Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha will goal one other record-breaking efficiency on the 10K Facsa Castellón, a World Athletics Label Highway race, on Sunday (16).
The 27-year-old might have misplaced his world indoor mile file final Saturday however he is nonetheless the world half marathon record-holder, because of his gorgeous 57:30 run in Valencia final October. Quickly after that race, he turned his consideration to taking down the world 10km file of 26:24 in Castellon.
Burundi’s Castellón-based Rodrigue Kwizera would be the tempo maker and he has been tasked with reaching the midway level in 13:12.
Kejelcha is not the one athlete within the area able to ending inside 27 minutes. Kenya’s world cross nation bronze medallist and 2021 world U20 5000m champion Benson Kiplangat has PBs of 12:58.78 for 5000m and 26:55.09 for 10,000m. He can be joined by fellow Kenyans Daniel Kinyanjui, who ran 27:06 for 10km final month in Valencia, and Brian Kibor, a 27:31 performer.
Be careful too for Ethiopian youngsters Yismaw Dillu and Kuma Girma. The previous completed fourth within the U20 race eventually yr’s World Cross Nation Championships and has a 27:08.85 PB for 10,000m, whereas debutant Girma, youthful brother of former world indoor 3000m record-holder Lamecha Girma, is a 12:58 performer for 5km and is recent from a commanding 7:31.78 3000m victory in Metz final Saturday.
– Commercial -France’s European steeplechase silver medallist Djilali Bedrani, Italy’s European half marathon silver medallist Pietro Riva and Britain’s Andy Butchart are additionally within the area.
Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw is within the type of her life, as proven by her 14:33 PB over 5km final weekend, and can be aiming to enhance on her 10km PB of 29:56.
Compatriot Medina Eisa, the world U20 5000m champion, is making her 10km debut following on from setting a world U20 5km file of 14:23 on the finish of final yr.
Aynadis Mebratu, who clocked 30:09.05 over 10,000m final summer time, and Wede Kefale, a 30:31 performer, are additionally within the area, as is Kenya’s Cintia Chepngeno, who has a 30:08 PB.
After breaking the European 5km file final weekend with 14:39, European 10,000m silver medallist Diane Van Es of the Netherlands now units her sights on the continental file for 10km. She’ll line up alongside in-form Slovenian Klara Lukan, who smashed her nationwide file in Monaco with 14:45 final weekend.
