COVID19: Gebrselassie Donates R897k In Ethiopia

COVID19: Gebrselassie Donates R897k In Ethiopia

By Sampson Adedeji

Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie has made a donation of R897 447 to help in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 in his home country.

Gebrselassie made the donation to the Covid-19 National Resource Mobilisation Committee, which was launched by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed on March 25, BSN Reports.

" t's not time to profit but to save lives," said Gebrselassie. "We need to support the government at this crucial time and support one another.”

"This is a very different time we are in. Everything's locked down and sporting events have been cancelled all over the world, so we have to be able to support our community," he told Ana Sports.

Gebrselassie, now 46, is a double Olympic gold medallist in the 10 000m and the former world record holder in the marathon which he set in 2008.

Ethiopia had 16 people infected with coronavirus till date.