Athletics: Elliot rap for Bekele

Former Commonwealth 1500m champion Peter Elliott has hit out following double World Cross Country champion Kenenisa Bekele’s withdrawal from Saturday’s Balmoral Road Races.

Elliott, who is responsible for assembling the elite fields, has been told by Bekele’s management team ‘‘he is too tired and has gone home to Ethiopia’’ instead of preparing for the BUPA five-mile race on Royal Deeside.