MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE

1. Alex Oloitiptip KEN/1990 27:52

2. Geoffrey Kamworor KEN/1992 28:00
3. Kinde Atanaw ETH/1993 27:36
4. Najim El Qady MOR/1980 27:42
5. Jacob Kendagor KEN/1984 27:46
6. Peter Matelong KEN/1989 27:49
7. Birhanu Delele ETH/1990 27:51
8. Thomas Ayeko UGA/1992 28:02
9. Aziz Lahbabi MOR/1991 28:07
10. Vincent Chepkok KEN/1988 28:11
11. Jeffrey Eggleston USA/1984 28:34
12. Joshua Cheptegei UGA/1996 debut

PACEMAKER
Daniel Salel KEN/1990

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE
1. Joyce Chepkirui KEN/1988 30:37
2. Linet Masai KEN/1989 30:48
3. Lucy Kabuu KEN/1984 31:41
4. Guteni Shone ETH/1991 32:10
5. Helah Kiprop KEN/1985 31:44
6. Malika Asahssah MOR/1982 31:46
7. Ababel Yeshaneh ETH/1990 33:04
8. Netsanet Gudeta ETH/1991 33:14
9. Helalia Johannes NAM/1980 33:31
10. Aliaksandra Duliba BLR/1988 33:35

PACEMAKER
Beatrice Mutai KEN/1987


MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2014

1. Alex Oloitiptip KEN/1990 27:52 Nike
Last years winner of the TCS World 10k Alex Oloitiptip is happy to return to the streets of
Bangalore to defend his title. After his victory in Bangalore, Alex made his half marathon
debut in Luanda where he was runner-up in a competitive field. Now he has made his move
into road races, his track career is behind him.
2014 Azkoitia Azpeitia Half Marathon 1
st
59:58
2013 Luanda Half Marathon 2
nd
61:34
2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 1
st
28:07
2012 Huelva meeting 5000m 1
st
13:08.59
2010 Tout Rennes Court 10k 3
rd
27:52

2. Geoffrey Kamworor KEN/1992 28:00 Nike
2014 World Half Marathon Champion and former world junior cross champion Geoffrey
Kipsang Kamworor ran the fastest half marathon of 2013. His personal best of 58:54, set in
RAK this year, ranked him number one on the IAAF top lists. Geoffrey will come to India for
the fourth time. He won the Bangalore 10k in 2012 and was runner-up in the 2011 and 2013
Delhi half marathon. Geoffrey is also the star in a movie called the Unknown Runner, a
story which gives the viewer a good picture of daily life of a Kenyan athlete growing up from
talent to world star.
2014 World Half Marathon Championships 1
st
59:07
2013 Delhi Half Marathon 2
nd
59:30
2013 Berlin Marathon 3
rd
2:06:26
2013 RAK Half Marathon 1
st
58:54
2012 Berlin Marathon 3
rd
2:06:12
2012 Bangalore 10k 1
st
28:00
2011 Delhi Half Marathon 2
nd
59:31
2011 World Cross Country Champs Junior Race 1
st







3. Kinde Atanaw ETH/1993 27:36 Nike
Although Kindes athletics career started only two years ago, Kinde made a huge
progression, especially at the 10k. After finishing fourth at the 2012 World Junior
Championships, he improved his personal best to 27:36 in Prague last year.
2014 Luanda 3000m 1
st
8:03.74
2013 Prague 10k 2
nd
27:36
2013 Tout Rennes Court 10k 1
st
27:45
2013 Marseille 10k 1
st
28:12
2012 World Junior Championships 10.000m 4
th
28:53.02

4.


Najim El Qady MOR/1980 27:42 Mizuno
Najim started running when he was in college. He won the World University Cross Country
Championship in 2008. After that he became professional runner to support his family,
which is his full time job now. His main goal is to make the national team for the 2016
Olympic Games. His preparation for Bangalore is going very well and if the weather
conditions allow him to run vast, he wants to try to run sub 28:00.
2013 Ottawa 10k 4
th
27:42
2013 Berkane Half Marathon 2
nd
62:01
2013 Taroudant 10k 5
th
27:55
2012 Marrakesh 10k 3
rd
28:20
2011 Rabat 10.000m 1
st
27:53.50
2009 Rabat Half Marathon 4
th
61:51

5. Jacob Kendagor KEN/1984 27:46 Adidas
Jacob Kendagor is a strong road athlete from Marakwet in Kenya. Nowadays he lives and
trains in Eldoret with his wife and their son where he follows his own training program. His
biggest victories where at the 2013 Berlin Half Marathon, 2013 Valencia Half Marathon and
the 10k of Marrakesh in 2013.
2014 Daegu Marathon 5
th
2:07:53
2014 CPC Half Marathon 2
nd
60:32
2013 Valencia Half Marathon 1
st
59:58
2013 Marrakech 10km 1
st
27:46
2013 Berlin Half Marathon 1
st
59:36


2012 Big 25km Berlin 3
rd
1:11:59

6. Peter Matelong KEN/1989 27:49 Nike
Peter Matelong is a 3000m steeple athlete, but he sometimes runs road races to test
himself. This summer he wants to represent Kenya at the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow.
2013 Kenyan Championships 3000mSC 4
th
8:29.50
2013 Taroudant 10k 4
th
27:49
2012 Kenyan Championships 3000mSC 4
th
8:29.70
2010 Kenyan Police Championships 3000mSC 3
rd
8:45.60

7. Birhanu Delele ETH/1990 27:51 Nike
Former track runner Berhanu Delale now turns to road racing. After some injuries and a long
training period towards his return Berhanu is ready to take up his new challenge.
2010 Paderborn Osterlauf 10k 1
st
27:51
2010 Sevenhillsrace 15k 5
th
43:08
2010 Ethiopian Championships Cross Junior 1
st

2010 Nijmegen Global Athletics 5000m 3
rd
13:17:75
2010 Liege Track Meeting 3000m 4
th
7:41:39

8. Thomas Ayeko UGA/1992 28:02 Puma

Thomas Ayeko is a Ugandan long-distance runner. His international debut came at the 2010
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he helped Uganda to the junior bronze
team medals, by placing 18th individually. In 2011 his junior career took off as he was the
junior silver medalist at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Later that year
he won bronze medals on the track in the 5000m & 10,000m at the 2011 African Junior
Athletics Championships. Ayeko stepped up into senior ranks in 2012. At the 2012 Summer
Olympics he competed in the 10,000m, finishing 16th overall. After his Olympic debut, he
began 2013 with a strong cross country campaign by winning the Antrim Cross Country
before taking second at the Cross de San Sebastin. He was runner-up at the Ugandan
10,000 m championships and went on to place eleventh at the 2013 IAAF World
Championships with a personal best run of 27:40.96 minutes. He made his half marathon
debut at the Great Birmingham Run in October and won the race in a time of 1:02:32 hours.


2013 World Championships 10.000m 11
th
27:40.96
2013 Bangalore 10k 12
th
29:23
2012 Birmingham 10.000m 6
th
27:43
2011 Wurzburg 10k 3
rd
28:02
2011 African Junior Championships 5000m 3
rd

2011 African Junior Championships 10.000m 3
rd


9. Aziz Lahbabi MOR/1991 28:07 Adidas
Aziz Lahbabi won his first international medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships
taking the third place in the 5000m. After some strong years on the track, Aziz made his half
marathon debut this year in Marrakesh. Only two months later, he won the Rome-Ostia half
marathon in a new Moroccan record of 59:25.
2014 Rome-Ostria Half Marathon 1
st
59:25
2014 Taroudant 10k 2
nd
28:07
2014 Marrakesh Half Marathon 5
th
61:53
2013 Rabat 5000m 3
rd
13:09.45
2012 Rabat 5000m 4
th
13:04.06

10. Vincent Chepkok KEN/1988 28:11 Adidas
Vincent won his first international medal at the WC Cross Country in 2007 where he became
second in the junior race. In 2011 he took the bronze medal in the senior race. Vincent was
among the bests track athletes for the past few years. In 2013, he ran the 8
th
fastest time of
the year on the 10.000m. So far he has run 11 times sub 13:00 in the 5000m on the track.
The 10.000m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be his main goal this year.
2012 Brussels Diamond League 10.000m 2
nd
26:51.68
2011 Lausanne Diamond League 5000m 1
st
12:59.13
2011 Rome Diamond League 5000m 3
rd
12:55.29
2011 Doha Diamond League 3000m 5
th
7:30.15
2011 World Cross Country Championships 3
rd

2010 Oslo Diamond League 5000m 5
th
12:56.32





11. Jeffrey Eggleston USA/1984 28:34 Adidas
Jeffrey, member of the New York Athletic Club, is a self-coached athlete who lives and trains
in Boulder, Colorado (elevation 1655m). He trains about 180-200km per week, up to 250km
per week in preparation of a marathon. Jeffrey made his marathon debut in 2010 and
became runner-up at the U.S. Marathon Championships in the same year. He represented
the U.S. at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships. After his selection for Moscow, he
went on to lead the U.S. in Moscow with a 13th place finish. Besides running, Jeffrey is
interested in reading, cooking and listening to jazz music.
2014 Marugame Half Marathon 27
th
63:00
2013 World Championships Marathon 13
th
2:14:23
2012 Chicago Marathon 16
th
2:12:03
2011 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 5
th
2:13:12
2011 Rockville Pikes Peek 10k 7
th
28:34
2010 US Marathon Championships 2
nd
2:14:09

12. Joshua Cheptegei UGA/1996 Debut Nike
Joshua Cheptegei is a talented Ugandan athlete who will make his international debut in
Bangalore.
2014 World University Cross Country Championships 1
st

2014 African Junior Cross Country Championships 7
th

2013 Kampala, 1500m 1
st
3:43.92


WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2014

1. Joyce Chepkirui KEN/1988 30:37 Adidas
Joyce is a strong road athlete as she ran the world best time in the 10k in 2011 and the
second world fastest time of the year in 2013. Her average 10k time for her ten best races is
31:25 which shows she is a very consistent athlete. Joyce is married to her coach Erick Kibet
and trains with him around Eldoret in Kenya.
2014 Prague Half Marathon 1
st
66:18
2014 World Best 10k 5
th
32:32
2013 Grand 10k Berlin 1
st
30:37
2013 Singelloop Utrecht 10k 1
st
31:20
2013 Beach to Beacon 10k 1
st
31:24
2012 African Cross Country Championships 1
st


2. Linet Masai KEN/1989 30:48 Nike
Linet is part of the Masai running family, having Moses and Dennis as her brothers and
Magdalyne as her younger sister running international as well. Linet hails from Mount Elgon
which is the border with Uganda. She won a stunning seven medals at various World
Championships, her Gold at the 2009 Berlin World Champs 10.000m is the highlight of her
career so far. Furthermore she also clinched a 4
th
place at the Olympic Games 10.000m 2008.
Holding a World Junior 10.000m Record (30.26.50) and a World Best 10Miles (50.39) proves
Linet is among the best female long distance runners. For 2014 Linet is aiming
Commonwealth Gold at the 10.000m in Glasgow.
2014 World Best 10K 3
rd
32:13
2013 Golden Spike Ostrava 10.000m 6
th
31:02:89
2011 World Championships 10.000m 3
rd
30:53:59
2011 World Championships Cross 2
nd

2010 World Championships Cross 2
nd

2009 World Championships 10.000m 1
st
30:51:24
2009 World Championships Cross 2
nd

2008 Olympic Games 10.000m 4
th
30.26.50 WJR
2008 World Championships Cross 3
rd

2007 World Junior Championships Cross 1
st



3.

Lucy Kabuu KEN/1984 31:41 Nike
In the beginning of her running career, Lucy was based in Japan where she ran for a
corporate team. She won her first international championships at the 2006 Commonwealth
Games. After a break in 2009 and 2010, Lucy returned to competition and won the Delhi Half
Marathon in 2011. In 2013 she returned to Delhi to take the third place. After finishing
fourth in last years Bangalore 10k, she is aiming for a top three position this year.
2014 Tokyo Marathon 3
rd
2:24:16
2013 Delhi Half Marathon 3
rd
68:10
2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 4
th
32:18
2013 RAK Half Marathon 1
st
66:09
2012 Chicago Marathon 3
rd
2:22:41
2012 Dubai Marathon 2
nd
2:19:34
2011 New Delhi Half Marathon 1
st
67:04
2006 Commonwealth Games 10.000m 1
st

2006 Commonwealth Games 5.000m 3
rd


4. Guteni Shone ETH/1991 32:10 Nike
Guteni Shone made her real breakthrough at last years TCS World 10k by finishing as
runner-up behind Gladys Cherono. She went on to win Luanda and Egmond half marathon.
At the 2014 RAK Half marathon she finished third in a very competitive field.
2014 RAK Half Marathon 3
rd
68:31
2014 Egmond Half Marathon 1
st
71:55
2013 Luanda Half Marathon 1
st
68:59
2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 2
nd
32:10
2012 Nice Half Marathon 1
st
71:11

5. Helah Kiprop KEN/1985 31:44 Adidas
Former TCS Bangalore 10K Helah is returning to the streets of Bangalore. After making her
Marathon debut in the 2013 Berlin Marathon (4
th
) and winning Seoul International
Marathon 2014, she now comes back to shorter distance to challenge herself.
2014 Seoul International Marathon 1
st
2:27:29
2014 RAK Half Marathon 4
th
68:36


2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 6
th
32:26
2013 Cochin Half Marathon 1
st
71:54
2013 Berlin Half Marathon 1
st
67.54
2012 TCS Bangalore 10k 1
st
32:22

6. Malika Asahssah MOR/1982 31:46 Adidas
Part of the year Malika lives in Spain where she competes most as well. In the 2013 TCS
World 10k Malika ran a strong race and finished in 8
th
position.
2014 Azkoita-Azpeitia Half Marathon 3
rd
71:59
2013 Casablanca 10k 1
st
31:59
2013 Ottawa 10k 1
st
31:46
2013 Bangalore World 10k 8
th
32:41
2013 Rome-Ostia Half Marathon 6
th
69:11
2011 Valencia 10k 1
st
32:13

7. Ababel Yeshaneh ETH/1990 33:04 Nike
Ababel Yeshaneh was born in Gojjam, Degadamot in Ethiopia and this is where she started
training. After finishing secondary school Ababel fully focused on athletics. She combined
track and road races. Last year Ababel ran the World Championships final in the 10.000m
where she finished 9
th
. Her 10.000m personal best on the track also dates back from last
year where she set a fast 30:35.91.
2013 World Championships 10.000m 9
th
32:02:09
2013 Ostrava Golden Spike 10.000m 4
th
30:35.91
2013 Milan Marathon 3
rd
2:33:10
2012 Lillestrom Grand Prix 5000m 2
nd
15:17.05
2012 Bangalore 10k 4
th
33:04
2011 Milano Stramilano Half Marathon 1
st
69:54
2011 Bangalore 10k 11
th
33:47






8. Netsanet Gudeta ETH/1991 33:14 Adidas
A breakthrough Netsanet had when she won the Great Ethiopian Run last November, she
continued building her name by finishing 3
rd
in the Roma Ostia Half Marathon running 68.53
which made sure she got selected for the Ethiopian Team for the World Half Marathon
Championships. There she managed to finish a credible 6
th
place.
2014 World Championships Half Marathon 6
th
68:46
2014 Roma Ostia Half Marathon 3
rd
68:53
2013 Great Ethiopia Run 10k 1
st
33:24 (high altitude)

9. Helalia Johannes NAM/1980 33:31 Mizuno
Helalia Johannes comes from a very religious family so she spends her free time reading the
bible and going to church, and she will never start a race without praying. She also takes
much care about her family and she even bought herself a small truck so she can transport
things to support her family. Besides running, Helalia works for the Namibian Army. She has
represented Namibia at various championships.
2014 Seoul Marathon 3
rd
2:28:27
2013 Tokyo Marathon 6
th
2:29:30
2012 Olympic Games Marathon 12
th
2:26:09 NR
2012 Vienna Marathon 3
rd
2:27:20
2012 TCS World 10k Bangalore 7
th
33:31
2012 Delhi Half Marathon 5
th
71:43
2011 All African Games Half Marathon 3
rd
71:12

10. Aliaksandra Duliba BLR/1988 33:10 Nike
Aliaksandra Duliba is a long distance runner from Belarus who came from 5,000m 10,000m
and cross country running. Starting from 2012 her training program was based on additional
mileage, which helped her to make a smooth transfer to marathon distance. Since 2013
Duliba is being coached by Igor Osmak highly profiled long distance coach in Ukraine,
known for coaching Irina Mikitenko of Germany during her victorious years. Aliaksandra
made a marathon debut at 2013 Los Angeles Marathon, where she set a new national record
and won the challenge. In October of 2013 Aliaksandra improved her PR and set a new NR
of 2:23:44 finishing 4th at Chicago Marathon. Her 2
nd
Major marathon in Boston on 21
st
of
April, 2014 leaded her to a solid PR of 2:21:29 and a 6
th
place.


2014 Boston Marathon 6
th
2:21:29
2013 Chicago Marathon 4
th
2:23:44
2013 Los Angeles Marathon 1
st
2:26:08
2012 Novosibirsk Half Marathon 1
st
1:11:57
2011 Grudziadz 10k 1
st
33:10
2011 Lyubin 10k 2
nd
33:26