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Shura Kitata
Shura Kitata Tola (born 9 June 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and half-marathon. He has raced in several World Marathon Majors, including the 2020 London Marathon where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41 beating Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind him. His other best performances include the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon victories, and second places at the 2018 and 2022 New York City Marathon. Early life Shura Kitata was born on 9 June 1996 near the capital of Ethiopia Addis Ababa on his family's farm. He began running in grade school. He wanted to become a doctor or a pilot, but had to leave school in order to help his parents on the farm. Career In 2015, Shura went to a training camp in Addis Ababa run by Haji Adilo and three months later he debuted in the marathon distance at the Shanghai Marathon in China. He finished in a time of 2:08:53 behind Paul L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 London Marathon
The 2018 London Marathon was the 38th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot won elite races. In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir and Australia's Madison de Rozario topped the podium. Around 386,050 people applied to enter the race: 54,685 had their applications accepted and 40,926 started the race. These were all record highs for the race. A total of 40,179 runners, 23,701 men and 16,478 women, finished the race. The race was formally started by Queen Elizabeth. It was officially recorded as the hottest London Marathon to date at a peak temperature of . In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Luke Duffy (14:24), Cera Gemmell (16:38), Zhou Zien (13:05) and Kare Adenegan (12:37). Overview On 23 March 2018, London Marathon Limited, the organisers of the event announced that the Queen would formally start the race by "stepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Marathon
The Frankfurt Marathon (official name as of 2016: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, until 2015: BMW Frankfurt Marathon, until 2010: Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon) is a marathon which has taken place every year in Frankfurt am Main since its inception in 1981. It is the longest-established city marathon in Germany and in terms of the number of finishers, Germany's second-largest. It is organised by the agency motion events. History Five years after the first New York City Marathon, it was decided that the time was right to launch marathons within German cities. The OSC Hoechst 1960 athletics club organised the first Frankfurt Marathon in 1981, with Hoechst itself serving as the main sponsors. During the course of the same year, the Berlin Marathon and the Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon were also run for the first time. Despite the number of finishers continually rising from 2588 in its first year to 7297 in 1985, Hoechst stopped organising the event. As a consequence, the marathon did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Sefir
Dino Sefir Kemal (born 28 May 1988) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was one of three members of the Ethiopian team who competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.BBC Sport Olympics: Dino Sefir Retrieved on 2010-08-02.2012 Olympics entry list by event, track and field, as of July 27, 2012 Retrieved on 2010-08-02. He qualified with a time of 2:04:50 at the 2012 , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Race Weekend
The Ottawa Race Weekend (also known as Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is an annual weekend of road running events held the last weekend of May in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The two-day running event includes seven races, including the Ottawa Marathon, all of which start and end at Ottawa City Hall. The marathon was first held in 1975, and is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. Over 40,000 participants take part in the races each year. The Ottawa Race Weekend also includes Canada's largest health and fitness expo, which opens on the Thursday before the weekend. In addition, each year, participants in the Ottawa Race Weekend raise close to $1 million for approximately 25 local and national charities affiliated with the event. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Races The race weekend includes seven races: a 1.2 km kids marathon, 2K, 5K, 10K, half marath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Kipruto
Vincent Kipruto Limo (born 13 September 1987) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He made his debut in the event in 2008 and won the Paris Marathon a year later. He then placed top three at the Chicago Marathon and the Rotterdam Marathon (where he ran a personal best of 2:05:13 hours). In his first international appearance he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He won the 2013 Lake Biwa Marathon and Frankfurt Marathon. Career Born in the south of Kenya's Keiyo District, Kipruto was the eldest child in his family. His family had their own cattle and he often ran uphill to bring them water. He was inspired by the achievements of William Kiplagat, a marathon runner who lived locally, and Kipruto began representing his school in the 10,000 metres. He was academically focused as a child and even though he began to train with Colm O' Connell's group, he did not take up running full-time until he had finished his KCSE exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebre Mekuant
Gebre ( gez, ገብረ, ''Gäbrä'') is a common masculine Ethiopian and Eritrean name, meaning "servant" in Ge'ez. It is used as both a stand-alone given name and, frequently, as a prefix (or stem) in religiously themed compound names; e.g. Gebreselassie ("Servant of the Trinity"), Gebremeskel ("Servant of the Cross"), or Gebremariam ("Servant of Mary"). Gebru is a variant, often seen in Tigrinya. As with other such compound names, when written in transliteration in a Latin script, it is often abbreviated as "G/" (e.g. G/Selassie for Gebreselassie). It may likewise also be transliterated with a hyphen or a space connecting it to the root, potentially obscuring the nature of the name. List of people named Gebre or variant *Afevork Ghevre Jesus (1868–1947), Ethiopian writer, wrote the first novel in Amharic * Ghebreselassie Yoseph ( late 20th century), Minister of Finance of Eritrea from February 1997 to 2001 * Bogaletch Gebre (born July 27, 195x, exact year unknown), Ethiopia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alemu Gemechu
Alemu (Amharic: ዓለሙ) is a male name of Ethiopian (Habesha) origin. Notable people with the name include: *Alemu Abebe, Ethiopian politician during Derg rule *Alemu Aga (born 1950), Ethiopian musician and singer *Alemu Bekele (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner for Bahrain * Agwa Alemu (died 1992), Ethiopian Marxist Waz League politician *Berhanu Alemu (born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner * Dagne Alemu (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Deriba Alemu (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Elfenesh Alemu Elfenesh Alemu (born 10 June 1975 in Lemo Arya, Arsi Zone) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She also competed in the marathon at the Worl ... (born 1975), Ethiopian female marathon runner * Tadesse Alemu (died 2007), Ethiopian singer {{given name, type=both Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdela Godana
Avdella ( el, Αβδέλλα; rup, Avdhela) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of Grevena. It is a seasonal Aromanian village in the Pindus mountains, at 1250–1350 metres altitude. Its summer population is about 3000, but in the winter there are only a few watchmen. The 2011 census recorded 280 inhabitants.Detailed census results 2011 It is notable as the birthplace of the , and appears in the opening sequence of the film [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiamen International Marathon
The Xiamen International Marathon () is an annual marathon race held in January in the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the prominent marathon races of the year. More than 50,000 runners took part in the race in 2010.Gallagher, Brendan (2010-01-22)China disqualifies marathon 'cheats' ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved on 2010-02-11. The 2013 edition featured 73,896 entrants. History The Xiamen International Marathon, which began in 2003 and is deemed by the IAAF as a Gold Label Road Race, is famous for its coastal scenic course. The entire course follows the scenic sections of the coastal city. The 2010 edition of the race had at least 30 instances of cheating, with some runners carrying multiple timing sensors or using public transport mid-course. Judges believed this was due to students attempting to gain bonus points for their National Higher Education Entrance Examination The National College Entrance Examination (NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mokoka
Stephen Mokoka (born 31 January 1985) is a South African long-distance runner who competes in races ranging from 3000 metres to the 50 km distance. He formerly held the 50 km world record. He is a four-time medalist at the Universiade and has represented South Africa internationally in road, cross country, and track events. He represented South Africa in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics. Career Stephen began competing internationally in 2005 and came ninth over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Summer Universiade. At the African student championships in 2006, he was third over 5000 metres and finished as runner-up in the 10,000 m. He won back-to-back South African universities titles (2006/2007) and won his first global level medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, taking the bronze medal in the 10,000 m.Steven Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lonyangata
Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata (born 12 December 1992) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events. He is a marathon runner with a personal best of 2:06:10 and has won marathons in Lisbon, Shanghai, Taipei and Paris. He was a bronze medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2010. Career His first success in running came over 10,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He and Dennis Masai used team work to reach the podium, Masai as champion and Lonyangata as bronze medallist. He competed on the European track running circuit in 2010 and 2011 and scored several top three finishes in second-tier level meetings, such as the Palio della Quercia and the Barcelona Meet.Paul Kipchumba Longanyata |
