Two-time Olympic gold medallist enlists as alarm grows over war that threatens to engulf Addis Ababa
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The two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie has announced he is enlisting in the Ethiopian
MILITARY to fight an insurgency that threatens the capital, Addis Ababa.
Gebrselassie, who set 27 long-distance running records, told Reuters he was joining up on Wednesday. The Olympic silver medallist runner Feyisa Lilesa would also enlist, local media reported.