Ethiopia girl smashes course record on debut
6 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia girl smashes course record on debut

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ethiopia’s Tsehay Gemechu stole the show on the day as she lifted the elite women’s title with new course record time of 1:06:50 on her debut at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on cool and sunny Sunday morning. Gemechu, running her first half marathon, shaved four seconds off the previous record set by Kenya’s Mary Keitany in 2009 to take the top prize. Current world half marathon record holder Kenya Joyciline Jepkosgei came second with a time of 1:06:56 ahead of Zeineba Yimer of Ethiopia, who was three seconds slower. Abhishek, Sanjivani best among Indians In the Indian elite women’s category, Nashik girl Sanijvani Jadhav bagged gold medal with 1:13:58 and she also finished creditable 10th overall as well.

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Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark

The Hindu  

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high. The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 …

Ethiopian runners Berhanu, Minsewo will return to defend titles in Mumbai Marathon
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ethiopian runners Berhanu, Minsewo will return to defend titles in Mumbai Marathon

The Hindu  

The famed Ethiopian long-distance runners, led by reigning champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Aberash Minsewo, will return to defend their titles when the Tata Mumbai Marathon is held in the city on January 19 next year. The 2025 field includes 11 men and six women having their personal best faster than the existing Mumbai Marathon course records. Eritrean Merhawi Kesete, …

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata

The Hindu  

Defending champions Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede will return to defend their titles in the world’s first World Athletics Gold Label 25 K Race, Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, which is scheduled on Sunday, December 15. Early this year, Kebede improved her personal bests in the half marathon and marathon to take initial world leads in both events in 2024. …

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins the women's race at the New York City Marathon
2 months, 1 week ago

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins the women's race at the New York City Marathon

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Hellen Obiri unfazed by Ruth Chepngetich world record: ‘Fast times don’t scare me, I’m the best’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hellen Obiri unfazed by Ruth Chepngetich world record: ‘Fast times don’t scare me, I’m the best’

The Independent  

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Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping

The Hindu  

Former Tokyo Marathon runner Tsehay Gemechu has been banned for four years for suspected blood doping. Her 25-year-old career was impacted, including disqualification from her second-place finish in the Tokyo Marathon in 2023, fourth place in the 5,000 meters at the 2019 world championships, and disqualification from the 10,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 for a lane violation. …

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second

ABC  

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday. Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal. Kejelcha is a former …

Cheptegei's Epic Comeback in Delhi Half Marathon, a Thrilling Showdown with Matata
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cheptegei's Epic Comeback in Delhi Half Marathon, a Thrilling Showdown with Matata

Hindustan Times  

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei emerged victorious in the Elite Men's category of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, showcasing his remarkable speed and endurance. Cheptegei, the reigning 10,000m world champion, clocked 59 minutes, 46 seconds in a thrilling display of power and determination. Despite facing a late surge from Kenya's Alex Matata, Cheptegei held his ground and secured the gold medal with …

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record
3 months ago

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record

NPR  

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich smashed the women's marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Now, she's won Chicago twice before, but yesterday, she took over four minutes …

Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars
3 months ago

Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars

The Telegraph  

Ruth Chepngetich has become the first woman to run a marathon in under 2hr 10 min, shattering the previous world record by almost two minutes in one of the most exceptional distance-running feats ever. The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman – and her finishing time of 2:09:56 is more than five minutes quicker than Paula Radcliffe’s …

Berlin marathon results and times as Mengesha and Ketema claim Ethiopia double
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Berlin marathon results and times as Mengesha and Ketema claim Ethiopia double

The Independent  

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Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race
5 months ago

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish
5 months ago

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish

The Independent  

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Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out
5 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out

Al Jazeera  

Tamirat Tola completes the tough Paris course in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds. Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola has delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, has failed to finish. Tola …

Parul Chaudhary, Ankita Dhyani fail to qualify for 5000m finals
5 months, 1 week ago

Parul Chaudhary, Ankita Dhyani fail to qualify for 5000m finals

Hindustan Times  

Parul Chaudhary missed her national record time by one-third of a second but that was enough for an overall 24th position as she and Ankita Dhyani failed to qualify for the final round of the women's 5000m race here on Friday. Ankita during the women's 5000m heat at Paris Olympics Chaudhary, who holds the national record of 15 minutes 10.35 …

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — The display of power out of the starting block was back. It was a historic day in Eugene as Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a new WORLD RECORD in the women’s 10,000m with a time of 28:54.14. Moon cleared 4.53 on her second attempt and then passed on jumping 4.63 — thus opening the door for Grove and …

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics
8 months, 2 weeks ago

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the surprise winner of this year’s London Marathon, was rewarded for his victory on Wednesday by being included in the Kenyan marathon team for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. After breaking the tape in London, Munyao admitted he was not sure if he had done enough to merit selection but he was named alongside double Olympic …

Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon

The Independent  

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Peres Jepchirchir sets women’s-only world record in brilliant London Marathon win
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir sets women’s-only world record in brilliant London Marathon win

The Telegraph  

There’s a line towards the end of Shawshank Redemption uttered by Red, the one film character I defy anyone to dislike where he utters: “Seriously, how often do you look at a man’s shoes?” It’s a line that that I have often thought about since I first watched the celebrated film and – unless you happen to be wearing pointy, …

Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record

ABC  

In short: Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old pulled away over the final 300 metres in a sprint …

World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon
8 months, 4 weeks ago

World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon

The Independent  

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World’s second-fastest 10K woman to make Bengaluru debut
9 months ago

World’s second-fastest 10K woman to make Bengaluru debut

The Hindu  

Emmaculate Anyango Achol, the world’s second-fastest 10K woman runner, will headline the 16th edition of TCS World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for April 28. And among the star attractions this year is Kenya’s Anyango, who clocked an excellent 28:57 in Valencia while finishing behind her teammate Agnes Ngetich, who posted a world record 28:46 there. A silver medallist in the 2019 …

Ethiopia's Hayle Lemi, Aberash Minsewo win Mumbai Marathon titles
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethiopia's Hayle Lemi, Aberash Minsewo win Mumbai Marathon titles

Hindustan Times  

As he entered the home stretch of the 2024 Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, Hayle Lemi's race was between him and his own course record of last year. And just like last year that had the women's champion competing in her first marathon, Aberash Minsewo of Ethiopia led the women's pack on her marathon debut with a timing of 2:26:06. …

Ethiopian Runner Tigist Ketema Breaks World Record For Fastest Marathon Debut in Dubai
1 year ago

Ethiopian Runner Tigist Ketema Breaks World Record For Fastest Marathon Debut in Dubai

News 18  

Ethiopian runner Tigist Ketema broke the world record for fastest marathon debut in Dubai on Sunday, shaving more than a minute off the course record. Clocking a time of 2:16:07, the 25-year-old became the eighth fastest woman in marathon history as she took gold, breaking the Dubai course record by 61 seconds. Impressive new course record from Tigist Ketema – …

With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon
1 year, 1 month ago

With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon

The Hindu  

While aiming to win Sunday’s Tata Steel Kolkata 25K race, leading international runners, including Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Kenya’s Betty Chepkemoi Kibet, expressed their desire to do well in the 2024 Paris Olympics. My main target will be to do well at the Paris Olympics and it will be a great achievement,” said Yehualaw, who is second on the world …

Ethiopian Yehualaw, Kenya’s Ebenyo to make debuts Tata Steel Kolkata 25K
1 year, 1 month ago

Ethiopian Yehualaw, Kenya’s Ebenyo to make debuts Tata Steel Kolkata 25K

The Hindu  

One of India’s biggest running festivals and the World Athletics Elite Label Road Race, the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, will be headlined by 10K world record-holder Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw in the women’s category and two-time world championship silver medallist Kenyan Daniel Simiyu Ebenyo in the men’s category. The event will witness some of the world’s best athletes take centre stage …

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34
1 year, 2 months ago

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the women’s race in 2:31:52, good for 19th overall; Kenya’s …

Ebenyo, Almaz win Delhi half marathon titles
1 year, 3 months ago

Ebenyo, Almaz win Delhi half marathon titles

Hindustan Times  

Kenyan Daniel Ebenyo often gets to train with compatriot and marathon great Eliud Kipchoge. Kenya's Daniel Ebenyo celebrates his win during the 'Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon He doesn’t need to, especially considering the red-hot form Ebenyo has been in of late, not finishing farther than second place in all track and road events he has taken part this year. On …

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title
1 year, 3 months ago

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon men’s title in an unofficial time of two hours and 35 seconds. The 23-year-old shattered the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon. “I thought I’d go and try Chicago.” Sifan Hassan Dutch star Sifan Hassan won the Chicago …

World medallist Ebenyo, Rio champion Ayana to headline Delhi half marathon
1 year, 3 months ago

World medallist Ebenyo, Rio champion Ayana to headline Delhi half marathon

The Hindu  

2023 World silver medalist in the 10000m Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion over the same distance for women Almaz Ayana will be favourites at the 2023 Vedanta Delhi half marathon that will take place on October 15th. The duo’s participation was announced at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday In Ebenyo and Ayana, the 18th edition of …

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours, 11 minutes, and 53 seconds. Assefa, who had set a course record with a personal best last year, set a blistering early pace, gradually shaking off any competition to …

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

The Independent  

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Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Tigst Assefa broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time but couldn’t break his own record. Ethiopian runner Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous …

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
1 year, 4 months ago

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya’s 10,000m World Championships silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia will headline the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon here on October 15. The USD 268,000 prize money World Athletics Elite Label Road Race will witness tens of thousands of amateurs join the world’s best elites on one of the fastest courses in the world. The …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold

The Hindu  

Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday with a time of two hours, eight minutes, 53 seconds, while Maru Teferi of Israel finished with silver despite taking a tumble. The 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kiplangat broke away on his own with about 4 km to go, crossing the finish line with an …

Kenyan record-breaker Faith Kipyegon plans double at world championships in Budapest
1 year, 6 months ago

Kenyan record-breaker Faith Kipyegon plans double at world championships in Budapest

The Hindu  

Kenya’s record-breaking running star Faith Kipyegon confirmed on Friday she will go for a 1,500m-5,000m double at the world championships in Budapest next month. The 29-year-old smashed the world records in both events in June, running 3:49.11 in the 1,500m in Florence, and seven days later an explosive 14:05.20 in her 5,000m debut race at the Paris Diamond League. Meet …

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records
1 year, 7 months ago

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records

The Hindu  

Distance runner Faith Kipyegon was given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week. The 29-year-old Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters, set a new 1,500 world record in Florence, Italy on June 2 when she broke the eight-year-old mark …

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark
1 year, 7 months ago

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark

The Hindu  

Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 5,000 metres on Friday, a week after becoming the fastest woman ever over 1,500 metres. The two-time Olympic and world 1,500-metre champion set the world record in the women's 5,000 in just her third elite race over the distance when she won at the Diamond League meet in Paris in 14 minutes, …

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time
1 year, 8 months ago

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time

The Hindu  

Dutch middle-distance athlete Sifan Hassan scored a stunning upset to win her debut marathon, an event she saw as a test which could pave the way to her competing over the marathon distance at next year’s Paris Olympics. Hassan, who has won Olympic gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres, made a dramatic comeback after an early injury to prevail …

Gelmisa leads clean sweep for Ethiopia at Tokyo Marathon
1 year, 10 months ago

Gelmisa leads clean sweep for Ethiopia at Tokyo Marathon

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Deso Gelmisa led an Ethiopian clean sweep of the podium at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, with Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s race. In a tight finish, the 25-year-old Gelmisa finished in 2:05:22 to win his first World Marathon Major by one second ahead of compatriot Mohamed Esa. Canadian Cam Levins led a group of five …

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopians Hayle Lemi, Anchalem Haymanot Set Course Records to Clinch Titles
2 years ago

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopians Hayle Lemi, Anchalem Haymanot Set Course Records to Clinch Titles

News 18  

Ethiopian duo of Hayle Lemi and Anchalem Haymanot won the men’s and women’s elite titles with new course records to take home the USD 45,000 winners prize and a course record bonus of USD 15,000 each in the 18th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Lemi won the men’s Marathon Elite race in 2 hours seven minutes and …

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopia’s Lemi, Haymanot set course records
2 years ago

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopia’s Lemi, Haymanot set course records

The Hindu  

The Ethiopian duo of Hayle Lemi and Anchalem Haymanot won with new course records to take home USD 45,000 winners prize and a bonus of USD 15,000 each in the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Olympian Gopi, the first Indian male to win the Asian Marathon Championship in 2017, clocked 2:16:41 to finish on top of the domestic Elites and 10th …

Ethiopia’s Hurisa leads star cast as Mumbai Marathon returns
2 years ago

Ethiopia’s Hurisa leads star cast as Mumbai Marathon returns

The Hindu  

Defending men’s champion Derara Hurisa of Ethiopia will lead the star cast at the Tata Mumbai Marathon here on January 15 as the World Athletics Gold Label Road Race returns after a two-year pandemic-forced break. Hurisa is unlikely to have an easy run this time around with more than a dozen runners in the fray holding personal best timings of …

New York City Marathon: Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win on debuts
2 years, 2 months ago

New York City Marathon: Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win on debuts

The Hindu  

Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday. I’m just thankful.” The 28-year-old was in a tight race before she pulled ahead of Chemtai Salpeter in the final two miles to win by seven seconds and finish about 50 seconds off the course record. “It was a good outcome and …

Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts
2 years, 2 months ago

Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday. I’m just thankful.” The 28-year-old was in a tight race before she pulled ahead of Chemtai Salpeter in the final two miles to win by seven seconds and finish about 50 seconds off the course record. “It was a …

Regasa, Cheptai win elite races at Delhi Half Marathon
2 years, 2 months ago

Regasa, Cheptai win elite races at Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s Chala Regasa and Kenyan Irine Cheptai claimed the titles in the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon here on Sunday. Ethiopian athlete Chala Regasa gestures before crossing the finish line to win the men’s Vedanta Delhi half marathon. | Photo Credit: AFP Cheptai, who was in fourth place the last time, finished more than a minute in front of Ethiopia’s 2022 …

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich, Benson Kipruto cruise to victory in Chicago Marathon
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich, Benson Kipruto cruise to victory in Chicago Marathon

The Hindu  

Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich defended her Chicago Marathon title in a dominant display on Sunday, breaking the tape in two hours 14 minutes and 18 seconds, as her compatriot Benson Kipruto cruised to victory in the men’s race in 2:04:24. “Next year I’m ready to come back again.” American Emily Sisson finished second in 2:18:29 and Kenyan Vivian Jerono Kiplagat third. …

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09, around 30 seconds faster than his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. He gradually shook off last year’s winner Guye Adola but fellow Ethiopian Andamlak Belihu refused to buckle, even as they raced through the …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 25, 2022. BERLIN - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title here on Sunday. Only Ethiopia's Andamlak Belihu and fellow countryman Guye Adola were …

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