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Letesenbet Gidey Quotes

born 1998 Ethiopia

Letesenbet Gidey ( born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Ethiopia
Sportspeople

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This victory to me was even more important than a world record...I am so happy about this performance.

With God’s help, I can get the double...I am very confident now.

I ran a 3000m race representing my Woreda [district] and finished second at the All-Tigray Games...It was this performance that convinced me that I may have a future in athletics.

I was thinking about winning this gold since 2019, but Hassan was always there. I was also watching Hellen Obiri...This time, I was really watching them, and I knew I had to be very fast in the last 300 metres.

Some people believe that it is nowadays very difficult for junior winners to make it at senior level...But I believe that there is nothing that stops a junior athlete from making it at senior level. Actually, coming up from success at junior levels is easier because there is little pressure and expectation when competing with senior athletes.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Letesenbet Gidey (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.