About 10 athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia will participate in the XXXVIII Los Andes International Marathon, which will take place next Sunday, November 24 in the Mantaro Valley. From the group of African athletes, three figures stand out who come with their personal best marks for the challenge in the Mantaro Valley.
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This is the champion in the XXX International Marathon of Medellín Colombia, Naomi Maiyo (35), a native of Kenya, has a personal record of 2:30:09, Rodgers Ondati took sixth place in the famous Rotterdam 2022 Marathon and her best mark personal is 2:09:40. A similar mark has Kenya Erick Monyenye (37) with 2:09:44, who took eighth place in the Mexico City International Marathon.
Completing the list of African athletes: Azmeraw Bekele Molalign (V), Mulu Seboka Seyfu (D), Temesgen Tsegaye Nega (V), Gebrehiwet Kifilit Frezgi (V), Yonas Zerihun Yirga (D), Grebetatyos Minase Hadush (V), Birhan Tadesse Yirga (D) all natives of Ethiopia and train at 2550 meters above sea level. Among the foreign competitors there is also a representative from South America, the Ecuadorian, Fernando Moreno, who took fifth place in the Andes International Marathon last season.
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In the coming days, the organizing committee of the XXXVIII Los Andes International Marathon will confirm other names of national and international elite athletes for the most important distance event in the country.
