Letesenbet Gidey News & Updates

Letesenbet Gidey was reluctant to run during her school days, she is the hottest property in women's distance running these days

At 13 she was reluctant to take up physical education classes during her formative years in school, ...

Mar 13, 2024 • Sportskeeda

Letesenbet Gidey, world-record holder in 5000m, 10,000m, sets marathon debut

Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey, the world-record holder at 5000m, 10,000m and the half marathon, will ma...

May 11, 2022 • Yahoo! Sports

Letesenbet Gidey breaks two-day old world record in women's 10,000m

Ethiopian long-distance runner Letesenbet Gidey rewrote a two-day-old 10,000m world record when she ...

Jun 09, 2021 • Sportskeeda

Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey break long distance world records in Spain

VALENCIA, Spain -- World champion Joshua Cheptegei broke the world record in the men's 10,000 meters...

Oct 07, 2020 • ESPN

World 10,000m record falls again, this time to Letesenbet Gidey

Ethiopian breaks Sifan Hassan's two-day old mark in the same town of Hengelo with a time of 29:01.03...

Jun 07, 2021 • Athletics Weekly

Letesenbet Gidey destroys half-marathon world record by more than a minute in Valencia

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey destroyed the world half-marathon record by more than a minute with a ...

Oct 24, 2021 • Yahoo News Canada

Letesenbet Gidey Shatters the Half Marathon World Record in Valencia

In her debut at the distance, Letesenbet Gidey obliterated the women’s half marathon world record,...

Mar 12, 2026 • Runner's World

Letesenbet Gidey Breaks Women’s 10,000m World Record

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey clocked 29 minutes 01.3 seconds to break the women’s 10,000-metre wo...

Jun 09, 2021 • India.com

Letesenbet Gidey: Ethiopian breaks two-day-old women's 10,000m world record

Letesenbet Gidey won 10,000m silver at the 2019 World Championships in Doha Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gi...

Jun 07, 2021 • BBC

Letesenbet Gidey breaks 2-day-old women's world record in 10,000 meters

Letesenbet Gidey lowered the women's 10,000-meter world record just two days after Sifan Hassan set ...

Jun 09, 2021 • India TV

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey breaks half marathon world record

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in o...

Oct 24, 2021 • Indiatimes

Letesenbet Gidey falls, helped up with world cross-country championships finish in sight

Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey fell as she was passed for the lead within sight of the finish at the wor...

Feb 18, 2023 • Yahoo! Sports

Letesenbet Gidey falls within meters of the finishing line when leading world cross country race

Letesenbet Gidey was the pre-race favorite and with the finishing line in sight it seemed as if the ...

Feb 18, 2023 • CNN

Letesenbet Gidey holds on to win women’s 10,000 in wild finish at World Athletics Championships

EUGENE — World record-holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia won the women’s 10,000 meters in a wil...

Jul 16, 2022 • Oregonian

Letesenbet Gidey breaks 2-day-old world record in 10,000m

Ethiopian athlete Letesenbet Gidey celebrates after breaking the 5,000m world record during the NN V...

Jun 08, 2021 • NBC Sports