Former half marathon world record holder Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya will make a return in Ras Al Khaimah after spending more than a year away following an injury. Kamworor, the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion and winner of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships three times in-a-row from 2014 to 2018, had rewritten the world record while winning the 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon in a time of 58.01 minutes. However, the two-time IAAF World Cross Country Championships winner, whose major achievements were two New York City Marathon crowns (in 2017 and 2019), had his half marathon time bettered by Kandie, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, Rhonex Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso during the 2020 Valencia Half Marathon. Ethiopian-born Crippa is making his half marathon debut next month, and currently holds the Italian record in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 metres, while Faniel holds the Italian times in the Marathon and 10km distances. Registration for the RAK Half Marathon will close in the next few days and there are less than 500 spots on offer in the non-elite race.

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2021 10:52 UTC