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Eritrea: 19-Year-old Athlete Makes History at Beijing Champs
RFI, 22 August 2015
An unknown teenager who defied his parents to take up running swept to victory on Saturday in the men's marathon at the Athletics World Championships. Read more »
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Kenya: Ghebreslassie Rules As Kenyans Collapse
Capital FM, 22 August 2015
History was made in the first final of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing but there were no Kenyans to toast as 19 year-old Eritrean, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, took the… Read more »
Eritrean Collects First Gold Medal of Beijing Championships
An unknown teenager, Ghirmay Ghebreselassie, who defied his parents to take up running swept to victory in the men's marathon at the Athletics World Championships, competing in only his fourth marathon. This makes him the youngest person ever to win this event.
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21 August 2015
Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins Marathon Final Beijing World Champs 2015
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- Mikey Sammy
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Ghirmay Ghebreslassie wins Eritrea's first-ever gold medal and becomes the youngest marathon world champ in history. see more »
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie wins Eritrea's first-ever gold medal and becomes the youngest marathon world champ in history.
