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Aselefech Mergia seeks 3rd Dubai title, to invest prize money in Ethiopia
Dubai: Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia, who defended her women’s Dubai Marathon title in style by breaking the course record and winning $250,000 in prize money for the second year in a row, is now eyeing a hat-trick here next year, reported Gulf News here today.
“This is a special place for me and it was a special day. I broke not only the course record but the Ethiopian record too. I’m...
Ethiopian Athletes dominate Dubai marathon
Dubai (Khaleej Times) – Ayele Abshero led home an Ethiopian clean sweep in the elite men’s race of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, breaking the course record by half a minute.
The 21-year-old, competing in his first-ever, fully-fledged marathon, clocked 2:04:23s to knock 30 seconds off the prior best here set by legendary compatriot Haile Gebrselassie four years...
2011 Choice WOMEN FIRST 5km to take place next month
Addis Ababa –The 8th edition of the CHOICE Women First 5km will take place here on Sunday March 13, 2011, said Great Ethiopian Run, the race organizer.
The race starts and finishes near Atlas Hotel.
The race is the second biggest event organized by Great Ethiopia Run next to its flagship the international 10km road race held here in the capital every year in November.
When the race was first held...
Ethiopia Athletics: Aselefech Mergia wins Dubai Marathon
Dubai – Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia won the 2011 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon here today in 2:22.45 to collect the $250,000 prize money. In the men’s category, unknown David Barmasai and Evans Cheruyiot made it a 1-2 finishing affair for Kenya.
Women’s Race
After winning a bronze medal in the IAAF World Championships in Berlin 18 months ago, Mergia said that she suffered, “a lot of leg...
Ethiopia Athletics: Berhane Adere to defend Dubai Marathon title
Dubai: Berhane Adere of Ethiopia, who broke the course record to win in 2:22.42, wants to set another mark and emerge as the winner, when the 12th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon kicks off here tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the absence of triple Dubai winner and world marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia has left the men’s race wide open.
Women’s Category
Thirty-seven-year-old Berhane...
Ethiopians Magarsa and Bekele gunning for second Dubai women’s victory
Dubai, UAE – (January 21, 2010) - Ethiopians look like winning the jackpot for the third year running, in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon tomorrow (Friday). Haile Gebrselassie is the firm favourite to rack up a hat trick of victories; and the women’s winner is almost certain to be a compatriot for the third successive year.
Equally likely, the women’s winner will be doing the trick...
World Record is worth $1 million bonus for Haile Gebrselassie in Dubai Marathon
Dubai, UAE – (January 20, 2010) – Haile Gebrselassie pronounced his preparation “perfect” for Friday’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (22), but reminded everyone at today’s press conference that all the other elements had to be perfect too, even for an attempt on his World record of 2:03:59, set in Berlin 18 months ago.
“I’ve made sure I’m in perfect shape,” said the...
