Haile Gebrselassie crosses London Bridge with the House of Parliament and Big Ben in the background (© Victah Sailer)
London, UKTwotime Olympic and fourtime Olympic 10,000m Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia was a runaway winner of the British 10km London run on Sunday in 28:12.
The World record holder for the 10km distance (27:02 – 2002) was never under pressure as he coasted to victory around the capital's historic landmarks.
There were pre-event hopes that the Ethiopian star might challenge the UK all-comers' record of 27:25 which he set at the BUPA Great Manchester Run in May but he demolished the ambitions of the field of opponents and was never seriously tested.
Robert Cheboror of Kenya was a distant second in 29:06, with Thembalina Zola from South Africa clocking 29:36 for third place.
AFP