{"id":1040007955,"date":"2025-09-26T09:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T08:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athleticsweekly.com\/?p=1040007955"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T08:41:35","slug":"stockholm-marathon-winner-shewarge-alene-dies-aged-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athleticsweekly.com\/news\/stockholm-marathon-winner-shewarge-alene-dies-aged-30-1040007955\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockholm Marathon winner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethiopian had PB of 2:27:26 but passed away in hospital after feeling unwell in training.<\/p>\n

Shewarge Alene, the Ethiopian winner of the Stockholm Marathon in May, took ill during a training session recently and was rushed to hospital in Addis Ababa where she died soon after. She was just 30 years old.<\/p>\n

The Stockholm Marathon said in a statement: \u201cIt is with deep sorrow that we have received the news of the passing of Shewarge Alene, winner of adidas Stockholm Marathon 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cShewarge Alene became unwell during a training session and was taken to hospital, where sadly, her life could not be saved. Shewarge Alene was 30 years old. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>

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Alene had a half-marathon best of 67:43 and her marathon best of 2:27:26 was set in the Cape Town Marathon two years ago.<\/p>\n

In Stockholm four months ago she won in a time of 2:30:38.<\/p>\n

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Jairus Birech (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kenyan steeplechaser dies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jairus Birech, the 2014 African 3000m steeplechase champion from Kenya, has died aged 32.<\/p>

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Birech led the world rankings that same year with 7:58.41 set at the Diamond League in Brussels and that time still sits No.12 on the world all-time rankings.<\/p>\n

He also won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that year behind Jonathan Ndiku of Kenya.<\/p>\n

In 2015 he finished fourth in the World Championships and once again topped the world lists that year with 7:58.83.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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