Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mmeri mbụ ya (ọla nchara 3000 m) sitere na 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Ọ nọchitere anya Soviet Union n'afọ ahụ na Summer Olympics ma bụrụ onye ikpeazụ. Ihe nrite ọla nchara ndị ọzọ sochiri na 1989 European Cup
mgbe ahụ, egwuregwu Goodwill nke afọ 1990. Ọ ga-emecha nweta ọla nchara ọzọ, karịa 10,000 m, na 1992 IAAF World Cup.