Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie has announced that he will not race in the marathon at this years Beijing Olympics due to the potential pollution. Gebrselassie, the world record holder in the event, says he suffers from exercise-induced asthma, and that the risk to his health would be too great for him to run that race, though he does plan to compete in the shorter 10,000 meter event.

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Colleen Nowers

New York, N.Y.