Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Bekele laghachiri ịgbachitere aha ya na
1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships mana e meriri ya n'oge ahụ, na-etinye nke asatọ n'ozuzu. N'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, o duziri ndị Etiopia ruo n'otu egwuregwu. N'ọnwa na-eso ya, o meriri n'ọsọ Cinque Mulini a ma ama. O nwere olile anya ịsọ mpi na 1984 Summer Olympics, mana ọpụpụ ndị Soviet na-eduzi ihe omume ahụ pụtara na Etiopia ezigaghị otu ebe ahụ. Mba ndị dị n'ọwụwa anyanwụ nke kwụsịrị egwuregwu ahụ guzobere asọmpi nke ha kama Bekele wee were ọla nchara 10,000 m na Egwuregwu Enyi. Ọ mechiri afọ ahụ site na mmeri na ihe omume São Silvestre de Luanda 10K.