Kamulu, Kipkirui, Teferi and Tirop among the women’s elite field to challenge Netsanet Gudeta at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2018

A strong women’s field, with elite runners from across the globe, has been assembled to challenge Ethiopia’s IAAF World Half Marathon Valencia 2018 winner Netsanet Gudeta at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2018 on Sunday 27 May.

Gudeta’s rivals this weekend will include the Kenyan pair of Agnes Tirop and Pauline Kamulu. Tirop, still only 22, won the 2015 world cross country title and has proven herself to be a formidable competitor on the track as well.

She won the IAAF World Championships 10,000m bronze medal in London last summer and showed she is in excellent form earlier this month when finishing second over 3000m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha in a personal best of 8:29.09.

Kamulu, 23, has spent several years based in Japan but this will be her first trip to India. She surprised many when she took the bronze medal at the IAAF World Half Marathon Valencia 2018.

A third Kenya, Caroline Kipkirui, doesn’t have the international championships credentials of her two compatriots but has shown stunning form recently when winning the Doha 3000m in a personal best of 8:29.05 and also running a 10km best of 30:28 when finishing second in Prague last month, which makes her the fastest woman in Bengaluru and the equal-seventh fastest ever.

Gudeta will also have her compatriots Senbere Teferi and Zeineba Yimer to contend with. Teferi celebrated her 23rd birthday earlier this month and has silver medals from the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 2015 IAAF World Championships 5000m to her name.

Yimer doesn’t turn 20 until next month but won the high-quality Ethiopian half marathon championships in January and followed up that victory with fifth place in Valencia but this will be her debut over the 10km distance on the roads.

However, while the favourites for the 2018 women’s title appear to be from Ethiopia and Kenya, TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2018 race promoters Procam International have recruited elite athletes from across the world with top runners from Europe, Oceania and South America.

The TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2018, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, has a total prize fund of US$213,000. It risen in prominence every year since it was inaugurated in 2008 and is now one of Asia’s leading races over the distance.

MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE

1. Alex Korio                                          KEN/1990                            27:52
2. Geoffrey Kamworor                      KEN/1992                            27:44
3. Birhanu Legese                                ETH/1994                            27:34
4. Abraham Cheroben                       BRN/1992                           27:35
5. Mosinet Geremew                         ETH/1992                            27:36
6. Leul Gebrselassie                           ETH/1993                            28:12
7. Edwin Kiptoo                                    KEN/1993                            28:20
8. Brett Robinson                                AUS/1991                           28:29
9. Bashir Abdi                                        BEL/1989                             28:31
10. Ryan Vail                                            USA/1986                           29:06
11. Moses Kurong                                  UGA/1994                          debut

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE

51.  Netsanet Gudeta                            ETH/1991                            31:35

52. Caroline Kipkirui                              KEN/1994                            30:28
53. Senbere Teferi                                 ETH/1995                            30:38
54. Agnes Tirop                                       KEN/1995                            31:00
55. Daria Maslova                                  KYR/1995                            31:36    
56. Stella Chesang                                 UGA/1996                          31:54
57. Ines Melchor                                    PER/1986                            33:24    
58. Camille Buscomb                            NZL/1990                            33:39
59. Salome Nyirarukundo                   RWA/1997                          debut
60. Pauline Kamulu                               KEN/1995                            debut
61. Zeineba Yimer                                  ETH/1998                            debut
62. Ancuta Bobocel                               ROM/1987                          debut

MEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2018

1.	Alex Korio	KEN/1990		27:52	Nike
Alex Korio, the defending Champion of the TCS World 10k which he also won in 2013, will line up in Bangalore for the fifth time this year. After his victory in Bangalore, he took podium places in various road races. He improved his personal best for half marathon to 58:51 last September in Copenhagen, making him the 12th fastest half marathoner of all time.
2018	Houston Half Marathon		8th	60:49
2017	Copenhagen Half Marathon		3rd	58:51
2017	TCS Bangalore 10km		1st	28:12
2017	Paris Half Marathon		3rd	60:42
2016	TCS Bangalore 10km		5th	28:49
2015	Sao Silvestre Luanda 10k		1st	28:45
2015	Copenhagen Half marathon		2nd	59:28
2014	Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon		1st	59:58
2013	TCS Bangalore 10km		1st	28:07
2010	Tout Rennes Court 10k		3rd	27:52

2.	Geoffrey Kamworor	KEN/1992		58:54	Nike
Five time World Champion (2 times cross and 3 times half marathon) and TCS Bangalore 10km course record holder returns to Bengalore. Un-arguably the best road racer of current time. A popular face in India, Geoffrey will come to India for the seventh time. He won the Bangalore 10k in 2012 and 2014 and was runner-up in the 2011, 2013 and 2014 Delhi half marathon. Geoffrey is also the star in a movie called “the Unknown Runner”, a story which gives the viewer a good picture of daily life of a Kenyan athlete growing up from talent to world star.
2018	World Half Marathon Championships		1st	60:02
2017	TCS New York Marathon		1st	2:10:53
2017	World Championships 10.000m		6th	26:57.77
2017	World Cross Championships		1st
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		11th	27:31.94
2016	World Half Marathon Championships		1st	59:10
2015	TCS New York Marathon		2nd	2:10:48
2015	World Championships 10.000m		2nd	27:01.76
2015	World Championships Cross		1st
2014	Airtel New Delhi Half Marathon		2nd	59:07
2014	Berlin Marathon		4th	2:06:39
2014	Bangalore 10k		1st	27:44
2014	World Half Marathon Championships		1st	59:08
2013	Delhi Half Marathon		2nd	59:30
2013	Berlin Marathon		3rd	2:06:26
2013	RAK Half Marathon		1st	58:54
2012	Berlin Marathon		3rd	2:06:12
2012	Bangalore 10k		1st	28:00
2011	Delhi Half Marathon		2nd	59:31
2011	World Cross Country Champs Junior Race		1st

3.	Birhanu Legese	ETH/1994		27:34	Nike
Birhanu Legese has recorded some fast times for 10k and 5000m on the track. He ran a fast 27:34 in Morocco in 2013. In 2015 he made his half marathon debut in Berlin where he outsprinted the Kenyans and won in 59:45, which is one of the fastest times ever recorded by a debutant. Later that year he won Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in a trilling sprint against compatriot Mosinet Geremew, WR Holder Half Marathon Zersenay Tadesse  and two strong of Kenya’s strong road racers both Edwin Kiptoo and Jonathan Maiyo. His 59.20 PB he set in Delhi that year also was the 3rd fastest time of 2015. Birhanu made his marathon debut in Dubai this year, clocking one of the fastest debuts ever.
2018	Dubai Marathon		6th	2:04.15
2017	Airtel Delhi half marathon		1st	59:46
2017	Dam tot Damloop 10EM		1st	45:38
2017	TCS Bangalore 10km		5th	28:36
2016	RAK Half Marathon		1st	60:40
2015	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		1st	59:20
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	Great Ethiopian Run 10k		2nd	28:41

4.	Abraham Cheroben	BRN/1992		27:35	Nike
In 2014 when Abraham Cheroben came to Delhi for the first time, he was a relatively newcomer in the field. Ever since he has developed quickly to become one of the leading road races in the industry. Last year he run a 58.40 which is the new Asian Record over half marathon. Last March he confirmed being one of the leading road racers by finishing 2nd behind Geoffrey Kamworor at the World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia. His 58.40 ranks him as 4th fastest all time over the half marathon  distance.
2018	World Championships Half Marathon		2nd	60:22
2017	Valencia Half Marathon		1st	59:11
2017	Copenhagen Half Marathon		1st	58:40 AR
2017	World Championships 10.000m		12th	27:11.08
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		10th	27:31.86
2016	City Pier City Half Marathon		3rd	60:35
2015	Valencia Half Marathon		1st	59:10
2015	Berlin Half Marathon		3rd	59:49
2015	Utrecht 10km		1st	27:35
2014	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		7th	59:21
2014	Valencia Half Marathon		1st	58:48
2014	Berlin 25k		1st	1:11:47
2014	Berlin Half Marathon		2nd	59:14

5.	Mosinet Geremew	ETH/1992		27:36	Nike
Double defending champion Mosinet Geremew will return to the streets of Bangalore (2015 and 2016). He is well-known in India as he won the Hyderabad 10k in 2012, finished third in Delhi in 2014 and was runner-up in 2015. His career started in 2011 with a victory in the Great Ethiopian Run. He developed to be a strong road racer with podium places in Delhi, Prague, Peachtree, Yangzhou and Houston.
2018	Dubai Marathon		1st	2:04:00
2017	Berlin Marathon		3rd	2:06:12
2017	Yangzhou Half Marathon		1st	60:56
2017	Xiamen Marathon		2nd	2:10:20
2016	TCS Bangalore 10km		1st	28:36
2016	Yangzhou Half Marathon		1st	60:43
2015	New Delhi Half Marathon		2nd	59:21
2015	World Championships 10.000m		11th	28:07.50
2015	TCS World 10k Bangalore		1st	28:16
2015	Yangzhou Half Marathon		1st	59:52
2015	RAK Half Marathon		1st	60:05
2014	Delhi Half Marathon		3rd	59:11
2014	Prague Half Marathon		2nd	59:54
2012	Hyderabad 10k		1st	27:36

6.	Leul Gebresilase	ETH/1992		28:12	Adidas
Leul Gebresilase comes from Awasa, a place about 300km south of Addis Abeba. He is married and became father of a baby boy 7 months ago. He started running in 2002(aged 10) and later moved to Ethiopia’s capital to become a better athlete. Leul, like many Ethiopian athletes, was inspired by fellow Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele(“he is my hero”) to start running.  Apart from running, Leul also likes to watch football.
2018	Dubai Marathon		2nd	2:04:02
2018	World Championships Half Marathon		10th	61:07
2017	Valencia Half Marathon		2nd	59:18
2017	Ottawa 10km		1st	28:43
2016	Olympic Trials 10.000m		6th	27:26.69
2016	Adidas Meeting 10.000m		1st	27:19.71
2015	Rennes 10km		1st	28:12
2015	Ethiopian Championships 10.000m		7th	27:22.89
2015	All African Games 5.000m		2nd	13:22.13

7.	Edwin Kiptoo	KEN/1993		28:20
Edwin Kiptoo is a typical road runner, as he runs 10km, half marathons and paces full marathons. Edwin is a familiar face to the PROCAM events having paced in Mumbai Marathon in 2017 and competed in Bangalore and Delhi several times finishing top 3 on a number of occasions. He distinguish himself by being a front runner not shy to push the pace which has lead him to success on several occasions.
2018	RAK Half Marathon		7th	59:54
2017	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		7th	60:06
2017	TCS Bangalore 10km		2nd	28:26
2017	Dam tot Damloop 10EM		4th	45:53
2017	CPC Half Marathon		3rd	59:35
2016	Dam tot Damloop 10EM		1st	45:25
2016	World Championships Half Marathon		9th	61:21
2016	RAK Half Marathon		7th	61:00
2015	New Delhi Half Marathon		4th	59:26
2015	TCS Bangalore 10km		3rd	28:20
2015	Dam tot Damloop 10EM		1st	45:19
2015	CPC Half Marathon		3rd	59:35
2015	RAK Half Marathon		4th	60:11

8.	Brett Robinson	AUS/1991		28:29	Nike
Brett is originally from Canberra but moved to Melbourne in 2013 to train with Melbourne Track Club, under coach Nic Bideau. He was 8th in the World Junior 1500m in Moncton, Canada in 2010. Tried the steeple in 2011 and ran his pb 8.52.47. In 2012 he ran his 1500m pb of 3.38.94 so in 2013 he decided another change in events, this time to 5000m. He ran his pb of 13.18.96 that year in Ostrava and qualified for the final at the World Championships in Moscow where he placed 15th. He has also been a finalist at the World Indoors over 3000m in Portland in 2016 where he was 11th and in the Olympic Gamwes 5000m in Rio where he was 14th. Brett has often had great success on the roads. In 2016 and 17 he has won the Australian road championship over 12km in Adelaide, the Melbourne half marathon both years and has twice won other prominent road races on the Australian calendar, the Burnie Ten and the Noosa Bolt. He is now looking to move to the marathon over the next 2 years. "I have never been to India so this 10k race presents an exciting opportunity to test myself against international competition in a road race after winning quite a few road events in Australia over the last few years so I am looking forward to it."
2017	Zatopek 10.000m		4th	28:59.09
2017	Australian Championships 12km		1st	35:40
2017	Australian Cross Championships		1st
2017	Auckland Track Challenge 5.000m		1st	13:22.93
2016	Olympic Games 5.000m		14th	13:32.30
2016	World Indoor Championships 3.000m		11th	8:11.11
2016	FBK Games Hengelo 5.000m		12th	13:19.29
2015	Zatopek 10.000m		2nd	28:24.49
2015	World Cross Championships		28th
2013	World Championships 5.000m		15th	14:03.77
2013	Ostrava Golden Spike 5.000m		8th	13:18.96
2013	World Cross Championships		29th

9.	Bashir Abdi	BEL/1989		28:31	Nike
Belgium long distance runner who started his sporting career as a street footballer in Mogadishu. He only discovered running once he moved to Belgium. He’s one of Mo Farah’s training partners and they spent a lot of time together training in Ethiopia. Bashir represented Belgium at various European, World and Olympic Games. He currently holds the 4th position in the European Marathon rankings after making his debut last month at the Rotterdam Marathon.
2018	Rotterdam Marathon		8th	2:10:46
2017	Lille Half Marathon		9th	61:50
2017	KBC Nacht van de Atletiek 5.000m		5th	13:11.87
2016	Utrecht 10km		1st	28:31
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		20th	28:01.49
2015	Stanford 10.000m		6th	27:47.55
2015	KBC Nacht van de Atletiek 5.000m		2nd	13:06.10
2014	European Championships 10.000m		5th	28:13.61
2014	Stanford 10.000m		3rd	27:36.40

10.	Ryan Vail	USA/1986		29:06	Brooks
Ryan’s love for running began during his junior year of high school after giving up football and wrestling to focus on cross country and track. This decision led him to a full-ride at Oklahoma State University where he became a 5-time All-American and led the OSU cross country team to an NCAA National Championship in 2009. While Ryan continues to compete on the track (3rd in the 2014 USA Championships – 10km), his true passion has been cross country running and road running. This resulted in representing Team USA on 4 different occasions at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The highlight of his cross country career came at the 2013 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland where he placed 17th overall, and the US Team earned the team Silver medal, beating Kenya and losing only to Ethiopia.
2018	USA Championships 15km		6th	44:12
2017	Berlin Marathon		8th	2:12:40
2015	World Cross Championships		34th
2015	USA Championships Cross		4th
2015	USA Championships 10.000m		5th	28:22.21
2015	USA Championships 15km		5th	44:54
2014	New York Marathon		9th	2:15:08
2014	USA Championships 10.000m		3rd	28:26.02
2014	London Marathon		10th	2:10:57
2013	World Cross Championships		17th
2013	USA Championships 15km		3rd	43:43
2013	Stanford 10.000m		6th	27:44.05

11.	Moses Kurong	UGA/1994		Debut	Nike
The Ugandan record holder for Half Marathon, trains and lives in Kapchorwa (Uganda). The home of Ugandan distance running. Moses is a police officer besides professional runner.
2018	Barcelona Half Marathon		3rd	60:10
2017	Copenhagen Half Marathon		6th	59:50 NR
2017	World Championships 10.000m		18th	27:50.71
2017	FBK Games Hengelo 10.000m		6th	27:22.33
2016	Tilburg Ten Miles		3rd	46:05
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		22nd	28:03.38
2016	Gouden Spike Leiden 10.000m		2nd	27:27.43
2016	Africa Cross Championships		11th
2013	African Junior Championships 10.000m		1st	28:31.8
2013	African Junior Championships 5.000m		3rd	13:56.39
2012	World Junior Championships 10.000m		5th	29:06.87

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE 2018

51.	Netsanet Gudeta	ETH/1991		31:35	Adidas
Reigning World Champion and World Record holder for Half Marathon, Netsanet made her breakthrough in 2013 by winning the competitive Great Ethiopian Run. A few months later she made her half marathon debut and she was chosen to represent Ethiopia at the World Half Marathon Championships where she won the silver team medal. Last year she got another chance to represent her country at the World Cross Country Championships, where she took the third place.
2018	World Championships Half Marathon		1st	66:11 WR
2017	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		3rd	67:26
2017	Ottawa 10km		1st	31:35
2016	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		8th	70:05
2016	Ethiopian Trials 10.000m		4th	30:36.75
2016	World Half Marathon Championships		4th	68:01
2015	Valencia Half Marathon		1st	67:31
2015	Ethiopian 10.000m trials		6th	31:06.53
2015	World Cross Country Championships		3rd
2014	World Half Marathon Championships		6th	68:45
2013	Great Ethiopian Run		1st	33:24

52.	Caroline Kipkirui	KEN/1994		30:28	Adidas
Born in Kericho (area famous because of its tea plantations), she is the younger sister of fellow distance runner Mercy Cherono. In 2017 she paced the first half of the women’s only race during the London Marathon where Mary Keitany set the women’s only marathon record.
2018	Prague Half Marathon		2nd	66:09
2018	RAK Half Marathon		3rd	65:07
2017	Great North Run		3rd	69:52
2017	Brussels Diamond League 5.000m		2nd	14:27.55
2017	Birmingham 10km		1st	30:45
2016	Beach to Beacon 10km		3rd	32:03
2016	Stanford 10.000m		2nd	31:16.38
2013	World Junior Cross Championships		4th
2012	World Junior Championships 5.000m		5th	15:58.10
2011	African Junior Championships Cross		1st
2011	African Junior Championships 5.000m		1st	15:24.66
2011	World Youth Championships 3.000m		3rd	8:58.63

53.	Senbere Teferi	ETH/1995		30:38	Adidas
Senberi is a big soccer fan. Her husband is a former 100m/200m sprinter from Ethiopia. At the moment Senberi is building her dream home in Addis Ababa, a project which is hopefully done in the next two years.
2018	Dubai Marathon		9th	2:24:11
2017	Tilburg Ladies 10km		1st	30:38
2017	FBK Games Hengelo		2nd	30:41.68
2017	World Championships 5.000m		4th	14:47.45
2016	Olympic Games Rio 5.000m		5th	14:43.75
2016	Ethiopian Olympic Trials 10.000m		6th	30:40.59
2015	World Cross Country Championships		2nd
2015	World Championships 5.000m		2nd	14:44.07
2012	World Junior Championships 1.500m		3rd	4:08.28
2011	World Youth Championships 1.500m		2nd	4:10.54

54.	Agnes Tirop	KEN/1995		31:00	Adidas
Agnes Tirop only competes internationally since 2012 and has already won four championships medals. She won two bronze medals at the World Junior Championships and silver at the World Junior Cross Country Championships in 2013. But her best victory came in 2015 when she won the World Cross Country Championships as a senior! She confirmed her status by winning bronze last year at the IAAF World Championships 10.000m in London.
2018	African Cross Championships		4th
2017	Tilburg Ladies 10km		2nd	31:00
2017	World Championships 10.000m		3rd	31:03.50
2017	World Cross Country Championships		5th
2016	Brussels Diamond League 5.000m		9th	15:02.67
2015	All African Games 10.000m		5th	32:55.41
2015	World Cross Country Championships		1st
2014	World Junior Championships 5000m		3rd
2013	World Junior Cross Country Championships		2nd
2012	World Junior Championships 5000m		3rd

55.	Darya Maslova	KGZ/1995		31:36
Darya holds various Kirgizian National Records and represented her country on various occasions during international Championships such as World University Games, Asian Games, Asian Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. Her biggest triumph to date is the double Gold she took during the 2017 Asian Championships in 5.000m and 10.000m.
2017	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon		9th	71:29
2017	World University Games 10.000m		1st	33:19.27
2017	World Championships 10.000m		17th	31:57.23
2017	Asian Championships 10.000m		1st	32:21.21
2017	Asian Championships 5.000m		1st	15:57.95
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		19th	31:36.90 NR
2015	World University Games 5.000m		3rd	16:04.09
2015	Asian Championships 5.000m		3rd	15:42.82

56.	Stella Chesang	UGA/1996		31:54	Nike
One of few Ugandan women who set foot in long distance. Born in Serere Village, Kween district, she started running. During her primary school days, she won all athletic races she competed in. She was awarded a full academic scholarship.  Coming from a large family, nine siblings, she attended Benet Primary school before being transferred to Chemwania High School. The Ugandan Police Force recruited her as a police officer and member of the Ugandan Police Athletic Club. Following her win at the Gold Coast, Commonwealth Games 10.000m in 2018, she promoted from the rank of Special Police Constable (SPC) to the rank of Inspector of Police. In 2015 she won the World Mountain Running Championships.
2018	Commonwealth Games 10.000m		1st	31:45.30
2018	African Cross Championships		5th
2018	UAF Trail 10.000m		2nd	31:39.0
2018	Ugandan Championships Cross		1st
2017	ASICS Grand 10km Berlin		2nd	31:54
2017	World Championships Cross		18th
2016	African Cross Championships		10th
2015	African Junior Championships 5.000m		3rd	17:04.91
2015	World Mountain Running Championships		1st
2015	World Junior Championships Cross		11th
2014	World Junior Championships 5.000m		4th	15:53.85
2014	African Junior Championships Cross		10th
2013	World Youth Championships 3.000m		4th	9:11.03

57.	Ines Melchor	PER/1986		33:24	ASICS
Former South American Champion and current National Record holder of the 5.000m and 10.000m for Peru, Ines Melchor, will be the first South American elite to participate in the TCS Bangalore 10km this year. Ines also holds the South American record for marathon which she set in Berlin in 2014. She won numerous youth and junior medals at the continental level and also won several golds at the South American Championships on senior level. Ines also has bachelor of laws from Los Andes Peruvian University.
2018	World Championships Half Marathon		32nd	71:55
2017	World Championships Marathon		26th	2:35:34
2017	Santiago de Chile Marathon		1st	2:34:12
2016	Daegu Marathon		2nd	2:27:40
2016	Payton Jordan Stanford 10.000m		22nd	32:10.99
2015	Santiago de Chile Marathon		1st	2:28:18
2015	Pan American Games 10.000m		5th	33:07.66
2015	South American Championships 10.000m		1st	32:28.87
2015	Payton Jordan Stanford 10.000m		1st	31:56.62 NR
2014	Berlin Marathon		8th	2:26:48
2012	Olympic Games Marathon		24th	2:28:54
2009	South American Championships 10.000m		1st	33:11.79
2007	South American Championships 10.000m		2nd	34:13.23

58.	Camille Buscomb	NZL/1990		33:39	New Balance
Camille is from Hamilton same place as Robertson twins. After missing Rio Olympics she made the decision to train in Australia with Melbourne Track Club. Since then she has represented New Zealand at the 5000m and 10,000m at the World Championships in London and at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and improved her 10,000m time by over 30 sec to 31.45. Her boyfriend Cameron French ran the 400m hurdles at this year's Commonwealth Games.  "I am working to improve my track tines in Europe this year and the 10k in Bangalore will be a good opporrunity to test myself ahead of some European track races."
2018	Commonwealth Games 10.000m		14th	32:23.91
2018	Commonwealth Games 5.000m		12th	15:55.45
2017	World Championships 10.000m		30th	33:07.53
2017	Stanford 10.000m		9th	31:45.02
2017	Nijmegen Global Athletics 5.000m		3rd	15:19.81
2017	Hobart 10km		2nd	33:39
2016	Zatopek 10.000m		1st	32:34.41
2015	New Zealand Championships 10km		1st	33:55
2015	Zatopek 10.000m		2nd	32:26.36
2015	World University Games 5.000m		2nd	16:03.72
2007	World Youth Championships 3.000m		13th	9:54.31

59.	Salome Nyirarukundo	RWA/1997		Debut	Nike
Front runner and pro-active Salome had a break through run during the 2016 African Championships. She then took her chances and started training for periods in Kaptagat under renown coach Patrick Sang who also coaches the likes of Eliud Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kamworor.
2018	Commonwealth Games 10.000m		11th	32:13.74
2018	Barcelona Half Marathon		3rd	68:48 NR
2017	Sylvesterlauf Trier 5km		2nd	15:50
2017	World Championships 10.000m		25th	32:45.95
2017	Nijmegen Global Athletics 5.000m		5th	15:34.91 NR
2016	Sylvesterlauf Trier 5km		3rd	16:14
2016	Olympic Games 10.000m		27th	32:07.80
2016	African Championships 10.000m		4th	31:45.82 NR
2016	World Junior Championships 5.000m		13th	15:57.68
2016	East African Junior Championships 5.000m		4th	16:42.1
2015	African Junior Championships 3.000m		4th	10:02.83

60.	Pauline Kamulu	KEN/1995		Debut	Nike
Training, living and competing in Japan, Pauline is one of the Kenyan athletes who made the decision to go abroad and live in the Asian country. Kamulu won the Pune Half Marathon at the age of seventeen setting a CR of 68:37 some years ago. Following her 11th place in World Junior Cross Championships in 2013 she began to compete in Japan for the Route Inn Hotels Corporate running team.
2018	World Half Marathon Championships		3rd	66:56
2018	Yamaguchi Half Marathon		1st	69:40
2017	Okayama Half Marathon		1st	68:04
2017	Yuwa 10.000m		2nd	31:47.13
2016	African Cross Championships		7th
2016	Fukagawa 10.000m		1st	31:56.70
2015	Okayama Half Marathon		3rd	69:44
2013	World Junior Cross Championships		11th

61.	Zeineba Yimer	ETH/1998		Debut	Nike
Zeineba comes from Wollo, a place 400km north of Addis Abeba. Zeineba started running at the age of 5 and later, after moving to Addis, further developed as an elite runner. Like many Ethiopian athletes Zeineba was inspired by Kenenisa Bekele to start running. After winning the Ethiopian trials in January 2018, Zeineba went on to take a fifth place at the World Half Marathon Championships in a new PB of 1:08:07.
2018	World Championships Half Marathon		5th	68:07
2018	Ethiopian Championships Half Marathon		1st	70:24
2018	Egmond Half Marathon		1st	72:19
2017	Cardiff Half Marathon		4th	71:31
2017	World Junior Championships Cross		10th

62.	Ancuta Bobocel	ROM/1987		Debut	Nike
The Romanian distance star is known in Europe for a long time due to her high level steeple and cross country performances. She won various medals at various European and World Junior Championships. She competed in steeple for many years till 2017 when she started to change to longer distances and road running. It was the 208 World Half Marathon Championships where she prevailed and decided this is her new career. Ancuta currently trains in Colorado Springs, USA, under coach Scott Simmons. She delivered a baby girl in 2014, Eva Maria. Bobocel currently holds the 3rd position in the European half marathon rankings, she was the first European finisher at the World Half Marathon Championships.
2018	World Half Marathon Championships		15th	70:21
2017	European Cross Championships		11th
2017	Maia 10.000m		2nd	32:18.93
2016	European Cross Championships		4th
2015	European Cross Championships		5th
2013	World Championships 3000mst		13th	9:53.35
2009	World University Games 3000mst		2nd	9:38.14
2009	European U23 Championships 3000mst		1st	9:47.40
2008	European U23 Cross Championships		5th
2007	European U23 Cross Championships		1st
2007	European U23 Championships 3000mst		2nd	9:41.84
2006	European Junior Cross Championships		3rd
2006	World Junior Championships 3000mst		2nd	9:46.19
2005	European Junior Cross Championships		1st
2005	European Junior Championships 3000mst		2nd	10:14.29
2004	European Junior Cross Championships		2nd
2004	World Junior Championships 3000mst		2nd	9:49.03
2003	European Junior Championships 2000mst		2nd	6:32.03

Approximately 27,000 runners will take to the roads for five different races in what has become one of Bengaluru’s most high-profile sporting events.

In addition to the TCS World 10K for elite runners, there is an Open 10K, the Majja Run (6km) the Senior Citizens’ Race and Champions with Disability Race (both 4km).