Alemu Megertu

Alemu Megertu, who is also known as Megertu Kebede, could very well be in for a surprise in Dubai.

Little more than four years ago the Ethiopian started competing at international level. She then quickly turned to the marathon, running her debut in March 2017 in Zhengzhou (China) in 2:29:10. In the meantime Megertu has some experience in marathon running since she has run a total of eight races.

Her break-through performance came in Rome last spring, where she clocked a course record of 2:22:52. She then showed good form in the build up to the Frankfurt Marathon, when she clocked a PB of 66:43 in the half marathon in Copenhagen. While she missed her target of running sub 2:20 in Frankfurt she still clocked a PB of 2:21:10 and took second place in a very competitive race. This is a very promising development ahead of Dubai.

Age

22

Country

Ethiopia

Best Time

2:21:10

(2nd, Frankfurt, 2019)