Zersenay Tadese Takes 2nd Place at Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon

By Lets Run and IAAF, Ali Kaya of Turkey cruised to dominating victory at the third edition of the Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, on Sunday (24). Kaya, last year’s European cross country champion, clocked 1:00:16 to win by 15 seconds in a race that featured a rare head-to-head battle […]

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World Record-Holder Zersenay Tadese to Face Off Patrick Komon in Istanbul

By IAAF, Zersenay Tadese and Leonard Patrick Komon will face off in a rare road-racing clash at the 2nd Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, on Sunday (24). Tadese, from Eritrea, set the world record in the half marathon in 2010, clocking 58:23. Komon meanwhile set the world records at both […]

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Half Marathon WR Holder Zersenay Tadese Looking to Best Own Record

By SK Running, Half Marathon world record holders Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea), Moses Kipsiro (Uganda) along with defending champion Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) and Meseret Hailu (Ethiopia) interacted with media at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) 2015 Media Centre in New Delhi on Thursday. Zersenay, one of the senior and most experienced athletes is ready to face […]

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Zersenay and Hizkel Sweep Half Marathon Gold and Bronze

By TesfaNews, Eritrean athletes Zersenay Tadese and Hizkel Tewolde today clinched Gold and Bronze medals in the Men’s Half Marathon race in Brazzaville while fellow athelete Samson Gebreyohans finished 4th. Zersenay ran 1:03:11 to beat Kenyan favorite Luka Kanda. The legendary Zersenay Tadese currently holds men’s half marathon world record (WR). He is also Eritrea’s first […]

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Tadese and Kiprop Ready to Rumble on the Streets of Copenhagen

BY IAAF, ZERSENAY Tadese will set out on the streets of Copenhagen in tomorrow’s IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships seeking to extend his unprecedented run of individual success in this event. The 32-year-old Eritrean has won five golds and a silver on the past six occasions, but he acknowledges he faces a strong challenge this […]

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Five-time World Half Marathon Champion Vying for Sixth

By IAAF, Five-time winner Zersenay Tadese has revealed he will be vying for an unprecedented sixth individual gold medal. Without doubt the most successful athlete in the history of the event, the Eritrean is the reigning champion. He also holds the championship record of 58:59, set in 2007 in Udine in a race that remains […]

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Eritrea Gear up for IAAF World Champ in Moscow

By TesfaNews, A team of 10 Eritrean athletes will be heading to Moscow, Russia, for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship that starts on Saturday. Six times World Half marathon champion and record holder, Eritrean Zersenay Tadese, won’t take part in the international tournament. That leaves Teklemariam Medhin, Goitom Kifle and Nguse Amlesom […]

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