Ethiopian long-distance runners have won 35 Olympic medals in the last 20 years . `` He knew that my sisters ran too , that 's why he encouraged me to start running . The most recent was a silver for Haile Gebrselassie at London 2012 and he is now training to win gold again this summer in Rio de Janeiro. His prodigies include star runners Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele .
Ethiopian long-distance runners have won 35 Olympic medals in the last 20 years . The most recent was a silver for Haile Gebrselassie at London 2012 and he is now training to win gold again this summer in Rio de Janeiro. His prodigies include star runners Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele .