Haile Gebrselassie among the 8 greatest sportsmen of all time

Football: Pele (Brazil)
Boxing: Muhammad Ali (USA)
Rugby: Gareth Edwards (Wales)
Formula 1: Ayrton Senna (Brazil)
Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)
Golf: Jack Nicklaus (USA)
Skiing: Bode Miller (USA)
Basketball: Michael Jordan (USA)

South Wales Evening Post has named Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia as one of the 8 greatest sportsmen of all time.

The newspaper said that the Ethiopian World and Olympic champion was unquestionably the greatest and most versatile distance runner in history.

The 8 athletes are: