Jepchirchir named chief guest for Great Ethiopian Run
Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw wins the 2021 Total Energies Great Ethiopian Run International women's 10km road race in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 23, 2022.
The race will see up to 500 elite athletes compete in both men and women categories
Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie, who is a two-time Olympic 10,000m champion started the race 20 years ago with the first edition taking place in 2001
Jepchirchir, who is also the Boston Marathon champion, is excited to be gracing the race in what will be her first visit to Ethiopia
Reigning Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is the guest of honour for this years’ edition of the Sofi malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km road race set for Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The race will see up to 500 elite athletes compete in both men and women categories with more than 40,000 participants expected to run in three waves of red, green and yellow which symbolises the Ethiopian flag.
