Eritrean Athletes excel in the Austrian mountain race

Eritrean Athletes Abraham Kidane, Pietro Mamo, Yosief Tekhle secured 1st, 2nd and 4th places respectively in the mountain race held in Austria yesterday

Asmara, 7 September 2015 – Eritrean Athletes Abraham Kidane, Pietro Mamo, Yosief Tekhle secured 1st, 2nd and 4th places respectively in the mountain race held in Austria yesterday; September 6th.Over 20 nations participated in the challenging race.

Athlete Abraham Kidane finished the race in 38 minutes and 29 seconds, while Pietro Mamo secured the second place finishing in 38 minutes and 30 seconds – only a second apart from Abraham. Athlete Yosief Tekhle stood fourth in the race finishing in 39 minutes and 26 seconds.

This impressive results in the Austrian mountain race come closely in the heels of Eritrea’s gold medal win in the men’s marathon at the World Championships in Beijing last month.