Bekele to run 3,000m in Shanghai

Olympic and world 10,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele will compete over 3,000 metres in Shanghai on Saturday, a week after being named the 2005 male athlete of the year for the second consecutive season. "It's a stress-free competition that is...

Olympic and world 10,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele will compete over 3,000 metres in Shanghai on Saturday, a week after being named the 2005 male athlete of the year for the second consecutive season.

"It's a stress-free competition that is intended to raise awareness about the sport in China since the Olympics will be held there in three years," Bekele told Reuters.

Other Ethiopians competing in the meeting include Olympic women's 5,000 metres champion Meseret Defar and Bekele's younger brother Tariku, who paced Kenenisa to a world 10,000 record in Brussels last month.

The competition will be Bekele's last of the year.

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