World’s best female runner takes on Durban 10km
With four world records and two world bests under her belt, star athlete Genzebe Dibaba has announced that she will run in the Absa Run Your City, Durban, 10K on Sunday, July 10.
ETHIOPIA’s Genzebe Dibaba has announced that she will run in the Absa Run Your City, Durban, 10K on Sunday, July 10. With four world records and two world bests under her belt, Dibaba is known as one of the best female athletes in the world. She will join thousands of other runners as they #RunForDurban to raise money for people severely affected by the recent floods in KZN.
Having Dibaba join the race is a ‘huge privilege’ for Michael Meyer, managing director of Stillwater Sports and founder of the series.
“This confirms that we are serious about bringing the best in the world to South Africa to race against SA’s finest on home soil. Our goal is to give South Africans world-class competition, and the Absa Run Your City Series is doing just that.”
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“That Dibaba comes here to race shows that we are on the right track to achieving this objective. The cherry on top is that, although an athlete like Dibaba is in demand worldwide, she has expressed a strong desire to run in Durban to again experience in a world class event on African soil,” said Meyer.
Dibaba placed third at the Cape Town event earlier this year. She crossed the line in 31:02, the third fastest time ever run in South Africa by a female athlete. Now, she has her sights set on returning to South Africa to race in Durban.
“I have unfinished business, as I came here to win and run a fast time, so I will be back,” said Dibaba.
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The athlete is eager to break the SA All-Comers record of 30:40 set by Stella Chesang in the Cape Town leg of the series on 15 May 2022.
“I know the route is geared for fast times and that conditions in Durban at that time of the year are near perfect, so I am excited to return to South Africa and run fast,” said Dibaba.
Race entries close on July 4.
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