THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

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  1. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  2. Sanya Richards from the U.S., right, Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia, left, and Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia pose for the media as they win the $1 million jackpot at the last day of the Golden League season, at the Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

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  1. Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele smiles after winning the men's 3000 meter event at the World athletics final in the northern Greek town of Thessaloniki on September 12, 2009.
  2. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  3. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  4. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  5. Sanya Richards from the U.S., right, Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia, left, and Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia, centre left, react after winning the $1 million jackpot, on the last day of the Golden League season, at the Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
  6. Sanya Richards from the U.S., right, Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia, left, and Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia pose after winning and sharing the $1 million jackpot, on the last day of the Golden League season, at the Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
  7. Sanya Richards from the U.S., right, Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia, left, and Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia pose for the media as they win the $1 million jackpot at the last day of the Golden League season, at the Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
  8. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, second left, celebrates his gold medal, ahead of Bernard Lagat of U.S., left, at the men's 3,000-meter race during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Lagat took second place.
  9. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  10. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  11. THESSALONIKI, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 12: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Mens 3000 metres from Bernard Lagat of the USA during day one of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio stadium on September 12, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
  12. Kenenisa Bekele (C) of Ethiopia crosses the finish line ahead of Bernard Lagat (L) of the U.S. and James Kwalia C'Kurui (R) of Qatar to win the men's 5000 meters final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 23, 2009.
  13. Kenenisa Bekele (C) of Ethiopia crosses the finish line ahead of Bernard Lagat (L) of the U.S. and James Kwalia C'Kurui (R) of Qatar to win the men's 5000 meters final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 23, 2009.
  14. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, second left, celebrates his gold medal, ahead of Bernard Lagat of U.S., left, at the men's 3,000-meter race during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Lagat took second place.
  15. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, center, celebrates his gold medal, ahead of Bernard Lagat of U.S., left, at the men's 3,000-meter race during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Lagat took second place.
  16. Deresse Mekonnen (L) of Ethopia, Yusuf Saad Kamel (C) of Bahrain and Bernard Lagat of the U.S. pose with their medals during the awards ceremony for the men's 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin in this August 19, 2009 file photo. Bahrain basked in the glory of Kenyan-born Yusuf Saad Kamel's victory over 1,500 metres at the Berlin World Championships last month but back in East Africa the subject of defecting athletes is worrying many people.

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