Olympic champion Dibaba, WR holder Jepkosgei headline Delhi Half Marathon
6 years, 2 months ago

Olympic champion Dibaba, WR holder Jepkosgei headline Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Three-time Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei are set to enhance the competitive flavour of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held here on October 21. Dibaba’s opponent, Jepkosgei, who is also the current world half marathon record holder, sounded equally confident. “I’m very happy to be here – it’s a privilege to meet Indian people – and I’m looking to run a fast time although improving on my world record depends on the weather and climate,” noted Jepkosgei. “The fact that runners like Tirunesh and Joyciline have chosen the ADHM over the many other race options they had is a great statement for this event and for India.” The venue was being spruced up for the half marathon which will feature 35,000 runners in various categories.

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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. …

Indian sports wrap, November 21: Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, November 21: Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet Supriya Attre of Lady Shri Ram College came up with an impressive throw of 45.63 metres to clinch the discus gold in the 98th Inter-College athletics meet at the Delhi University Polo ground on Thursday. The results : Under-18 boys: Sehaj Singh Pawar bt Om Patel 6-1, 7-5; Izyan Ahmad …

Delhi Half Marathon Faces Air Pollution Challenge as Athletes Prepare to Race
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Half Marathon Faces Air Pollution Challenge as Athletes Prepare to Race

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Half Marathon is set to take place amidst concerns over rising air pollution levels in the national capital. With air quality expected to slip into the 'poor' zone on race day, organizers have implemented measures to ease the challenge. The half marathon will start at 5am from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the elite race at 6.50am, but foreign …

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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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 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 …

Asian Games silver medallist Kartik Kumar eager to compete with top-level runners in Delhi Half Marathon 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games silver medallist Kartik Kumar eager to compete with top-level runners in Delhi Half Marathon 2023

The Hindu  

Long-distance runner Kartik Kumar, a 10000m silver medal winner at the Hangzhou Asian Games, said he wanted to expand his experience base while competing against international athletes during the 18th Delhi Half Marathon, scheduled to be held here on Sunday. A total of 36,194 people are expected to participate in the Delhi Half Marathon, which offers a total prize money …

Cheruiyot’s date with Delhi, 13 years later
1 year, 3 months ago

Cheruiyot’s date with Delhi, 13 years later

Hindustan Times  

Vivian Cheruiyot raised her hand to shield her eyes from the setting sun. Cheruiyot went on to win four Olympic medals, including a 5,000m gold in Rio 2016, and four World Championships gold medals. My girl turned two yesterday, so if I do well it will be a gift for my child.” Cheruiyot’s pet events may be 5,000m and 10,000m …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Prize money gap a bit too much at Delhi Half Marathon: Avinash Sable
2 years, 3 months ago

Prize money gap a bit too much at Delhi Half Marathon: Avinash Sable

Hindustan Times  

The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday will have a strong field of Indian and international runners who will chase success on an altered course from the past. Sable though criticised the gap in prize money between elite international runners and winners in the Indian category. Even at the Mumbai Marathon where a top Indian finisher gets ₹5 lakh, 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 …

Haile Gebrselassie named international event ambassador of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
2 years, 3 months ago

Haile Gebrselassie named international event ambassador of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Haile Gabreselassie, considered one of the greatest distance runners, will be the Ambassador of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon scheduled on October 16. The genial Ethiopian, winner of Olympic gold medals over 10,000m in 1996 and 2000 besides eight World championship indoor and outdoor titles, set 27 World records across distances in his glorious career. In a message, the legendary athlete …

Haile Gebrselassie To Be Delhi Half Marathon's International Event Ambassador
2 years, 3 months ago

Haile Gebrselassie To Be Delhi Half Marathon's International Event Ambassador

News 18  

Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest distance runners in history, will be the International Event Ambassador at next month’s Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, the organisers announced on Thursday. “Running and the community are the two things that are most important to me, and an event like the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon brings them together in a unique way. “Transformation …

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022

Hindustan Times  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be on the start line of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, one of the world’s most prestigious road races and a World Athletics Elite Label Event, on Sunday 16 October. Jacob Kiplimo Kiplimo, only 21, is the reigning world half marathon champion after winning the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships …

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022

News 18  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be the star attraction at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, a World Athletics Elite Label Event, to be held on October 16. The 21-year-old Kiplimo is the reigning world half marathon champion after claiming the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title in 2020, and last year ran the phenomenal world …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele's participation in doubt after skipping qualifier
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele's participation in doubt after skipping qualifier

Firstpost  

Although he did not compete in Saturday’s race, the Ethiopian federation can still draft Bekele if they wish for a much-awaited duel with reigning Olympic champion and Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge. Paris: Running legend Kenenisa Bekele is a doubtful starter in the Tokyo Olympic marathon after sitting out the Ethiopian selection race on Saturday. The 38-year-old apparently decided …

Marathon is Real Test of Athletes' Character: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
3 years, 10 months ago

Marathon is Real Test of Athletes' Character: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

News 18  

Marathon and distance running is the real test of character, said sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday. As the 100m dash determines the fastest human on the planet, the marathon is the test of endurance,” he said while interacting with elite distance runners competing at the National Marathon here on Sunday. In a country of 1.38 billion how many of …

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie Licks Half-marathon World Record in Valencia
4 years, 1 month ago

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie Licks Half-marathon World Record in Valencia

News 18  

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the men’s half-marathon world record in Valencia on Sunday in a time of 57 minutes 32 seconds. His blistering performance was almost half a minute quicker than the previous record of 58min 01sec set by his compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in September 2019. In perfect running conditions, the 24-year-old Kandie was chased across the line just five …

Tokyo Olympics-bound Avinash Sable Breaks Nations Record with Delhi Half Marathon Win
4 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics-bound Avinash Sable Breaks Nations Record with Delhi Half Marathon Win

News 18  

India’s 3000 metres steeplechase national record holder Avinash Sable smashed the event record for an Indian at the Delhi Half Marathon. The Tokyo Olympics-bound athlete raced to the first position in the Indian elite men’s category in 1:00:30, beating the previous national record of 1:03.46 held by Kalidas Nirave. Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw produced a stunning run over in the Delhi …

Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn Dethrones Andamlak Belihu to Win Delhi Half Marathon in Course Record Time
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn Dethrones Andamlak Belihu to Win Delhi Half Marathon in Course Record Time

News 18  

Ethiopians Amedework Walelegn and Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashed course records to win the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon held in a bio-secure environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic here on Sunday. In the men’s elite race, last year’s silver medallist Walelegn beat compatriot and defending champion Andamlak Belihu in a nail-biting finish for the gold in …

Defending champions, record holders ready for Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Defending champions, record holders ready for Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

There was surprise back home when they set out to compete in the Airtel Delhi Half marathon scheduled for Sunday, but the defending champions and world record holders are at ease in the Capital. She said she had missed the half marathon world championship last month in Poland as she was training for the 3,000 metres event. I like both …

Brigid Kosgei, Ababel Yeshaneh to participate in Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Brigid Kosgei, Ababel Yeshaneh to participate in Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Saturday announced the entries of world record holders Brigid Kosgei and Ababel Yeshaneh for the upcoming event, adding lustre to an already star-studded field. However, the tables were turned at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February this year when a contest between the pair in the final stages of the race saw …

Abhinav Bindra named event ambassador of Delhi Half Marathon
4 years, 1 month ago

Abhinav Bindra named event ambassador of Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

India’s only individual Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra was on Thursday named event ambassador of the 16th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled to be held on November 29. READ| “Today, the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon has motivated individuals, young and old, to adopt a healthy lifestyle, run for a cause and empower women to put their best foot forward,” said …

Hundreds Sign Up for Delhi Race as It Battles Coronavirus Surge, Pollution
4 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds Sign Up for Delhi Race as It Battles Coronavirus Surge, Pollution

News 18  

Some of the world’s leading long-distance runners and hundreds of others will take part in a half-marathon and shorter races this month in New Delhi, the organiser said on Wednesday, despite concerns over the Indian capital’s toxic air. Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw, who won a bronze last month at the women’s World Athletics half marathon championships in Poland, is among those …

Srinu Bugatha to Headline Indian Challenge at Delhi Half Marathon 2020
4 years, 1 month ago

Srinu Bugatha to Headline Indian Challenge at Delhi Half Marathon 2020

News 18  

Defending champion Srinu Bugatha will lead the Indian elite men’s category alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon slated to be held on November 29. The winner of the half marathon race at the Mumbai Marathon earlier this year, Parul Chaudhary, will lead the Indian elite women’s category along with Sanjivani Jadhav, Monika …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field
4 years, 1 month ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field

Firstpost  

Bugatha, the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion, will spearhead the men’s field alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh. New Delhi: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha will lead a strong Indian field in the annual Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held on 29 November. In the women’s category, the winner of the Half Marathon race at the Tata Mumbai …

Ethiopians Belihu and Gemecu confirm participation at Delhi Half Marathon
4 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopians Belihu and Gemecu confirm participation at Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Ethiopians Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemecu have confirmed their participation in the 16th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to defend their titles among the men and women respectively. His biggest challenge would be from Asian record holder Abraham Cheroben of Bahrain and compatriot and World Championships bronze medalist Amdework Walelegn. Her biggest challengers would be compatriots Yalemzerf Yehualaw, …

Delhi Half Marathon on November 29, Bio-secure Zones to Ensure Covid-19 Free Race for Elite Runners
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Half Marathon on November 29, Bio-secure Zones to Ensure Covid-19 Free Race for Elite Runners

News 18  

The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, will be held on November 29. The race will be supported by Government of NCT of Delhi, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Ministry of External Affairs, Sports Authority of India, Athletics Federation of India, World Athletics, Association of International Marathons & Distance Races “Sport has always …

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles
4 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles

The Hindu  

Elite Indian runners, Rashpal Singh and Jyoti Gawte overcame a strong field to retain their titles at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon here on Sunday. Rashpal, from Army Sports Institute, was the favourite and finished the Full Marathon with an impressive time of 2:23:29 while Maharashtra girl Jyoti won in 2:50:37 hours, with almost 8 minutes to …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Eric Kiptanui relishes playing his part in Eliud Kipchoge's historic feat, sets sights on men's title
5 years, 2 months ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Eric Kiptanui relishes playing his part in Eliud Kipchoge's historic feat, sets sights on men's title

Firstpost  

A little over a week has passed since he was involved in Eliud Kipchoge’s record-breaking feat in Vienna, and now Kenyan distance runner Eric Kiptanui prepares to add another title to his cabinet in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon that takes place on Sunday. Kipchoge’s feat at the Ineos 1:59 Challenge made headlines across the world as the event witnessed …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Carmelita Jeter says Indian athletics needs more prominent coaches to produce world-class athletes
5 years, 2 months ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Carmelita Jeter says Indian athletics needs more prominent coaches to produce world-class athletes

Firstpost  

India can certainly produce world-class athletes that can compete with the very best in the world of athletics, but only if the proper coaching setup is provided, feels American sprint legend Carmelita Jeter. New Delhi: India can certainly produce world-class athletes that can compete with the very best in the world of athletics, but only if the proper coaching setup …

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark
5 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark

Firstpost  

The course has been prepared so that it should take Kipchoge just about 4.5 seconds more than on a computer-simulated completely flat and straight path Vienna: Accompanied by seven pacemakers, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge started running on Saturday in his quest to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon — albeit on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna …

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele emerges victorious in Berlin Marathon, misses world record timing by two seconds
5 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele emerges victorious in Berlin Marathon, misses world record timing by two seconds

Firstpost  

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won his second Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours one minute and 41 seconds, just two seconds short of the world record. Berlin: Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won his second Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours one minute and 41 seconds, just two seconds short of the world record. Bekele …

Belihu, Gemechu to defend titles at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
5 years, 3 months ago

Belihu, Gemechu to defend titles at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu will defend their titles at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on October 20. “Immediately after last year’s race I said that I was going to come back to Delhi in 2019 as I had unfinished business with the course record and I am keeping my promise,” Belihu, who won the TCS World 10K title …

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes men's half marathon world record to blaze to victory at Copenhagen
5 years, 4 months ago

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes men's half marathon world record to blaze to victory at Copenhagen

Firstpost  

Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday as he won in 58min 01sec. Paris: Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday as he won in 58min 01sec. Kamworor broke away from the pack and raced alone for the final 11 kilometres, …

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte finish at the podium
5 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte finish at the podium

The Hindu  

Former India cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar did 10 push-ups, along with the participants of IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon, to raise funds for the families of the martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack here on Sunday. Rashpal Singh and Jyoti Gawte won the fourth edition of the race by clocking 2:21:55 and 2:47:54 respectively. Rashpal, who trains at …

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 …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu emerge winners
6 years, 2 months ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu emerge winners

The Hindu  

The nip in the air was a reminder of the impending winter as a sea of runners pounded the course aiming to beat themselves by setting new benchmarks. At the end of it, Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu, both from Ethiopia, emerged winners in the men and women sections of the 14th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. “After finishing …

Delhi Half Marathon: An ever growing phenomenon
6 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Half Marathon: An ever growing phenomenon

The Hindu  

Celebrated Japanese writer Haruki Murakami has a book dedicated to distance runners – the known and the unsung ones, the ones who seek glory and the ones who run to beat time. The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon has come to symbolise that phenomenon and is embraced as a much-loved annual calendar among the sports enthusiasts of the Capital. READ: Olympic …

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba targets gold at Tokyo
6 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba targets gold at Tokyo

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba has bagged three Olympic gold medals in the long distance track events. It’s going to be very challenging,” the five time World Championship gold medallist said. I am very consistent and very competitive and that’s why I am successful.” Dibaba, who is nick named “Baby Faced Destroyer”, is on her first trip to India and …

Eric Kiptanui to headline Delhi Half Marathon
6 years, 3 months ago

Eric Kiptanui to headline Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Eric Kiptanui will be the star attraction at the 14th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held on October 21. Kiptanui, from Kenya, has already notched up two impressive half marathon victories this year — winning the high-quality Lisbon and Berlin races. Two-time Tata Consultancy Services World 10K winner Alex Korio — whose best of 58:51 was …

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