Asayech Ayichew

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Asayech Ayichew
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Belgrade Junior team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Belgrade Junior race

Asayech Ayichew (born 3 April 2005) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. [1]

Career

In May 2022 Asayech Ayichew won the women's Under-20 5000m race in 17:10.02 at the East Africa Games. [2]

In September 2023, she made her Diamond League debut in the 3000 metres in Xiamen. [3]

In November 2023, she finished second at the Cross Internacional de Soria, a Gold meeting on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, in Alcobendas, Spain. [4]

In March 2024, she won silver in the U20 individual and gold in the team U20 race at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia. [5] [6]

She ran a personal best 29:43 to finish fourth in the 10K Valencia road race on 12 January 2025, this time placed her inside the top 10 on the world all-time list. [7] She ran a personal best 14:31.88 for the 5000 metres at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025. [8] She ran 14:33.20 for a top-ten finish over 5000m at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. [9] On 12 July 2025, she ran a 10,000 metres personal best time of 30:47.24 at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles, finishing second behind race winner Senayet Getachew. [10] [11]

References

  1. "A.Ayichew". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. "Kenyans, Ethiopians dominate Day 1 of East Africa Games in Dar". The-Star.co.ke. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "Xiamen Diamond League 2023 women's 3000m results". Watch Athletics. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. "Ethiopia's Likina Ambaw Stamps Authority in World Athletics Cross-Country Tour". ebc.et. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. wafulu, Abigael (30 March 2024). "Clean podium sweep as Ethiopians show Kenyans dust in the women's under-20 race in Belgrade". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. Henderson, Jason (30 March 2024). "FitzGerald and Bailey finish top Europeans in Belgrade". Athletics Weekly.
  7. "Almgren breaks European 10km record in Valencia, Hirpa comes from behind to win in Dubai". World Athletics. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. "BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR". Dyestat. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  11. "Sunset Tour". World Athletics. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.