Admasu, winner of the international women's division, started at the age of 16... First full course challenge 2 years ago “I want to become a role model for marathon runners”

Ethiopia's Fikrte Wereta Ad Masu (24) said this after winning the women's division of her international division at the 2024 Seoul Marathon and 94th Donga Marathon held on the 17th. After crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 32 seconds, Ad Masu was shivering all over, and her coaches rushed to help her maintain body temperature by wrapping an Ethiopian flag around her body. It has been six years since 2018 that an Ethiopian female athlete took the top spot in the international category of the Seoul Marathon.

Fikrte Wereta Admasu (Ethiopia) is doing a champion ceremony with her arms outstretched as she crosses the finish line as first place in the women's division of the 2024 Seoul Marathon and the 94th Donga Marathon held on the 17th. Ad Masu, who won her first individual victory at the Shenzhen Marathon in China in December last year, also reached the top of the Seoul Marathon, a 'platinum label' competition, and she emerged as a new powerhouse in the women's marathon 메이저사이트

Admasu attracted attention when he took second place at the Hashpa Marathon (Germany) in April 2022, his first full-course marathon challenge, with a time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 15 seconds. He then won his first personal victory at last year's Shenzhen Marathon (China), which was his fifth full-course challenge, by reducing his personal best to 2 hours, 22 minutes and 7 seconds. And in this Seoul Marathon, he shortened his personal record by 35 seconds, recording his first win in a 'Platinum Label' competition. Among the world's marathons, there are only 10 platinum labels, including the New York, Boston, and Seoul Marathons.

Admasu, who has continuously lowered her record in the four full courses she has competed in since April of last year, said, “I am the type of person who accepts advice from coaches well. After one competition, I try to recover and make up for the shortcomings pointed out by the coaches. So I think this is the result. “Today, I ran while reflecting on what I heard from the coaches about the weather and environment,” he said.

Admasu, who is from Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia, an altitude of over 2,100 meters above sea level, loved running since he was young, and began receiving formal athletics training in 2016 when he was 16 years old. He said, “A few years ago, I was one of the athletes who trained with Ethiopian seniors who had won numerous competitions as role models. Now, I am following in their footsteps and building a winning career. “It’s a special feeling to win the Seoul Marathon, a platinum label competition,” he said.

Admasu, who is attempting to participate in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics held on August 11, said, “The Olympics have been a long-time dream,” and added, “I want to break the world record (2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds) and grow into an athlete who becomes a role model for promising marathon athletes.” He expressed his ambition. 토토사이트