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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: toro Subject: RE: OFFICIAL Tokyo Marathon Haile Geb Thread Body: Ethiopia is not going to sweep the Olympic marathon. As public relations for the country and for the sport, they would gain a lot more attention with Geb on the line than their third best guy. And I think think their third best guy may just step up and defer to Geb, who has done so much for them. If you were holding a marathon, you would pay more for Geb than any other Ethiopian, agreed? Now think of Ethiopia as a corporation. You want attention. It's basically advertising. A gold medal is great advertising but they can't get three Golds. If Geb runs, there will always be a camera on him. Everyone will get a lot of views of the Ethiopian singlet if he runs. Putting Geb on the team is a good business decision for Ethiopia. Look at this thread. How many other runners would get a thread like this? I think you will see him in the Olympics running a similar race and getting massive applause from the crowd and the commentators as he struggles to finish his last professional race. Or - what a Billy Mills type story if he wins. Either way, it will be big. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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