Sanadkii xigay ayay markii ugu horreysay ka qeyb gashay ciyaaraha Olombikada markii ay ka qeyb gashay tartanka orodka dheer ee Olombikada xagaaga ee 1988 ee lagu qabtay Seoul, South Korea, waxay ku dhammeysay kaalinta 56aad 69 ka mid ah bilowga 2 saacadood iyo 53 daqiiqo. Sanadkii 1989 waxay tagtay Stavanger, Norway, si ay ugu tartanto tartanka haweenka ee 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, waxay ku dhameysatay kaalinta 117-aad. Laba sano ka dib Melis waxay ku tartameysay 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships tartanka dumarka waxayna markan dhammeysay 122-aad, dabayaaqadii sanadkaas waxay ku soo laabatay orodka marathon-ka dumarka ee 1991 World Championships ee Athletics ee Tokyo, Japan, kadib 2 saacadood iyo 58 daqiiqo waxay timid 21-aad 39-kii bilowga ahaa.