BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS
— The suspension of Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele and 34 others was lifted
Tuesday, clearing the way for the Ethiopian great to run at the London Games.
Ethiopian
Athletics Federation president Bisrat Gashawten Tirfe told The Associated Press
by telephone that “we have agreed to discuss all the matters concerning their
problems.” The athletes were suspended last week for not reporting for an early
pre-Olympic camp to improve performance.
Bekele
won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics and holds the world
record in both events. He was suspended along with Tirunesh Dibaba, winner of
the two long-distance women’s titles in Beijing.
The
suspension would have prevented them from running at this year’s Olympics.
Under
the agreement though, the federation said all athletes would still have to
report to camp in the future, despite calls from Bekele to be allowed to
continue individual training.
Federation
spokesman Fikru Tekele said the 35 athletes have agreed to “fully follow” the
federations training, without any exceptions.
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