Nike Talks Track: Rosa Associati brings 20 to Doha, takes first medal of Doha WC!

Ruth Chepngetich takes first gold, 28 September 2019, photo by PhotoRun.net

Rosa & Associates, one of the more global athletic athletic representation team, headed by Federico Rosa, is taking 20 athletes to the 2019 IAAF Outdoor Athletic Championships. They began in winning style with Ruth Chepngetich taking the marathon in 2:32.43.

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Some fine athletes are in ther group:

Men:

Arthur Cisse, 100m sprinter from C’ote Ivoire, who should be on the podium some day.

Nigel Amos, fastest 800m in world, 1:41.73 WL, Olympic silver medalist, what can he do?

Paul Lonyangata, 2:06.10 marathon PB, 27:21 for 10,000m, 13:08 for 5000m, can he medal in the marathon?

Geremew Mosinet, ETH, winner, 2018 Dubai Marathon, 2nd, 2018 Chicago, a great finish, can he affect Doha?

Yasmin Copello, TUR, Euro Champ, Euro silver, 47.91 PB, moved into seond round with 5th in the 5th heat on 9/27/19 at WC Doha.

Thiago Braz Da Sliva, can he defend his PV title? Thiago won in Rio 2016!

Women:

Marie Jose Ta Lou-won 2 medals, both silvers in 2017 London, silver at World Indoors, and gold and bronze at recent Africa Games, she looks tough in Doha!

Ivet Lalova, at 35, one of globe’s most enduring at 100m/200m, gold, silver medalist at Euro Outdoors, gold at Euro Indoors. What can she do here?

Ruth Chepnegetich, Kenya, won first medal of the championships, in the marathon!

Yarislay Silva, Cuba, moved to final of PV, former World Champion, extremely capable.

Alessia Trost, ITA, bronze medalist in 2018 World Indoor HJ, cleared 1.92m, did not move to final

27 SEP-6 OCT â€žWORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS” (DOHA, QAT)

Men

CISSE ARTHUR CIV 100

INFANTINO ANTONIO ITA 200/4X100

AMOS NIJEL BOT 800

KORIO ALEX KEN 10000

LONYANGATA PAUL KEN MARATHON

BAHYIN MOSINET GEREMEW ETH MARATHON

MUSOBO FRED UGA MARATHON

MOKOKA STEPHEN SAF MARATHON

COPELLO YASMANI TUR 400HS

GALVAN MATTEO ITA 4X400

SAWE MATHEW KEN HJ

BRAZ DA SILVA THIAGO BRA PV

OBIENA ERNEST PHI PV

Women

TA LOU MARIE JOSEE CIV 100/200

LALOVA IVET BUL 200

RENGERUK LILIAN CUB 5000

CHEPNGETICH RUTH KEN MARATHON

PEDROSO YADISLEIDY ITA 400HS

TROST ALESSIA Italy HJ

BRUNI ROBERTA ITA PV

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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