December 21 became a busy day for world athletics – several prestigious starts took place in different parts of the world at once.
Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegey won the Tata Steel World 25K, ahead of marathon world champion Alphonse Simba. Cheptegei’s time is 1:11:49, Simba is seven seconds behind. Tebello Ramakongana from Lesotho finished third. Among women, Ethiopian Degitu Azimerow won for the second time (1:19:36), forming the top three along with Sutume Kebede and Meselech Alemayehu.
On the Venta de Baños cross, Kenyan juniors Brian Kiptuo and Dorcus Chepkwemey confidently won the 9.3 km races. Chepkwemey was almost a minute ahead of her nearest rival.
European champion Yann Schrub set a personal best at Corrida de Houilles (10 km) – 27:20, which brought him to eighth place in the European ranking in history. Among women, Slovenian Klara Lukan won (31:13).
Other starts:
- In Thailand, Samwel Mailu and Dolphin Omara brought Kenya a double triumph in the Bangsaen21 half marathon.
- In Taipei, Gadise Mulu set a marathon course record (2:24:17), and among men, Betwell Kibet won (2:09:31).
- In Guangzhou, Joyce Tele won the marathon (2:22:40) and Afewerk Mesfin was the best among men (2:12:23).
- In the United States, 45-year-old Prisca Cerono won The Marathon Project with a personal best (2:25:17).
- In Italy, Dmitry Nedelin won the marathon in Pisa (2:12:28), and Dominika Stelmakh became the best among women (2:38:25).
Latest results of sports competitions
- 21.12 3rd Corrida de Houilles, Уй
- 21.12 ASICS Hong Kong Half Marathon Championships, Гонконг
- 21.12 Bangsaen21, Chonburi
- 21.12 Chiang Mai Marathon, Чіангмай
- 21.12 Cross Challenge Milano, Мілан
- 21.12 Cross Internacional Venta de Baños, Venta de Baños
- 21.12 Guangzhou Marathon, Guangzhou
- 21.12 Hainan Danzhou Marathon, Даньчжоу
- 21.12Walled City Marathon, Cittadella
- 21.12Multiki Christmas Trail Under the Windmills, Kyiv
- 21.12 National High School Ekiden Championships, Кіото
- 21.12 Pisa Marathon, Піза
- 21.12 Taipei Marathon, Тайбей
- 21.12 Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, Колката
- 21.12 The 44th SANYO Ladies Road Race, Окаяма
- 21.12 National Walking Trophy “Cerro Buenavista”, Хетафе
- 20-21.12 Marathon Project, Chandler, Arizona
- 20.12 Brussels Corrida, Brussels
- 20.12 South of Thames Cross Country Championships, Лондон
- 20.12 Winter Trail, Lviv
- 20.12 All-Ukrainian athletics competitions in athletics pentathlon for the prizes of the Olympic champion M. Avilov, Odesa
- 19-20.12 Vinnytsia Region Indoor Cup and Winter Championship in Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia
- 19.12 Friday Night Under the Lights 5 Mile, Лондон
- 18-19.12 Kyiv Indoor Team Championship, Kyiv
- 17.12 Sumy Region Athletics Championship, Sumy
- 17.12 All-Ukrainian competitions in athletics in race walking in memory of two-time Olympic champion V. Golubnychy, Sumy
Upcoming competitions
- 27.12 Open Indoor Athletics Championship among boys and girls “New Year’s Starts”, Vinnytsia
- 28.12Amurrioko Nazioarteko VII Krosa – VII Amurrio International Cross, Amurrio
- 28.12Seaside Christmas Run, Odesa
- 28.12 VII Amurrio International Cross – VII Amurrio International Cross, Амурріо
- 29.12 Ribble Valley 10K, Clitheroe
- 31.12 Intersport Sylvestercross, Зост
- 31.12 BOclassic Alto Adige, Больцано
- 31.12 Bietigheimer Silvesterlauf, Bietigheim-Bissingen
- 31.12 Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana, Мадрид
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