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Ethiopian runner Roza Dereje Bekele will attack the world record at the Mitja Marato de Barcelona 2019
Roza Dereje Bekele from Ethiopia announced her participation in the Barcelona Half Marathon, which will be held in Barcelona on February 10, with the aim of breaking the world record.
The current record is held by the Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei, with a time of 1:04:51, achieved in Valencia on October 22, 2017.
The young Ethiopian runner, only 21 years old, has run 1:07:00, achieved April 2018 in Istanbul. She had surprised most everyone clocking 2:19:17 for the marathon in Dubai on January 26, 2018.
The Ethiopian runner who is training very well has decided to try to beat the half marathon world record and then run the Marathon in London.
"I have chosen Barcelona because it is one of the fastest races in the world and has an excellent organization," Bekele explained through a statement from the organizers of the Barcelona event.
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Barcelona Half Marathon
The eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona by Brooks, also known as the eDreams Barcelona Half Marathon, is an annual half marathon held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Organized by RPM Sports and ASO, the event is scheduled for February 16, 2025. In 2023, the race attracted 21,477 runners, with 33% of participants coming from abroad, representing 101 nationalities. The half marathon...
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