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1. MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE
2. Micah Kogo KEN/1986 27:01
3. Birhanu Legese ETH/1994 27:34
4. Kinde Atanaw ETH/1993 27:36
5. Feyisa Lelisa ETH/1990 27:38
6. Azmeraw Mengist ETH/1992 27:51
7. Japhet Korir KEN/1993 27:52
9. David Bett KEN/1992 28:15
10. Bonsa Dida ETH/1995 28:16
11. Edwin Kiptoo KEN/1987 28:32
12. Solomon Mutai UGA/1992 28:45
14. Dickson Chumba KEN/1986 28:47
15. Fikadu Seboka ETH/1994 debut
16. Kebede Tulu ETH/1996 debut
17. Mosinet Geremew ETH/1992 27:36
WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE
2. Emily Chebet KEN/1986 30:58
3. Mamitu Daska ETH/1983 31:04
4. Wude Ayalew ETH/1987 31:07
5. Belaynesh Oljira ETH/1990 31:07
6. Helah Kiprop KEN/1985 31:44
7. Aselefech Mergia ETH/1985 32:00
8. Jackline Chepngeno KEN/1993 32:24
9. Adero Nyakisi UGA/1986 32:27
10. Worknesh Alemu ETH/1990 32:31
11. Gladys Chesir KEN/1994 debut
12. Tejitu Daba BRN/1991 debut
14. Almaz Gelana ETH/1994 debut

2. MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2015
2. Micah Kogo KEN/1986 27:01 Road
Micah was the Olympic Games 10,000m bronze medallist in 2008 and is also a former world record
holder for 10k on the road (27:01). This time is still the second time ever on the all-time ranking. In
2013 Micah made his debut for the marathon with a second place in the Boston Marathon, later that
year he finished fourth in Chicago Marathon running his personal best 2:06:56. His best time in half
marathon is 59:49 which he ran in RAK in 2014. Micah’s personal best over 10.000m (26:35.63)
makes him the 6th
fastest man ever over 10.000m.
2015 Lisbon Half Marathon 2nd
59:33
2014 Beach to Beacon 10k 5th
28:15
2014 RAK Half Marathon 6th
59:49
2013 Chicago Marathon 4th
2:06:56
2013 Boston Marathon 2nd
2:10:27
2012 Great North Run 2nd
59:07
2009 Parelloop 10k 1st
27:01 Former World Record
2008 Olympic Games 10.000m 3rd
27:04.11
2006 Diamond League Brussels 10.000m 1st
26:35.63
3. Birhanu Legese ETH/1994 27:34 Track
Birhanu Legese has recorded some fast times for 10k and 5000m on the track. He ran a fast 27:34 in
Morocco in 2013. This year he made his half marathon debut in Berlin and won in 59:45.
2015 Berlin Half Marathon 1st
59:45
2014 Diamond League Shanghai 5.000m 6th
13:08.88
2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 3rd
28:16
2013 Taroudant 10k 2nd
27:34
2012 Corrida de Houilles 10k 1st
28:23
2012 Great Ethiopian Run 10k 2nd
28:41
4. Kinde Atanaw ETH/1993 27:36 Road
Although Kinde’s athletics career started only three 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 in 2013. Kinde competed in Bangalore and Delhi last year, finishing
third in Bangalore.

3. 2014 Delhi Half Marathon 10th
60:17
2014 Berlin 10k 1st
27:49
2014 TCS World 10k Bangalore 3rd
28:35
2013 Prague 10k 2nd
27:36
2013 Tout Rennes Court 10k 1st
27:45
2013 Marseille 10k 1st
28:12
2012 World Junior Championships 10.000m 4th
28:53.02
5. Feyisa Lelisa ETH/1990 27:38 Road
Feyisa Lelisa is a strong marathon athlete and won his debut marathon in Dubai in 2009. One year
later he recorded a sub 2:06 time which made him the youngest athlete ever to break the 2:06
barrier. Feyisa is not only a fast marathon athlete, he also showed his potential as a championships
runner with a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships.
2015 Dubai Marathon 4th
2:06:35
2014 RAK Half Marathon 7th
59:51
2013 London Marathon 4th
2:07:46
2012 Chicago Marathon 2nd
2:04:52
2012 Houston Half Marathon 1st
59:22
2011 World Championships Marathon 3rd
2:10:32
2010 Chicago Marathon 3rd
2:08:10
2010 Rotterdam Marathon 4th
2:05:23
6. Azmeraw Mengist ETH/1992 27:51 Road
Azmeraw Mengist is a young guy who lived in Japan for 1-2 years.
2015 CPC Half Marathon 7th
60:54
2015 Barcelona Half Marathon 3rd
60:48
2015 Egmond Half Marathon 1st
63:02
2013 Tout Rennes Court 10k 3rd
27:51
7. Japhet Korir KEN/1993 27:52 Cross
Japhet Korir is especially known as a strong cross country athlete. He has won the gold medal at the
2013 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Cross Country
Championships.

4. 2014 New Orleans 10k 3rd
28:19
2014 CPC Half Marathon 7th
62:41
2013 Würzburg Residenzlauf 1st
27:52
2013 World Cross Country Championships 1st
2011 Nijmegen Global Athletics 5000m 3rd
13:17.18
2010 World Cross Country Junior Championships 3rd
9. David Bett KEN/1992 28:15 Track
David Bett is a Kenyan track athlete who specializes in the 5000m and 3000m. He won a silver medal
at the 2009 World Youth Championships and a golden medal at the 2010 World Junior
Championships. Since then he ran impressive personal bests of 13:06 and 7:37 (respectively 5000m
and 3000m). The TCS World 10k in Bangalore will only be his second 10k on the roads.
2013 New Orleans 10k 5th
28:15
2012 Rabat 5000m 5th
13:09.84
2010 Berlin 3000m 8th
7:37.51
2010 Diamond League Zürich 10th
13:06.06
2010 World Junior Championships 5000m 1st
2009 World Youth Championships 3000m 2nd
10. Bonsa Dida ETH/1995 28:16 Road
Bonsa Dida has represented Ethiopia at various World Championships. He was fourth at the World XC
Junior Championships in 2011, 17th
at the World XC Championships in 2013 and 14th
at this year’s
World XC Championships in China. Last year he made his debut at the World Half Marathon
Championships after finishing second at the Ethiopian Trials.
2015 World Cross Country Championships 14th
2015 Egmond Half Marathon 2nd
63:36
2014 World Half Marathon Championships 14th
61:11
2014 Addis Ababa Half Marathon Trials 3rd
61:47
2013 Wiezoloop 10k 3rd
28:16
2011 World Junior Cross Country Championships 4th

5. 11. Edwin Kiptoo KEN/1987 28:32 Road
Edwin Kiptoo is a typical road runner, as he runs 10km, half marathons and paces full marathons. He
will travel to India for the second time this year as he was one of the pacemakers in this year’s
Mumbai marathon. A few weeks later, Edwin ran an impressive personal best for half marathon in
The Hague. He became third in the CPC race in 59:35.
2015 CPC Half Marathon 3rd
59:35
2015 RAK Half Marathon 4th
60:11
2014 Oelder Citylauf 10k 2nd
28:32
2013 Zwolle Half Marathon 1st
61:19
2012 Berlin 25k 4th
1:12:39
12. Solomon Mutai UGA/1992 28:45 Road
Solomon Mutai is one of the leading marathon athletes in Uganda at the moment. Last summer he
was fourth at the Commonwealth Games marathon in Glasgow. Solomon ran track races till the
summer of 2013 and made his move to the road afterwards.
2015 Hannover Marathon 4th
2:10:41
2014 Danzhou Marathon 3rd
2:12:59
2014 Commonwealth Games Marathon 4th
2:12:26
2013 Nairobi Half Marathon 1st
62:50
2013 Kampala Meeting 5000m 1st
13:36.01
2012 Kampala Half Marathon 1st
61:26
14. Dickson Chumba KEN/1986 28:47 Road
Born in Kenya's Nandi District, Chumba worked as a gardener until he decided to focus on running
professionally. He began working with Claudio Berardelli in Kapsabet in 2008. His first marathon
outings came in 2010 and he was runner-up at both the Madrid Marathon and the Carpi Marathon.
His first win came in March 2011 when he ran a personal best of 2:08:45 hours to claim the Rome
City Marathon title. At the start of 2012 he had his third career runner-up finish at the Xiamen
Marathon. Victory came at the Eindhoven Marathon as he surged away in the second half of the
race. He set a new course record (and personal best) of 2:05:46. He won the 2014 Tokyo Marathon in
2:05:42, improving the course record by more than a minute and in the same year he placed 3rd in
Chicago marathon improving his personal best to 2.04.32. At the start of 2015 he returned to Tokyo
where he achieved the 3rd place in 2.06.34.
2015 Tokyo Marathon 3rd
2:06:34
2014 Chicago Marathon 3rd
2:04:32

6. 2014 San Diego Half Marathon 3rd
60:39
2014 Tao Baja Carrera 10k 3rd
28:47
2014 Tokyo Marathon 1st
2:05:42
2012 Eindhoven Marathon 1st
2:05:46
2011 Rome Marathon 1st
2:08:45
15. Fikadu Seboka ETH/1994 Debut Road
Fikadu Seboka is a new comer and has little experience with international racing. He will make his
international 10k debut in Bangalore. Last year he finished 11th
at the Great Ethiopian Run 10k.
2014 Karlovy Vary Half Marathon 3rd
62:28
2013 Marrakesh Half Marathon 4th
61:42
17. Mosinet Geremew ETH/1992 27:36 Road
Mosinet came into the spotlights with his victory in the 2011 Great Ethiopian Run, followed by his
27:36 in Hyderabad. He made his half marathon debut in 2013 and improved his personal best in
Delhi last year by running an impressive 59:11 for third place.
2015 Yangzhou Half Marathon 1st 59:52
2014 Delhi Half Marathon 3rd 59:11
2014 Lisbon Half Marathon 2nd 62:25
2014 Prague Half Marathon 2nd 59:54
2013 Zhuhai Half Marathon 1st 62:47
2012 Hyderabad 10k 1st 27:36
2011 Great Ethiopian Run 10k 1st 28:37

7. WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2015
2. Emily Chebet KEN/1986 30:58 Track/Cross
Double World Cross Country Champion Emily Chebet returns to Bangalore. Emily is one of the fastest
ladies in the world with a personal best of 30:58. After winning her second World title in 2013 she
traveled to the World Championships in Moscow where she represented Kenya in the 10.000m. she
came close to a medal running a personal best of 30:47.02 and taking the fourth place.
2014 Berlin 10k 2nd
31:02
2014 Commonwealth Games 10.000m 3rd
32:10.82
2013 World Championships 10.000m 4th
30:47.02
2013 World Cross Country Championships 1st
2012 Tilburg ladies 10k 2nd
30:58
2010 World Cross Country Championships 1st
3. Mamitu Daska ETH/1983 31:04 Road
Mamitu Daska showed her good shape in RAK this year as she set a new Ethiopian record in the half
marathon (66:28) and an eight place at the World Cross Country Championships (and a golden team
medal). Over the past few years Mamitu won the Dubai and Frankfurt marathon, Houston and
Boston half marathon and set a new course record at the BAA Boston 10k (2014 – 31:04).
2015 World Cross Country Championships 8th
2015 RAK Half Marathon 2nd
66:28
2014 BAA Boston 10k 1st
31:04 CR
2014 BAA Boston Half Marathon 1st
68:20
2013 Houston Half Marathon 1st
69:53
2011 Frankfurt Marathon 1st
2:21:59
2010 Dubai Marathon 1st
2:24:18
2009 Berlin Marathon 3rd
2:26:38
4. Wude Ayalew ETH/1987 31:07 Road
The former course record holder of the TCS Bangalore 10km returns to the streets of Bangalore.
Wude has already finished an impressive track career, with a bronze medal at the 2009 World
Champinonships and the 11th
fastest time in history for 10.000m (30.11.87). Nowadays she focuses
more on 10k and half marathon races on the road.
2015 Carlsbad 5k 3rd
15:18

8. 2014 Okpekpe Road Race 10k 1st
32:41
2014 Great Ethiopian Run 10k 1st
34:04
2013 New Delhi Half Marathon 5th
69:21
2012 New Delhi Half Marathon 1st
71:10
2011 World Cross Country Championships 6th
2010 TCS World 10k Bangalore 1st
31:58
2010 New Delhi Half Marathon 3rd
68:36
2009 World Championships 10.000m 3rd
30:51.95
2009 Utrecht 10.000m 3rd
30:11.87
5. Belaynesh Oljira ETH/1990 31:07 Road
Belaynesh Oljira from Ethiopia competes mainly in 10.000m races and half marathons and
has an impressive palmares. She has won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Cross Country
Championships, 2013 World Championships and the 2014 African Championships. Her 10k
personal best of 31:07 was set in 2010. This year she already won the World’s Best 10k in
San Juan.
2015 World’s Best 10k 1st
31:57
2014 African Championships 10.000m 3rd
32:49.39
2014 Boston Marathon 11th
2:24.21
2013 World Championships 10.000m 3rd
30:46.98
2013 World Cross Country Championships 3rd
2012 Olympic Games 10.000m 5th
30:45.56
2012 Diamond League Eugene 10.000m 3rd
30:26.70
2011 World 10k Bangalore 3rd
33:20
6. Helah Kiprop KEN/1985 31:44 Road
Former TCS Bangalore 10K Helah is returning to the streets of Bangalore. After making her Marathon
debut in the 2013 Berlin Marathon (4th
) and winning Seoul International Marathon 2014, she now
comes back to shorter distance to challenge herself.
2014 Seoul International Marathon 1st
2:27:29
2014 RAK Half Marathon 4th
68:36
2013 TCS World 10k Bangalore 6th
32:26
2013 Cochin Half Marathon 1st
71:54

9. 2013 Berlin Half Marathon 1st
67.54
2012 TCS Bangalore 10k 1st
32:22
7. Aselefech Mergia ETH/1985 32:00 Road
Aselefech Mergia is one of the top marathon athletes in Ethiopia at the moment. She was one of the
leading Ethiopians between 2007 and 2012 with a silver medal at the World Half Marathon
Championships, bronze at the World Marathon Championships, victories in Delhi (twice) and Dubai
marathon (twice). She also took podium places in Paris and London Marathon. In 2013 and 2014
Aselefech had a maternity break but she came back strong in 2015. She won the Dubai marathon for
the third time in her career and finished fourth in last month’s prestigious London marathon.
It will be her fourth appearance in Bangalore, after winning in 2009, runner-up in 2010 and a seventh
place in 2011.
2015 London Marathon 4th
2:23:52
2015 Dubai Marathon 1st
2:20:02
2012 Dubai Marathon 1st
2:19:31
2011 New Delhi Half Marathon 3rd
67:21
2011 Dubai Marathon 1st
2:22:45
2010 New Delhi Half Marathon 1st
68:35
2010 Bangalore 10k 2nd
32:00
2009 World Marathon Championships 3rd
2:25:32
2009 Bangalore 10k 1st
32:09
2008 New Delhi Half Marathon 2nd
68:17
2008 World Half Marathon Championships 2nd
69:57
8. Jackline Chepngeno KENK/1993 32:24 Track
After some strong years as a junior (medals at World XC and World Youth Championships), Jackline
has been focusing on track and road races in Kenya. She ran 32:24 last year in Nairobi under difficult
conditions which is promising for her Bangalore debut. Her most recent victory was a 5000m track
race in Nakuru, Kenya.
2015 Nakuru 5.000m 1st
15:49.10
2014 Nairobi Diamond Run 10k 4th
32:24
2013 Prague 10k 5th
32:49
2013 Kenyan Championships 5000m 4th
16:04.50
2009 World Cross Country Junior Championships 3rd

10. 2009 World Youth Championships 3000m 2nd
9. Adero Nyakisi UGA/1986 32:27 Road
Adero is one of the top athletes from Uganda. She has won multiple gold medals at the Ugandan
Championships on the track and has represented Uganda twice at the World Half Marathon
Championships. Nowadays Adero trains in Kenya with Gladys Chesir.
2014 Ugandan Championships 10.000m 1st
34:46.17
2014 Ugandan Championships 5000m 2nd
16:20.21
2012 Tilburg Women’s 10k 6th
32:33
2010 Glasgow Women’s 10k 6th
32:27
2010 20 van Alphen 2nd
66:48
2008 Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon 2nd
1:11:06
10. Worknesh Alemu ETH/1990 32:31 Road
2014 Amsterdam Marathon 7th
2:38:07
2013 Le Puy-en-Velay 15k 4th
51:02
2013 Annecy Half Marathon 1st
1:12:44
2012 Montereau 10k 4th
32:31
11. Gladys Chesir KEN/1994 debut Track
Gladys Chesir ran her first international race on the track in 2010 where she represented Kenya at
the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. She brought the golden medal back home. After competing
in several track meets last summer, Gladys made her road race debut last fall. She finished third in
the competitive Seven hills race in the Netherlands.
2015 Yangzhou Half Marathon 6th
1:09:17
2015 Egmond Half Marathon 3rd
1:12:58
2014 Seven hills race 15k 3rd
48:43
2014 Bilbao 3000m 2nd
8:52.63
2014 Global Athletics 5000m 2nd
15:19.93
2010 Youth Olympic Games 3.000m 1st
9:13.58

11. 12. Tejitu Daba BRN/1991 debut Track
Ethiopian born Tejitu Daba competes for Bahrain and has won several medals at Asian
championships for Bahrain. She ran 3000m, 5000m and 10.000m on the track for the past year. She
will now make her road race debut in Bangalore.
2014 Bilbao 3000m 1st
8:52.24
2013 FBK Games 5000m 9th
15:08.11
2013 Asian Championships 5000m 3rd
2013 World Cross Country Championships 8th
2012 Asian Indoor Championships 3000m 3rd
2011 Pan-Arab Games 10.000m 1st
2011 Asian Championships 5000m 1st
14. Almaz Gelana ETH/1994 debut Road
The younger sister of Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana will make her international debut in
Bangalore.