London 2017 News: Haile Supports London 2017 Bid!, release, note by Larry Eder

Haile Gebrselassie, photo courtesy of London 2017

As the song penned by Rod Stewart notes, “Every Picture Tells a Story,” this picture shown above this note gives the reader a pretty good idea where Haile Gebrselassie stands on the location of the 2017 World Outdoor Athletics Championships. Haile will one of the athletes on the London 2017 bid as time gets closer and closer to the November 11 vote date.

Haile Gebrselassie, former WR in the marathon, a man who has raced in London and environs many times, has joined the campgaign to bring the World Champs to London in 2017.

HAILE GEBRSELASSIE BACKS LONDON 2017 BID

Gebrselassie Unveiled as Member of London 2017 Athlete Commission

LONDON, October 10 2011: Haile
Gebrselassie, the two time Olympic gold medallist and four times World
Champion, has today been unveiled as an official bid ambassador and
member of the Athlete Commission for London’s bid to host the 2017 IAAF
World Athletics Championships.

The
Ethiopian long distance runner will draw on his years of competing at
the top international level to provide valuable insight from his
experiences as an athlete in guiding London’s bid to host the 2017 IAAF
World Athletics Championships.

Haile Gebrselassie said: “I
have competed and trained in London for many years and always had great
support from the public and the athletics family in the UK. I am
planning to compete in London in 2012 and by being part of the extended
bid team hope to enable future Ethiopian athletes to have the same great
experiences in the Olympic stadium in front of a London crowd in 2017.”

Ed Warner UKA Chairman said: “Haile
is one of the greatest ever athletes and has always spoken of how much
he enjoys competing in London. To have him backing London 2017 is a huge
boost for us, but what is more essential is the insight he can provide
as part of the Athletes Commission. We have always said our London 2017
bid would be athlete centred and with the input of incredible athletes
like Haile and under Denise Lewis’ leadership the Commission can ensure
we deliver that commitment.”

The
London 2017 bid, which has been put together by UK Athletics, DCMS, the
Mayor of London, London & Partners and UK Sport, will be looking to
secure the votes of the 27 IAAF Council Members before the decision on
who will host the Championships is made on November 11^th.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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