Yenew alamirew biography for kids
Yenew Alamirew Getahun (born in Tilili, Amhara) is an Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner.!
Yenew ALAMIREW, Ethiopia - Half Marathon.
On the evening of Saturday, June 17, the weather couldn’t make up its mind. It was changing by the minute, from bright sunshine to rolling black clouds with thunder rumbling on a strong wind, to pouring rain, before repeating the cycle.
But two runners from Ethiopia ignored it all, constant in their focus on winning Shelter Island’s 44th annual 10K race.
Yenew Alamirew Getahun was the first across the finish line out of registered runners. He recorded a time of 31 minutes and 3 seconds for the 10 kilometers that traversed the Island, starting from the Wilson Traffic Circle and ending at Fiske Field.
Alamirew Getahun, 33, originally from Ethiopia, and who calls New York City home now, was joined 3 minutes later by his countrywoman, Fantu Zewude Jifar, 26, also presently a New Yorker, who won the women’s division with a time of
Both runners received $ in prize money for their victories.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable achievements of these two athletes was that earlier
