盖布雷西拉西不是改马拉松了吗？怎么又跑10000米了？

Haile Gebrselassie pulls out of Beijing marathon

海尔.盖布雷西拉西耶拒绝北京奥运的马拉松比赛

Haile Gebrselassie says he will not run in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics over fears about the high pollution levels in the city. The Ethiopian marathon world record holder, who suffers from asthma and missed the 2007 London Marathon because of the problem, will now run at the shorter distance of 10,000m in Beijing.

海尔.盖布雷西拉西耶说说自己不会参加北京奥运的马拉松比赛，因为担心这座城市严重的污染。这位埃塞俄比亚的马拉松世界纪录保持者因为哮喘错过了2007伦敦马拉松赛。但他会参加北京奥运10,000米的比赛。

"The pollution in China is a threat to my health and it would be difficult for me to run 42km in my current condition," Gebrselassie said. "But I am not pulling out of the Olympic event in Beijing all together. I plan to participate in the 10,000m event."

“中国的污染威胁到了我的健康，所以我现在的情况很难跑42km，”盖布雷西拉西耶说。“但我还是会参加北京奥运。我要参加10,000米。”

Last year Britain's Paula Radcliffe, who suffers from exercise-induced asthm