Haile Gebrselassie to run in Madrid

Marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie is scheduled to compete in a 10-kilometer road race in Madrid on April 25.

The Ethiopian will run in the first ever Madrid 10K, to be held with the annual Madrid Marathon, organisers said on Tuesday.

The shorter race is expected to have 5 000 runners, with 12 000 competing in the marathon.

Gebrselassie, who has won two 10 000m Olympic golds, pulled out of the NYC Half Marathon in New York on Sunday due to cold and asthma symptoms.