 He was thirteenth at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but came close to a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics that summer with a fourth-place finish in the men's 5000 m final.He managed to reach the podium at the end of season 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, taking the 5000 m silver.He ran at the inaugural World 10K Bangalore race in 2008 and finished as the runner-up just behind Zersenay Tadese with a national record of 27