For his fifth appearance at the NN Marathon Rotterdam, Kipserem is looking to make a comeback: victory, a PR and parcours record! In order to do so, he will have to take care of the Olympic top duo ‘Abdi & Abdi’, amongst others. Best pals Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi divvied up silver and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics after a blood-curdling finale, in which Nageeye gave everybody goosebumps when he thrillingly piloted his training buddy to third place.
Dawit Wolde (30) will complete the line-up of the podium of the spectacular 40th NN Marathon Rotterdam by also appearing on 10 April. In October, the Ethiopian finished third behind Bashir Abdi and Marius Kipserem in a personal record of 2.04.27.
The fifth top athlete to feature at the NN Marathon Rotterdam is Kiprop Reuben Kipyego (25). The Kenyan has a personal record of 2.03.55. Kipyego wants to beat that time at the Coolsingel.
Remco Barbier, the NN Marathon Rotterdam’s Director: ,,After having already presented Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi, the addition of Kipserem, Wolde and Kipyego to the field of competitors has sparked even more allure. I am expecting it to be an exciting and very fast race. It will inspire all other participants to aspire to surpass their level on our fast parcours.’’
Top-5 participants 41st NN Marathon Rotterdam with personal record:
1. Bashir Abdi (Bel) | 03.36 (2021, Rotterdam) |
2. Kiprop Reuben Kipyego (Ken) | 03.55 (2021, Milan) |
3. Marius Kipserem (Ken) | 04.04 (2021, Rotterdam) |
4. Dawit Wolde (Eth) | 04.27 (2021, Rotterdam) |
5. Abdi Nageeye (Neth) | 06.17 (2019, Rotterdam) |