The mile run (1,760 yards metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races.It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race.. In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 …

Tirunesh Dibaba (Oromo: Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 June 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competed in long-distance track events and international road races. She has won three Olympic track gold medals, five World Championship track gold medals, four individual World Cross Country (WCC) adult titles, and one individual WCC junior title.

Nov 23, 2022 · Ethiopian distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races. She defended her ...

Life and career. Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province, the same village as Kenenisa Bekele.She is the cousin of Ejegayehu Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba and Genzebe Dibaba.. Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal, which she won in the 10,000 m event at the 1992 …

Oct 14, 2022 · The TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (16) will bring together three winners of global titles. Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba will be making their marathon debuts at the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race, while 2017 world champion Rose Chelimo is also in the field.. The incredibly deep men’s field, meanwhile, includes nine men with PBs faster …

Genzebe Dibaba: XL Galan: Stockholm: 17 février 2016 [89] 3 000 m Progression: 8 min 16 s 60 (21,75 km/h) Genzebe Dibaba: XL Galan: Stockholm: 6 février 2014 [90] 5 000 m Progression: 14 min 18 s 86 (20,96 km/h) Genzebe Dibaba: XL Galan: Stockholm: 19 février 2015: 50 m haies: 6 s 58 (27,36 km/h) Cornelia Oschkenat: Meeting national Berlin ...

News. World champions Lyles and Wightman return to Boston. Double Olympic medallist Gabby Thomas also confirmed... Read more. News. 2022 - the year when international road racing got back to normal. Road running is back in a big way... Read more. Reports. Can and Ndikumwenayo claim Itálica titles.

Serena Jameka Williams (Saginaw, 26 september 1981) is een professioneel tennisspeelster uit de Verenigde Staten.Zij is de jongere zus van Venus Williams.. Williams is veelvoudig grandslamwinnares en heeft alle grandslamtoernooien in het enkelspel minimaal drie keer gewonnen. Zij veroverde in totaal 23 grandslamtitels in het enkelspel (het Australian Open …

Career Early life and career. Kenenisa Bekele was born in 1982 at Bekoji, Arsi Zone, the same town as the Dibaba sisters (Ejegayehu, Tirunesh and Genzebe) and their cousin Derartu Tulu.. In March 2001, he won the IAAF World Junior Cross Country title by a full 33 seconds. Five months later, in August 2001, he set a new 3000 metres world junior record by running 7:30.67 minutes …

Oct 17, 2022 · News. Almaz Ayana Breaks Marathon Debut Record. ... Genzebe Dibaba finished her first 26.2 second in 2:18:05, and Teshay Gemechu debuted with a third-place showing in 2:18:59.