Bekele was unbeaten over 10,000 m from 2003 until his first loss in 2011, and with his vast array of medals, many consider him to be one of the greatest distance runners of all time.
Bekele was unbeaten over 10,000 m from 2003 until his first loss in 2011, when he dropped out of the 10,000 meter final at the World Championships in Daegu. With his vast array of medals, many consider him to be one of the greatest distance runners of all time.