Ethiopian debut double as Ketema and Gobena win Dubai Marathon titles
Tigist Ketema breaks debut world record while a former javelin
thrower Addisu Gobena takes the men’s title at the 2024 Dubai Marathon.
Tigist Ketema breaks debut world record while a former javelin
thrower Addisu Gobena takes the men’s title at the 2024 Dubai Marathon.
Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey ran 14:08.79 at Berlin’s ISTAF Meeting, but missed reclaiming the 5,000m world record by four secs.
Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey held off Kenyan duo of Hellen Obiri and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi to win the gold medal in the women’s 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships, Oregon22.
Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw sets a world 10km record in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, clocking 29:14 to slice 24 seconds from Kalkidan Gezahegne’s previous world record.
The world and Olympic 10,000m medallist also becomes just the second athlete in history to hold world records for 5000m, 10,000m and the half marathon.
Letesenbet Gidey improved Sifan Hassan’s mark by five seconds to win the Ethiopian Trials in 29:01.03 on Tuesday.
Kenya’s Agnes Tirop defends her women’s title, crossing the finish line in 31:19, at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2019 on Sunday May 19.
Helen Onsando Obiri is one of the three Kenyan athletes in the 5000m final on the final day of the 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in London.
Ethiopian athletes swept the medals table in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 in China on Saturday March 28.
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