Injifannoo jabaa nama Oromoo! Oduu gammachuu! Good News! Oromo athlete wins! Guye Adola in victory! In a record-breaking edition of the #Airtel New #Delhi Half-Marathon on Sunday (23 November 2014), an unprecedented nine runners ducked under the one-hour mark led by the great #Oromo athlete #Guye #Adola in a course record of 59:06. The 24-year-old, who won a bronze medal at the #IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships in #Copenhagen in March, had the measure of the gold medallist Geoffrey Kamworor this time. In the deepest race of all-time, #Adola powered to a personal best of 59:06 to defeat #Kamworor - who arrived in the Indian capital unbeaten at the half-marathon in 2014 - by one second. The competition was hard, but I am very happy with my podium finish. It was bit cold in the early morning. But I am happy with my timing, and more so because I broke the course record, said Adola. Mosinet Geremew finished third in 59:11 while further back, the world-leader Abraham #Cheroben from Kenya placed seventh, albeit in 59:21! The women’s race was a comparatively sedate affair with world record-holder Florence Kiplagat taking the plaudits in 70:04 in a race which boiled down to a sprint finish on the track inside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. “It was a very nice and strong field today, very tight group. I knew that if I stuck to the group, I could win and that was my strategy for today,” said the winner. “Coming into the race as defending champion, there was no pressure on me. I just had to believe in myself and I know I could win back the title.” World half-marathon champion Gladys #Cherono from and Worknesh #Degefa from took second and third in 70:05 and 70:07 respectively.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:36 +0000
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