Athletics Africa Magazine

Ethiopian Gudisa Shentema wins 2011 Hamburg Marathon HAMBURG (GER, May 22): Ethiopian Gudisa Shentema has won the 2011 Hamburg Marathon clocking 2:11:03 ahead of Kipsang Kipkemboi 2:11:18 and Johnston Maiyo 2:11:27, with Bellor Yator fourth in 2:11:30. Fatuma Sado Dergo of Ethiopia debuted in 2:28:30 and was the best woman in 20 degrees warm weather. Second was 18-years old Halima Hassen of Ethiopia 2:32:42 (PB)and third was Kenyan Joyce Kandie (2:33:05). KASSEL (GER, May 22): Kenyan wins at Kassel Marathon. Julius Mariuki with 2:13:00 and Jacqueline Nytepi 2:40:01. RIGA (LAT, May 22): Kenyan Julius Kuto won the Riga Marathon with 2:15:48. Best woman was Ethiopian Desta Girma 2:37:15. NAIROBI (KEN): Kenyan athletes want Athletics Kenya to set up a counseling and investments advisory body to help upcoming runners to manage their earnings. Boston marathon champion Moses Tanui is one of many athletes who have spoken up to urge the Kenyan federation to take responsibility of ...

LIMA (PER, May 15): Kenyan Peter Lemaiyan clocked new course record at Lima Marathon in 2:16:57. Second home runner Miguel Mallqui also won the South American Marathon title in 2:17:12. Third Brazilian Antonio Pereira 2:19:43. LEIDEN (NED, May 15): At Leiden Marathon 2011, there was wins for Moroccan Abdelkrim Boubker in 2:14:40 and Ethiopian Marshet Jimma 2:39:08. New course record in half-marathon by Nathaniel Kipkosgei 1:01:25 ahead of Kennedy Kimutai 1:01:30. Women winner Moroccan Sofiya Labani 1:12:56. In the 10 km another course record for Josephine Kimuyu (32:09), male winner Gadengoi Loitareng, both of Kenya achieved 28:44. SAN SEBASTIAN (ESP, May 15): Moroccan Abdellah Taghrafet won the San Sebastian half-marathon in 1:02:05 over his country-mate Hassan Ahouchar 1:02:55. Kenyan Beatrice Jepchumba was the best woman (1:15:21). SAN FRANCISCO (USA, May 15): Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco won the 100th annual Zazzle Bay to Breakers 12K, one of the world’s largest and oldest fo...

The 10th African Junior Championships, GABORONE, Botswana. AJC Botswana 2011 - Full Results - May 12 -15, 2011 Decathlon Men Time :15:37 Heat:1 1 102 Ahmad Saber Ahmad 92 EGY 6776 2 326 Jason Roux 92 RSA 6416 3 43 Ghobe Khanda 92 BOT 5886 Heptathlon Women Time :00:00 Heat:1 1 375 Labiche Lissa 93 SEY 2946 2 112 Haris Radwa Faty 92 EGY 2918 3 286 Francis Kemi 93 NGR 2791 4 110 Hamid Wedian Mokhtar Abde 92 EGY 2786 5 322 Inge Viljoen 92 RSA 2590 6 60 Majore Chedza 94 BOT 1507 Pole Vault Women Final Time :15:24 Heat:1 1 438 Mahfoudhi Dorra 93 TUN 3.40 2 328 Jeanne Van Dyk 92 RSA 3.35 2 341 Mariska Smit 92 RSA 3.35 100m Men Decathlon Time :08:39 Heat:1 Wind : 0.1 1 43 Ghobe Khanda 92 BOT 11.14 830 P 2 102 Ahmad Saber Ahmad 92 EGY 11.17 823 P 3 ...

Kenyan Kiplimo Kimutai HAWASSA (ETH, May 1): Kiplimo Kimutai of Kenya broke the course record in 1:03:10 winning the second edition of the EVERY ONE half-marathon. Second Gishu Duda 1:03:54. The women’s race came down to a sprint finish and was won by Sisay Measo in 1:16:41. The races took place at an altitude of 1700 m with temperatures rising to above 30 degrees towards the end of the morning. ST. WENDEL (GER, May 1): Kenyan wins at Globus Marathon. Wilson Melly clocked 2:19:24 and Esther Macharia 2:41:52. SPOKANE (USA, May 1): Kenyan Simon Ndirangu used a final sprint to the finish line to win the Men's Elite Race in the 35th Lilac Bloomsday Run. Ndirangu unofficially ran a time of 33:57, just six seconds off the Bloomsday record. It is Ndirangu's second-ever Bloomsday, also running in 2007. Fellow Kenyan Allan Kiprono placed second in what amounted to a two-horse race down the final stretch down Monroe Street. MERANO (ITA, May 1): Edwin Kipyego won the 18th H...