Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - N'afọ 2008 ọ zọrọ mpi na Middle-East maka oge mbụ, na-ewere ọnọdụ nke ise na nke dị elu Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon na oge kachasị mma nke 1:00:35. Mogusu meriri na Kanto University Track and Field Championships, meriri Daniel Gitau ma dekọọ ihe kacha mma nke mita 10,000 nke 27:27.64 <unk> ihe ndekọ egwuregwu na n'ime ụkpụrụ Olympic "A" maka anya. Ọ banyeghị na ndị otu Olympic mana ọ gara n'ihu na-emeri n'okporo ụzọ ịgba ọsọ, na-eduga ọkara Marathon Sapporo site na 4 km gaa n'ihu iji nweta mmeri nke atọ ya na usoro ahụ. A họpụtara ya maka ndị otu Kenya na 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, mana o mezughị ọsọ ahụ na Rio de Janeiro.