Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships asi akarohwa pachiitiko ichocho, achiisa yechisere. Zvisinei, iye achiri kutungamirira vaEtiopia kunzvimbo yeboka. Mwedzi wakatevera wacho akakunda mujaho wakakurumbira weCinque Mulini. Akanga achitarisira kukwikwidza kumaOlympics ezhizha ra1984, asi kurambwa kwechiitiko ichi neSoviet kwakareva kuti Ethiopia haina kutumira timu ikoko. Nyika dzokuEastern bloc idzo dzakaramba mitambo yacho dzakatanga makwikwi adzo pachinzvimbo uye Bekele akatora menduru yendarira yemamita zviuru gumi paMitambo yeUshamwari. Akapedza gore racho nekukunda muSão Silvestre de Luanda 10K chiitiko.