Tirunesh Dibaba returns to competition after four-year hiatus

Addis Ababa, January 5, 2023 (FBC) – One of the most successful athletes in the world, Tirunesh Dibaba, also known as the track queen, is returning to competitive race after four years hiatus, according to several reports

A three-time Olympic and five-time World champion, Trunesh Dibaba, has not competed in over four years. Her personal best time is 66:50, set in 2017.

The 22nd Aramco Houston Half Marathon, scheduled for January 15, will feature the return of one of the greatest distance runners of all time: Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia.

She will be joined in the women’s race by Emily Sisson of the US (personal best time of 67:11), who will be competing for the first time since setting a US record in the Chicago marathon in October, and Ethiopian Hiwot Gebrekidan (personal best time of 66:47).

Other notable contenders in the women’s race include Dominique Scott of South Africa (personal best time of 67:32), Jessica Warner-Judd of the UK (personal best time of 67:52), Molly Huddle of the US (personal best time of 67:25), and former 1500m Olympic medallist and World champion Jenny Simpson, who will be making her half marathon debut.