunity for me to compete against some of the best distance athletes and secure my place in the Ethiopian Olympic team," Bekele said in a statement released by UK Athletics on Sunday.

Athletics

Bekele wins Great Ireland Run, sets year's fastest time

15/04/2012 at 18:11

"There are not many 10,000 races on the European circuit so I'm looking forward to an exciting battle in Birmingham. I am improving with every competition this season so I will be expecting to run a very fast race."

Athletics

Bekele weighs up Olympic double

13/04/2012 at 13:13

Olympic Games Paris 2024

Lyles sets US Olympic trials 200m record with 19.53s

Yesterday at 17:21

Athletics

Montell Douglas injecting fire of a gladiator into younger sporting generation

18/06/2024 at 17:02

Join 3M+ users on app

Stay up to date with the latest news, results and live sports

Download

Scan me