Former World Champion Gotytom Gebreslase to race in Hamburg
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Kenya's Winfridah Moseti, who has a personal best of 2:20:55, was the fastest woman on the field before the Ethiopian's inclusion
Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase, World Champion from Eugene 2022, has been added to the strong elite field of Sunday’s HASPA Marathon Hamburg.
She was runner-up at last year’s global championships in Budapest and has a personal best of 2:18:11.
With this time she is the fastest woman ever entered into the HASPA Marathon Hamburg.
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Gebreslase, who sensationally won her marathon debut in Berlin in 2021, hopes to still qualify for the Olympic Games. However because of the extraordinary strong competition for the three places she would probably have to smash the course record of 2:17:23 set by fellow-Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw two years ago.
Nine Ethiopian women have run sub 2:17:00 during the qualifying period, which was to end on 30 April but has now been extended by World Athletics to 5 May.
“We have made a really strong development in recent years. In the past two editions there were three course records and world-class times. Now we have assembled another great field and it is quite possible that the course records come under threat once again," said the chief organiser of Germany’s biggest spring marathon, Frank Thaleiser.
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In the men’s race Bernard Koech returns to Hamburg as the defending champion. The Kenyan broke the course record last year with 2:04:09.
Getaneh Molla heads an impressive men’s start list on which seven athletes have personal bests faster than 2:05:00.
The Ethiopian ran his Personal Best of 2:03:34 when winning an impressive marathon debut in Dubai in 2019 but is yet to make such times again.
In contrast, course record holder, Koech has already run sub 2:05 on three occasions. While fellow-Kenyan Samwel Mailu had to cancel his start because of an injury, a debutant could be in for a surprise: Kenyan Abraham Cheroben, who now represents Bahrain, has a half marathon Personal Best of 58:40.
Elite runners with personal bests
MEN
Getaneh Molla ETH 2:03:34
Bernard Koech KEN 2:04:09
Roland Korir KEN 2:04:22
Dickson Chumba KEN 2:04:32
Barselius Kipyego KEN 2:04:48
Brimin Misoi KEN 2:04:53
Philemon Kiplimo KEN 2:04:56
Oqbe Ruesom ERI 2:05:51
Haymanot Alew ETH 2:05:57
Tsedat Ayana ETH 2:06:18
Geoffrey Kirui KEN 2:06:27
Olivier Irabaruta BDI 2:07:13
Jake Robertson NZL 2:08:26
Amaury Paquet BEL 2:08:44
Martin Musau UGA 2:08:45
Benjamin Preisner CAN 2:08:58
Abraham Cheroben KEN Debut
WOMEN
Gotytom Gebreslase ETH 2:18:18
Winfridah Moseti KEN 2:20:55
Sharon Chelimo KEN 2:22:07
Kidsan Alema ETH 2:22:28
Natasha Wodak CAN 2:23:12
Margaret Wangari KEN 2:23:52
Jessica Augusto POR 2:24:25
Ayantu Kumela ETH 2:24:29
Jackline Cherono KEN 2:24:43
Carla Salome Rocha POR 2:24:47
Katharina Steinruck GER 2:24:56
Fadouwa Ledhem FRA 2:25:50
Irine Cheptai KEN Debut
Aminet Ahmed ETH Debut
