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|  Dibaba Returns to Reebok Boston Indoor Games January 27 December 13, 2006 From press release.
Dibaba, the reigning World Champion at both 5000 meters
and 10,000 meters outdoors, appears destined to become
one of the greatest female distance runners in history. The
21-year-old Ethiopian has already won three World Cross
Country Championships and a bronze medal at the 2004
Olympics at 5000 meters in addition to her historic double at
the 2005 World Championships, where she became the
first athlete, male or female, ever to win titles at both 5000
and 10,000.
Since the Reebok Boston Indoor Games began in 1996, a
total of 90 Olympic and World Championship medalists
have competed in the event, which has also played host to
four World Records and eight American Records. In
addition, last year's event featured the deepest men's indoor
mile field ever assembled, shattering the previous mark
(eight) with 11 athletes breaking the 4-minute barrier.
Other top athletes who have competed here over the past
decade include Olympic gold medalists
Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Carolina Kluft, Stacy
Dragila, Maurice Greene, Gail Devers, and Derartu Tulu,
plus American favorites John Godina, Adam Nelson, Suzy
Favor Hamilton, Joetta Clark and Johnny Gray. More athletes
for the 2007 event will be announced soon.
Sponsored by Reebok International Ltd., with its world
headquarters in Canton, Mass., the event is produced by
Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., an athlete-representation
and events firm based in Boston.
The 12th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games will be
held
at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury
Community College, 1350 Tremont St., beginning at 5:30
p.m. on Jan. 27. Tickets at $60, $40 and $20 and
information are now available on-line at
www.BostonIndoorGames.com or by
calling 877-TIX-TRAC.
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