Double Olympic Champion Tirunesh Dibaba Returning To Boston
Reebok Boston Indoor Games Press Release
BOSTON (Dec. 15) – Ethiopia’s double Olympic Champion Tirunesh Dibaba will be among the headliners at the 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Feb. 6, organizers announced today. Tickets for the 15th annual Olympic-styled event are on sale now at www.BostonIndoorGames.com or by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC.
Dibaba, nicknamed the “baby face destroyer” for her devastating
finishing kick, is one of the sport’s most accomplished stars. In
addition to her three Olympic medals (Beijing 10,000m – Gold, Beijing
5000m – Gold, Athens 5000m – Bronze), Dibaba owns eight World
Championship titles in track and cross country from 2003 through 2008.
She did not compete at the Berlin World Championships due to a foot
injury.
Back to full health, Dibaba showcased her recent fitness with a World
Record performance in her 15-kilometer road race debut last month in
the Netherlands. This was Dibaba’s fourth World Record. Her first
three world records have been at 5000m: the first two were set at the
Reebok Boston Indoor Games (2005, 2007) and the third, which still
stands, was set outdoors in Oslo in 2008.
Since the Reebok Boston Indoor Games
began in 1996, more than 100 Olympic and World Championship medalists
have competed in the event, which has also played host to six World
Records and nine American Records. Sponsored by Reebok International Ltd.,
with its world headquarters in Canton, Mass., the event is owned and
produced by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., an
athlete-representation and events firm based in Boston.
The 15th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the second
stop in USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series, begins at
5:00 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at
Roxbury Community College. Information is now available on-line at www.BostonIndoorGames.com . Follow us on Twitter at @BostonIndoor http://twitter.com/BostonIndoor and become a fan on Facebook
at www.bostonindoorgames.com/facebook . Tickets are available on-line or by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC.
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