Double Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele has been suspended indefinitely by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation following a row over training camps.

Haile Gebrselassie’s agent insists the Ethiopian legend will not retire, despite dropping out of his second marathon in succession and seeing his world record smashed.

Haile Gebrselassie is backing London’s bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games despite claims in Spain he had put his support behind rival city Madrid.

Olympic legend Haile Gebrselassie was tonight facing possible Athens heartbreak with an Achilles injury threatening to rule him out of the Games.