Long-distance and middle-distance runner G. Tsegay was born in Ethiopia on January 23, 1997. She won bronze in the women’s 5000-meter run at the Olympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo.
G. Tsegay Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
She took bronze in the 1500-meter run at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, silver in the same race in 2022, and gold in the 5000-meter run in 2022. G. Tsegay has won medals at the 1500-meter event at the World Indoor Championships twice, in 2022 (gold) and 2016 (bronze).
She currently holds the world record in the indoor 1500-meter race and has previously held the under-18 and under-20 marks. In 2014, at the age of 17, she won the silver medal in the 1500-meter event at the World Junior Championships.
At the 2014 World Indoor Championships, she ran the distance for her country. G. Tsegay may run in a variety of situations. She was the sixth-fastest female athlete in the 5000 and 10,000 metres indoors and the tenth-fastest in the world for the 800 metres indoors as of September 2022.
On Saturday, the women’s 5,000-meter race at the World Championships was won by Ethiopia’s G. Tsegay. Who fought off late challenges as world record-holder Letesenbet Gidey weakened down the straight and finished fourth.
G. Tsegay won bronze at Tokyo, and Gidey, who won the global 10,000-meter title, traded the lead throughout the race up until the pack broke away on the final lap. Olympic 5,000-meter champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, renowned for her powerful kick, cranked up the pace before delivering a challenge.
With 200 metres to go as she wove to the inside, but she could not maintain her momentum as G. Tsegay stormed down the final straightaway. The 25-year-old was a member of Team Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics, where she competed in the long distance running event and placed fourth.
Behind the winner, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, Hellen Obiri of Kenya, and G. Tsegay of Ethiopia. Agnes Tirop, the only woman to ever hold the women’s world record in the 10 kilometres road race, has passed away.
A suspected homicide led to the discovery of Tirop’s body in her home on Wednesday morning, according to Athletics Kenya. A statement sent by Athletics Kenya confirmed the sad news.
Conclusion
Among the 34 athletes selected to represent Ethiopia in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are world record holders Letesenbet Gidey and G. Tsegay. Gidey and G. Tsegay like every other member of the squad, are eligible for many events, but they will each participate in only one.
G. Tsegay will compete in the 5000 metre event after clocking a world-leading 14 minutes, 13.32 seconds in Hengelo on June 8th. While Gidey will compete in the 10,000 metre event in which she set a world record of 29 minutes, 01.03 seconds last month.
Team members include the world indoor 1500m champion, Samuel Tefera, as well as the world silver medalists, Selemon Barega and Yomif Kejelcha.
