Marathon runner Shumye dies in car crash

(Iaaf News ) Ethiopian marathon runner Alemayehu Shumye died
in a car crash on Friday (11). He was 24.
His marathon career began in 2008 with much promise and in his
first three races at the distance he won in Vercelli, Warsaw and
Beirut.
His lifetime best, 2:08:46, was set at the 2009 Frankfurt
Marathon where he finished fifth. His most recent Marathon
victory came at last year’s Gold Coast Marathon.
Shumye competed just six days before the car crash, finishing
10th in Xiamen with a time of 2:12:57.