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2018 African Cross Country Championships
The 2018 African Cross Country Championships was the fifth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 17 March in Chlef, Algeria – the first time a North African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011. There were five races on the program: 10 km for senior men, 10 km for senior women, 8 km for junior men, 6 km for junior women, and an 8 km mixed-sex sports, mixed relay. Kenya again dominated the podium at the competition, taking the top two spots in the senior men's, senior women's, and junior men's races, as well as runner-up in the mixed relay. The 21-year-old Alfred Barkach had the first major win of his career in the senior men's race and 18-year-old Celliphine Chespol took the women's title, adding senior international honours to her world steeplechase titles at under-18 and under-20 level. Rhonex Kipruto won the men's junior title and went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of African Athletics
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: ''Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme'') is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The body's current president is Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon. The organization was founded on 17 January 1973. Before 1992, the organization was known as the Confederation of African Amateur Athletics and sometimes as the African Amateur Athletics Federation. Member federations References See also * List of African records in athletics African records in sport of athletics, athletics are the best marks set in track and field and road running events by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). The organisation is responsible for r ... External links CAA official website Athletics organizations Ath * {{Athletics-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshi Kalayu Chekole
Yeshe () is a Tibetan term meaning wisdom and is analogous to jnana in Sanskrit. The word appears for example in the title of the '' Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo'', a Vajrayana Buddhist sacred scripture that records oral teachings of Padmasambhava in the 9th century, and in the name of Yeshe Walmo, a deity of the Tibetan religion of Bon. It is used as a unisex given name by Tibetans and Bhutanese people, also spelled Yeshey, Yeshay, or Yeshi. People with this name include: Religious figures * Yeshe De (Jnanasutra, ), a Tibetan Vajrayana Dzogchenpa who was a disciple of Sri Singha *Yeshe Tsogyal (757–817), a semi-mythical female deity or figure of enlightenment (dakini) in Tibetan Buddhism * Nubchen Sangye Yeshe (9th century), one of the twenty-five principal students of Guru Padmasambhava *Yeshe-Ö (c. 959–1040), the first notable lama-king in Tibet * Yeshe Rinchen (1248–1294), Imperial Preceptor (Dishi) of the Yuan dynasty * Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama (1663–1737) * Yeshe Dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Mburu
Stanley Waithaka Mburu (born 9 April 2000) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres Mburu enjoyed his first international success at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, taking a bronze medal in the 3000 metres behind Ethiopia's Selemon Barega and Kenyan compatriot Edward Zakayo. The following year he made his debut on the 2018 IAAF Diamond League circuit, taking third in the 5000 metres with a personal best of 13:10.14 minutes. This time ranked him in the top twenty for the distance that year. At the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships he was again bested by Zakayo, making it a Kenyan 1–2 in the 5000 m final, while reigning U18 champion Selemon Barega finished out of the medals. Mburu won at the Palio Città della Quercia meet in August, but failed to finish at the more prestigious Memorial Van Damme race. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadwa Sidi Madane
Fadwa Sidi Madane (born 20 November 1994) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. In 2017, she competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011. Bidding p ... held in London, United Kingdom. She did not advance to the final. References External links * * * * 1994 births Living people Moroccan female middle-distance runners Moroccan female steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younès Essalhi
Younès Essalhi (born 20 February 1993) is a male Moroccan long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China as well as at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i .... See also * Morocco at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics References External links * Moroccan male long-distance runners Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1993 births World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahim Kaazouzi
Brahim Kaazouzi (born 15 June 1990) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He broke into the world's top 100 athletes in the 2014 season. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He gained selection for Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics through a former personal best run of 3:35.76 minutes in 2016. He qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:33.22 min (Rabat 2018) *3000 metres – 7:41.88 min (Rabat 2017) *5000 metres – 13:16.98 min (Carquefou 2017) Indoor *1500 metres – 3:36.95 min (Liévin 2018) *3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ... – 7:50.33 min (Metz 2017) All information from All Athletics. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winfred Mbithe
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Bethwel Birgen
Bethwel is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Bethwel Henry (1934–2020), Micronesian politician * Bethwel Yegon (born 1993), Kenyan marathon runner Masculine given names {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Chebet
Emily Chebet Muge (born 18 February 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 10,000 metres and cross country running. She is a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, being the gold medallist in 2010 and 2013. Chebet's first medal was a bronze in the 10,000 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics and she also ran in that event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. In 2015, Chebet received a four year competition ban for testing positive for a banned substance. Career Early career Emily Chebet was born in Ainamoi in the Bomet District, a small settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. Her father Joel Rono was a runner and, after seeing the success of Caroline Cheptanui Kilel (another budding runner from the village), Chebet decided to stop her studies and join the Kericho track club to try to become a professional runner. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simotwo
Charles Cheboi Simotwo (born 6 May 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. On 6 July 2017 at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, in Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ... he ran 1500m in 3:32.59 as he finished second behind Aman Wote for a new personal best which would ultimately place him inside the top 10 worldwide in the year. In 2019, Charles Simotwo injured a leg in a traffic accident that forced him to undergo surgery. He won the 1500m on the 19 June 2021 at the Kenyan Olympic trials to secure his place at the delayed 2020 Summer Games. He won ahead of more established names such as reigning World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot, George Manangoi, Ronald Kwemoi and Bethwell Birgen, amongst others. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besu Sado
Besu Sado Beko (born 12 January 1996) is an Ethiopian murderer and former athlete that competed in middle-distance events. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 2015 African Games. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *1000 metres – 2:37.73 (Hengelo 2015) *1500 metres – 3:59.47 (Zürich 2016) Indoor *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ... – 4:10.15 (Ghent 2015) * One mile – 4:39.27 (Stockholm 2016) Murder of Teshale Tamru In 2015, Sado married a former athlete named Teshale Tamru. In 2022, she and several other individuals murdered her husband. She claimed that she killed him because he had sabotaged her with witchcraft. She was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |