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Okpekpe Road Race
Okpekpe road race is an annual event in Edo State, Nigeria. It is a 10K run, 10 Kilometre road race over hills and tarred roads, starting from Apana Road and ending in Okpekpe town. The 2018 edition of the race featured participants from Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco and Nigeria. Kenyan Kibet Alex won the men’s category of the 2018 edition of the race with a finishing time of 29 minutes 46 seconds. Simon Chepat was second with a finishing of 30 minutes 29 seconds and Ronoh Timothy placed third with a finishing time of 30 minutes 39 seconds. Yani Dera Dida won the female category. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) silver labelled the Okpekpe international 10km road race. Past winners References External links * {{Nigeria-sport-stub Running in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okpekpe
Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is a town in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It is located about northeast of Auchi. It has a population of 3155 inhabitants. Its people belong to a homogeneous group of people, called the Afemai. Geography Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is located at a latitude of 7.2 (7° 12' 0 N) and a longitude of 6.47 (6° 28' 0 E), about 354 kilometers south west (209°) of the approximate center of Nigeria and south-west (209°) of the capital Abuja https://geographical.org /geographic_names Okpekpe (Okphekphe), due to its unique location and climate, has a huge potential for tourism, though not yet fully developed because of lack of direct investment. Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is surrounded by hills and big rocks, which makes its weather very friendly. It is rumoured that the rocks hold vast amounts of rare mineral resources, though it has yet to be explored. Okpekpe, is in North Ibie, belongs to a large homogeneous group of people, the Ibie found in Afemai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wude Ayalew
Wude Ayalew Yimer ( Amharic: ውዴ ፡ አያሌው ፡ ይመር; born 4 July 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner. She was the bronze medallist over 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and took the silver in that event at the 2011 All-Africa Games. Her sister Hiwot Ayalew is also a top level runner. At the 2006 World Cross Country Championships she finished fifth in the long race, while the Ethiopian team, of which Yimer was a part, won the team competition. She finished fifth in 5000 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She closed the season by winning the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños race by over 25 seconds. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin she won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres race. At the 2010 World 10K Bangalore in May, she set a new course record of 31:58 after beating the defending champion Aselefech Mergia in the final stretch. She took part in the Beach to Beacon rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Zakayo
Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.Edward Pingua ZAKAYO Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08. In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the , where he took a silver medal over |
Yasin Haji
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Yasin, Yassin, Yassine, Yacine or Yaseen may refer to: People * Yasin (name), an Arabic-based name * Yassin (name), an Arabic-based name * Yassine (name), an Arabic-based name * Yacine (name), an Arabic-based name * Yaşın (name), a Turkish-based name Places * Yasin Valley, a valley in the Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan * Yasin Tehsil, an administrative unit within the valley * Yasinia, urban-type settlement in Ukraine Other uses *Yasin (jet), 2019 Iranian aircraft * Yasin (rapper) also known as Yasin Byn, Swedish hip hop artist * Yasin (RPG), a rocket-propelled grenade * Ya-Sin, the 36th chapter in the Qur'an See also * Iacin, Murcian variant of the name Joachim * Jasin (other) Jasin may refer to: *Jasin District in Malacca, Malaysia *Jasin, Malacca, a town in Jasin District *Jasin (federal constituency) Jasin is a federal constituency in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Chelangat
Sheila Chelangat (born 11 April 1998) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the 3000m at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics, but experienced injuries and loss of form in the following years. Chelangat won the Kenyan national cross country championship in 2020 and 2021. She trains in Kericho Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in partic ..., coached by Gabriel Kiptanui. She qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Reference section {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheptai, Irene Chepet Living people 1998 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawit Fikadu
Dawit Fikadu Admasu (born 29 December 1995) is a Bahraini long-distance runner. Originally from Ethiopia, he obtained Bahraini citizenship in 2017. He won the Saint Silvester Road Race in 2014 and 2017 and the Okpekpe Road Race in 2019. He also won the 10,000 metres at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships. Personal bests Outdoor *5000 metres – 13:10.40 (Lausanne 2019) *10,000 metres – 28:26.30 (Doha 2019) Road *10 km – 27:56 (Casablanca 2016) * 15 km – 43:53 (Mersin 2016) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ... – 1:00:01 (Manama 2019) References External links * 1995 births Living people Bahraini male long-distance runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Asian Athletics Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Dida
Dera Dida Yami (born 26 October 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance running, long distance runner. She competed in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres, women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, ranking 14th in 31:51:75. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. At the Athletics at the 2019 African Games, 2019 African Games, she won the bronze medal in the Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Women's 10,000 metres, women's 10,000 metres event. Achievements Personal bests * 5000 metres – 14:42.84 (Rome 2016) * 10,000 metres – 30:51.86 (Hengelo 2019) ;Road * 5K run, 5 kilometres – 15:24 (Rennes 2015) * 10K run, 10 kilometres – 33:00 (Okpekpe 2018) * Half marathon – 1:08:06 (Houston, Houston, TX 2017) * Marathon – 2:21:45 (Dubai 2018) National champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Kibet
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people * Alex Jones (other), multiple people * Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician * Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player * Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
