After crossing the finish line in the unseasonable heat of the Saint-Galmier Hippodrome 20 years ago today, 19 March 2005, ...
Kelvin Kiptum will always hold a special place in the hearts of all marathon runners, according to veteran three-time Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele. Kenyan long-distance runner Kiptum won ...
Six days later, the 27-year-old American smashed Kenenisa Bekele’s 5,000m record by over five seconds. To complete the set, two more world records were broken on the same day: Uganda’s Jacob ...
Enjoy a look back at Ethiopian distance icon Kenenisa Bekele;s dominant double at Beijing 2008, wining both the 10,000 and 5000m in Olympic record time.
He crossed the line in a time of 12:44.09 to break the 21-year-old world record set by Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in 2004. That effort came just six days after Fisher broke the 3,000-meter ...