Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie wins New York City Marathon
Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the New York City Marathon in the men's field. Mary Keitany won her third straight New York City Marathon to become the first woman to win three consecutive marathons in New York since
Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the New York City Marathon in the men’s field.
Mary Keitany won her third straight New York City Marathon to become the first woman to win three consecutive marathons in New York since Grete Waltz’s five-year run from 1982 to 1986.
Ghebreslassie finished his debut in New York with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 51 seconds.
For most of the course, the men’s field was a three-man race between Ghebresiassie, Kenya’s Lucas Rotich and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa. By mile 20, Ghebreslassie gradually began pulling away.
The 19-year-old beat Rotich by 62 seconds and became the youngest male winner in New York. The previous youngest male winners were Alberto Salazar in 1980 and Tom Fleming in 1973, who won as 22-year-olds.
Defending champion Stanley Biwott withdrew at the 10-mile mark with a right calf injury. He also dropped out in the Rio Olympics after getting sick.
American Abdi Abdirahman placed third.
Desisa, who was the runner-up in New York in 2014 and a two-time Boston Marathonwinner, dropped out at the 22nd mile.
Keitany, a 34-year-old Kenyan, defended her title Sunday in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 26 seconds, beating countrywoman Joyce Chepkirui by nearly four minutes.
Last year, Keitany pulled away around the 21-mile mark. On Sunday, she began getting a sizable lead at the 15-mile mark as the race crossed the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan.
Keitany reached Manhattan in less than 90 minutes. As she began running up First Avenue, television commentators referred to her as “The Boss of New York City,” and following the 20-mile mark, Keitany led by more than two minutes.
Molly Huddle placed third in her debut after setting an American record at the 10,000 meters in the Rio Olympics.
Tatyana McFadden won the women’s wheelchair race to sweep the four major marathons for the fourth straight year.
The 27-year-old American finished with an unofficial time of 1:47:43. She completed the Grand Slam by winning in London, Boston, Chicago and New York, extending her record streak to 17 straight wins in major marathons.
McFadden, who won six medals at the Rio Paralympics, took the lead for good at the 15-mile mark and comfortably led the rest of the course to win for the fifth time in New York.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his second NYC Marathon title in the men’s race and his sixth marathon this year. He edged Australia’s Kurt Fearnley by a sixth-tenths of a second, repeating their photo finish at last month’s Chicago marathon.
Defending champion Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa came in fourth.
Associated Press
EritreanSeb November 6, 2016
This is a surprising news report coming out of archive.assenna.com, for the most part from my perception you guys are addicted to report bad news only & negative narratives coming out of Eritrea. Way to go assenna editors. I appreciate you reporting good news about my country Eritrea. How come good news do not attract comments in your website? Where are the comments beside mine?
k.tewolde November 6, 2016
E.S writes,…’I appreciate you reporting good news about my country Eritrea.’ How much did the citizenship cost you,2%? Where do you think the staff from Assenna are from?planet Crypton? just enjoy the win with the rest of us and have a beer.
ሃብተ November 6, 2016
ኣታ መን ክመውት ድ ኣ ኮይኑ አዩ ኣሰና ጽቡቅ ወረ ኣቅሪቡ።
Kebirom November 7, 2016
Answer – PIA
AHMED SALEH !!! November 6, 2016
The youngest NYC marathon . Congratulations champ you made our day .
Langano November 6, 2016
Next it is the turn of mujahideen moslem snakes wrapped up in their normal evil Islamic bombs and running with their camels and goats in a moslem hell for the glory or reward of 72 virgins. Sponsored by the savage evil barbarian moslem Saudis & Qataries slave masters and carried out by their normal rootless cheap nomad mercenaries the lowland Arab dogs abeeds.
Langano November 6, 2016
Lets see the reaction of the MOSLEM NEFAHITO or Saho moslem rat headless snake aka Mohammed, Khalid, WoBawzan, comedian Sheikh Ali, Abdurobo, Sol, Kalighe, Kyia, guest, Mehari Woldegabir, alamana, Yaki, Cabo, PARADISE HOTEL, tomas to name just a few. Unashamedly complements and praises his own comment as well as with his aregit mushmush kelbi Arab WHORE snake by an Arab dog name of ahmidin al salihidin a rootless nomad ignorant dead brain pimp aka AHMED SALIH.
Asmerom November 7, 2016
Yes, yes as they say if you can’t beat them (in their savage moslem gimmicks) then surely join them reluctantly but forcefully at their gimmicks. Just watch the headless moslem snake is going to come up with a new pen-name and his usual baby cry and crocodile tears complaining and moaning to poor Emma but our Emma is clearly telling him and his aregit mahayim kelbi areb cousin to simply get lost.
You forgot the biggest talkative bojbaj coward Wedi Hagher – Wedi Halima. who is obsessed with calling everyone Teclay, Teclay!!!
Let’s hope after they finish mating with their goats and camels they don’t also call their savage evil moslem Arab slave masters and wishimatat the beautiful and respectable name of Teclay, Teclay instead of their normal dogs name of al-Tariqu or al-Mohammedi. They don’t belong with us or with any civilized world but they should rot in their moslem hell where they really and truly belong.
AHMED SALEH !!! November 7, 2016
ASSENNA
Does it make a sense to watch silently while your site invaded
by uninvited intruders with offensive languages ?
I noticed your carelessness has encouraged them to violate
forum guidelines . Unless you ignored this serious issues , I
am afraid it will lead to similar experience of asmarino,com
forum . It might be late if we let them damage the credibility
earned from dedication and hard work . My advice to AMAN ;
No need to let down Eritrean justice seekers participation for
constructive dialogue , it is not a choice but national obligation.
Samson Agazi November 7, 2016
What a real pity and pathetic old real garbage mushmush aslamay typical old loser.
We would really (Aman included) feel real sorry if an innocent child was crying for help and protection but from an aregit kelbi areb moslem’s snake WHORE fake cries and crocodile tears would not fool or impress anyone as we especially heard the same old shit over and over again.
You are someone aregit sheyitan of all who from young age your savage evil moslem body was soaked in blood of your criminal barbaric Islamic ELF. You suffer so much from savage evil Islam’s inferiority complex that for your type crocked moslems, even facts such as one has not converted to your 7th century savage evil barbaric Islam or that Islam is not accepted as a source of law is considered as an oppression that you have to shed your normal snake tears to the outside world.
Now, to some serious questions, where is your ‘Nefahito’ rootless nomad saHab gimes cousin the heasdless snake of Saho? The one you call unashamedly “Selamat Mehari” as your Christian brother!!!! What an ignorant mushmush aregit kelbi areb snake WHORE. You see when things get heated or when he is caught red handed with his savage evil moslem gimmicks, he just disappears to his evil savage moslem hell to mate with his evil moslem snakes. Last and in short, how does one tell the rootless illegal second generation Tigrayans the nomad moslem lowland Arab dogs, the cancer or poor Eritreato buzz off or to get lost for once and for all. Unless you are waiting for Emma to write it in your savage, evil Arabic your slave masters language he has already told you to get lost.
Selam November 8, 2016
Ahmed Saleh
Why do you have to make lame excuses and big deal about Asmarino.com all the time?
Is it your nasty wish to see it closed or destroyed all together? And if yes, why?
Because I don’t see anything wrong or changed for worse as everything is as good as before.
I think it is operating in full forces and attracting as many followers or participants and readers.
You seem like you are trying to advertize for other Muslim websites by lowering Asmarino.com.
And you will never succeed because Asmarino will get stronger and stronger all the time.
Tesfamariam araia` November 6, 2016
I’m proud of you my Eritrean brother we have to show them we are the best.
Tesfamariam araia` November 6, 2016
I’m proud of you my Eritrean brother we have to show them we are the best.
Berhane November 6, 2016
እንኳዕ ሓጎሰካ፤
ኤርትራ ከምዚ ናትካ ጌሮም ዝሰርሑ መራሕቲ ኔሮማ እንተዝኾኑ፣ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ዘልኣለማዊ ሃገራዊ ባርነት ኣይምነበረን፤ ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ኣብ መገዲ ዓረብ ሰሃራ ኣብ በዓል ሱዳን ግብጺ ሊብያ ኣብ ባርነት ዓቢድነት ዓረብ ኣይምወደቑን፤ ኤርትርውያን ደቀንስትዮ ኣብ ሳዋን ኣብ ሃገራት በካዕ ምስሉያት ዓረብ ናይ ወሲብ ባሮት ኮይነን ኣይምተሸጣን፤ ኤርትርዋያን መሳቱኻ ኣብ ዓቢይ ባሕሪ መዲተራኒያ ብኣሸሓት ኣይምሃለቑን።
ከምቲ ኩሩዕ ግእዛዊ፤ ትግረ ትግርኛ ሽምካ ግርማ ተዓደል፤ ከምቲ ውሩይ በሃር ኣትሌት ኣቶ ሃይለ ገብረስላሴ፣ “ሽመ ይመርሕ፤ ጥዋፍ የብርህ”፤ በቶም ሕቡናት ኣግኣዝያውያን ኣባሓጎታትካ ተባሂሉ እዩ እሞ፤ ከም ሽግ ሆየና ብርሃን ተዓደል። እታ ዓድካ፤ ክሳድ ዒቃ ኣብ ተለቢጅን ናይ ኣመሪካ ስማ ክስመ ምስ ሰማዕኩ በኣኻን ብዓድካ ብ ክሳድ ዒቃን ኮሪዔ።
Selam November 6, 2016
So what winning the new york city marathon does not bring back electricity, running water, freedom
and normal life to Eritrean cities or people. Eritrean people are still in darkness, in slavery and forced
national service as well as away in refugee camps and dying in unknown deserts and seas.
Sened November 6, 2016
… it is your turn to “bring back electricity, running water, freedom
and normal life to Eritrean cities or people.” Instead of hiding in Norway, Sweden or California and talking.
Selam November 7, 2016
Ayte Senedu
It is also your turn to help your kicked out Tegaru from Gonder Amara, Oromo – Ethiopia. Instead of hiding behind your second hand computer and getting involved
in none of your business (Eritrean affairs handled and dealt ONLY by Eritreans) from
your UK refugee camp or sick old people homes.
Make a donation or contribution towards resettlement of your expelled Tigrayans
instead of making cheap and ridiculous comments to get some cheap fame or
acceptance by gullible Eritreans. Get real soon.
Simon G. November 6, 2016
Congrats to Ghirmay!
However, this is nothing to do as Eritrean who is in 180 degree difference with the junta hgdf. This guy represents them, not Eritrea. Unless, he asks for an asylum.
How simple is this that the opposition to get confused?
Congrats the guy as individual Eritrean but as soon as as.relate him to represent the country, he is with hgdf.
Bereket T. November 6, 2016
I don’t know where this would put me but I couldn’t agree more with my Akele friend Simonino G. I never imagined that I would find myself agreeing and supporting my “intelligent” Akeleguzetay. But, seriously speaking, we have to congratulate Ghirmay’s individual success as we would normally do/congratulate any of our black African athletes. Otherwise, he is indeed representing the monster DIA and his mafia gangs.
Simonino G., just out of curiosity, is Ghirmay G/slassie by any chance from your Akele and does he always run that good with your special green plants of Akele? Please don’t get mad with my intelligent questions as I inherited them from my local anseba dongolas. Any of your kind/positive suggestions would be very much appreciated as I plan to run and challenge Ghirmay in the next New York or world marathon.
Indeed, many congrats and well done my brother Ghirmay for a well deserved and hard earned win or victory. Your next target should be to abandon the beasts higdefs and to represent a new democratic Eritrea soon.
demer November 7, 2016
Ghirmay should not post in your News. He belongs to Eritrea.why you bother Today about the supporters of Hgdef/eritrea. You dont Have any clear vision? In Times betterment of Eritrea you advertise her sucess, in Times of littel difficulties you agrivates even More the situation.What is your vision,eritrea dont need any support from you.
Z. Hagos November 7, 2016
Watching athlete Ghirmay G/slassie, regardless of our political differences, representing Eritrea, crossing first the finishing line and breaking the records in the name of the voiceless Eritreans remind us all that athlete Ghirmay made his win out of sweat, hard work and skill. So also the justice seekers Eritreans can win over the tyrant if they work hard and sweat in their fight against the tyrant outrunning him in all aspects including pushing the COIE case in the UN.