Disi wins Caen half marathon

1. Dieudonne Disi (Rwa) 01:05:21 2. Onesphore Nkunzimana (Bur) 01:05:32 3. Getinet Gedamu (Eth) 01:06:00 Rwanda’s Dieudonne Disi is the winner of the 26th edition of the Courants de la Liberté half marathon held in Caen France over the weekend. The veteran runner clocked one hour, five minutes and 21 seconds to win the race, which attracted over 80 runners from Africa, Europe and Asia. Burundian Onesphore Nkuzimana and Ethiopian Getinet Gedamu finished second and third respectively. This was Disi’s final warm-up competition as he seeks to win Rwanda’s maiden silverware at the Glasgow Commonwealth games scheduled for July 23 to August 3 in Scotland. The former 10000m and 5000m national champion is expected to head back to Iten, the famed “home of champions” in the Kenyan Rift Valley, where he has been training since the start of the year. Ever since he shifted his training base to Iten, Disi won the 15km Martigues Carro race held in May and managed a silver medal slot in the Carnaval half marathon held in March, all in France. Disi is among 11 runners, who will compete in athletics at the games due in Glasgow. The 34-year-old will run the men’s full marathon alongside Jean Pierre Mvuyekure. Epiphanie Nyirabarame will compete in the women’s full marathon.

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Disi wins Caen half marathon