ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – Ethiopia’s Beijing Olympic double gold winner, Superstar Kenenisa Bekele, has announced that he will start building a US$16 million international sport centre outside the capital Addis Ababa in two months.

Bekele told journalists Tuesday that the multi-purpose sports centre would be constructed in the northern Shewa zone of the Sululta area in Oromia State in phases during a five-year period.

He indicated that the centre would be constructed on 50 hectares of land and would satisfy international standards so as to accommodate various sports competition and training.

The construction of the sports facility would play a great role in producing young athletes from the country, he said.

\”The centre would comprise various international standard competitions and training tracks, recreation centres and other social service providing facilities,\” he added.

Bekele recently won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 5,000m and 10,000m distances, setting a new record in the latter.