Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ malitere ịgbasa ya omume repertoire na okpukpu abụọ elu na steeplechase na 5000 mita agbụrụ na
2002 European Athletics Championships. Ọ dara iru na steeplechase ikpeazụ ma jisiri iri na abụọ na 5000 m omume ikpeazụ. Ọ malitere ilekwasị anya n'ịgba ọsọ ogologo oge mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị. O mere egwuregwu mbụ ya na mba ụwa n'afọ 2003, ebe ọ nọrọ n'ọkwa nke iri na asatọ n'ọsọ dị mkpirikpi na 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Ọ bụ onye kachasị mma Switzerland na ihe omume ahụ, na-eduga ndị otu mba (gụnyere Viktor Röthlin) na nke asaa na ọkwa. A họpụtakwara ya maka asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 2003 ma rute n'asọmpi 5000m. Ọ bịara n'ọkwa nke iri na atọ, mana ọ bụ otu n'ime naanị ndị Europe abụọ nọ na njedebe ụwa, yana Juan Carlos de la Ossa nke Spain. Ọ gbakwara ọsọ n'egwuregwu ahụ na 2004 Athens Olympics, mana emeghị ya gafee ọkwa ọkụ na ngosipụta nke abụọ ya na Olympic.