By PTI | The Hindu Guye Adola, Geoffrey Kamworor and Mosinet Geremew clocked the top three timings in the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. Photo: Sandeep Saxena Ethiopian runner Guye Adola demolished the course record to emerge triumphant in the international elite men’s category, while Florence Kiplagat led a Kenyan one-two finish in the women’s event
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By Matt Fitzgerald The use of teff, shown here in flour form, is popular in Ethiopia. Photo: www.shutterstock.com Eating teff, an iron-rich grain found in Africa, can boost iron levels—and athletic performance. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world. The problem is especially common in poor populations, where red meat—the best
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By Matt Fitzgerald The use of teff, shown here in flour form, is popular in Ethiopia. Photo: www.shutterstock.com Eating teff, an iron-rich grain found in Africa, can boost iron levels—and athletic performance. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world. The problem is especially common in poor populations, where red meat—the best
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(The Citizen)- Sintayehu Yinesu, who finished third at the Gauteng Marathon less than two months ago, broke clear with around 10km remaining and held off a late charge by Motlokoa Nkhabutlane of Lesotho to cross the finish line in 2:17:55. Nkhabutlane was unable to close the gap over the last few kilometres and settled for
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(Bloomberg)- Girmay Birhanu Gebru of Ethiopia won the Beijing Marathon as about 30,000 runners from 55 countries completed after a warning of hazardous haze engulfing the city. Gebru completed the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 42 seconds, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today. The organization committee of the race warned marathoners of
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(Bloomberg)- Girmay Birhanu Gebru of Ethiopia won the Beijing Marathon as about 30,000 runners from 55 countries completed after a warning of hazardous haze engulfing the city. Gebru completed the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 42 seconds, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today. The organization committee of the race warned marathoners of
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Today online SINGAPORE — Former marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will headline the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Dec 7, although the 41-year-old Ethiopian will be tackling the 10km race instead of the full marathon. Gebrselassie won the 10,000m at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics, and won the gold medal for that
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Associated Press Tsegaye was victorious in the women’s race. Tsegaye won the women’s race after a long battle with Feyse Tadese, who finished in second place. The United States’ Shalane Flanagan finished up in third spot. Here are the results from a fine day of marathon racing in Berlin: Berlin Marathon 2014: Resuls Men’s Race
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IAAF The battle for the women’s race at this year’s TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 19 October could be fought out between Meseret Hailu and Flomena Cheyech after organisers for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race announced their top women on Friday (26). Ethiopia’s Hailu is the course record holder in Amsterdam, with a time of 2:21:09
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Sport24 Cape Town – Kenyan Willy Kibor tore clear of a quality field in the latter stages on Sunday to win the first edition of the relaunched Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. After Kenyan-born Qatari athlete Nicholas Kemboi had done most of the hard work, pushing the pace up front in the first half, Kibor broke
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