Selemon Barega, photo by Photorun.net
runblogrun comments: Selemon Barega is one of the real recent finds of the global sport of athletics. His 5000 meter racing in 2018 has been, well, incredible! I can not wait to watch Selemon race cross country!
Barega for Campaccio
SAN GIORGIO SU LEGNANO (ITA): Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega has been confirmed for the Campaccio Cross Country on 6 January, informs organisers. Barega, who clocked a world-leading 12:43.02 for 5000m in Brussels last summer, will face Italians Daniele Meucci, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Yohanes Chiappinelli, Kenyan steeplechaser Benjamin Kigen and former European cross country champion Aras Kaya from Turkey. In the women’s race, three-time European cross country champion Yasemin Can faces Kenyans Norah Tanui and Gloria Kite and Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi.
