African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom

African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom

A surge in marathons and lucrative prize money has attracted runners from East Africa to Vietnam.

African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom | Athletics News – Monkey Viral

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tsegaye Keress deftly made his way through nearly 18,000 participants to position himself near the starting line of the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon in December. Keress said his diminutive size – he stands just 1.62 metres (5.3ft) tall and weighs about 50kg (116 […]