Still aged only 21,
Selemon Barega has already achieved a lot within the sport. He has won world U18 and U20 titles and has reached the 5000m finals at two senior World Championships, placing fifth in 2017 at the age of 17 and second in 2019 while still a teenager. His 5000m PB of 12:43.02, meanwhile, is a world U20 record and places him fifth on the world all-time list.
He started the year with an impressive 27:58.5 clocking for 10,000m at altitude in Addis Ababa, the fastest time ever achieved in Ethiopia. He then worked on sharpening his speed, setting PBs of 3:32.97 for 1500m and 7:26.10 during the indoor season. That heady mix of beastly endurance and strong finishing speed means Barega will be a danger in championship races.
2021-01-29 14:35:44 GMT2021-01-29 22:35:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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WINDHOEK, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) president, Abner Xoagub on Friday said they have intensified preparations for their athletes headed to the forthcoming Olympic Games to be hosted in Tokyo Japan this year, after they were postponed last year to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Xoagub, Namibia is putting emphasis on making sure that their athletes headed for the Olympic Games are vaccinated as a precautionary measure. He however stressed that vaccination will be carried out at a voluntary basis.
The NNOC president said so far athletes who have qualified are legendary marathon runner Helalia Johannes, Jonas Jonas and Trofimis Johannes for boxing, Alexander Miller for cycling.
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