Haregeweyni Kalayu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 2009 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 1500m: 3:59.28 (Rabat, 2026) Indoors 1500m: 4:01.92 (Ostrava, 2026) AU18B |
Haregeweyni Kalayu (born 29 May 2009) is an Ethiopia middle-distance runner. In 2026, she set an African under-18 indoor record in the 1500 metres.[1]
Biography
During the 2026 indoor season, Kalaya began to compete on the World Athletics Indoor Tour over 1500 metres. She ran an outright personal best of 4:01.92 for the 1500 metres competing at the Czech Indoors Gala in Ostrava, Czechia, on 3 February 2026, where she finished in third place behind compatriots Birke Haylom and Saron Berhe.[2][3] She followed that three days later, with a fifth-place finish at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Hold meeting in Madrid over 1500 metres, running a time of 4:06.74 on 6 February.[4] She also had a top-ten finish at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in Lievin, France on 19 February 2026 in the 1500 m.[5] Later that month, she placed fourth in 4:03.75 at the 2026 Copernicus Cup in Toruń, behind Agathe Guillemot and compatriots Freweyni Hailu and Birke Haylom.[6]
In March 2026, she was selected alongside Berhe and Haylom for the Ethiopian team to compete in the 1500 m at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kuyavian–Pomeranian, Poland.[7][8] However, on the eve of the championships it was reported that she was one of a number of Ethiopian athletes, including Berhe and Tsige Duguma, who were unable to compete due to issues obtaining the requisite VISA.[9][10] On 31 May, two days after her 17th birthday, she was second in 3:59.28 behind Hailu in the 1500 metres at the 2026 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Morocco.[11][12][13] 7 June, she had a top-four finish in the 1500 m at the 2026 Bauhausgalan in Stockholm and on 19 June, placed third in the 1500 metres with 4:03.56 at the 2026 Doha Diamond League.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Haregeweyni Kalayu". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (3 Feb 2026). "45.01! Molnar leads record charge with European indoor 400m record in Ostrava". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Czech Indoor Gala". World Athletics. 3 Feb 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026". World Athletics. 6 Feb 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF". World Athletics. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Marta García vuela en los 1.500m y vuelve a hacer marca personal rumbo a Valencia y al Mundial de Torun". Runners World. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 1500m". World Athletics. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Shakeel, Maleeha (Mar 19, 2026). "Visa Trouble Shatters Olympic Star's World Athletics Indoor Championships Dream". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Tharme, Liam (20 March 2026). "Tsige Duguma among four Ethiopian athletes to miss World Indoor Championships due to visa issues". New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jepkosgei's fastest time for season". GDNOnline. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ Gault, Jonathan; Johnson, Robert (May 31, 2026). "Rabat DL: Yared Nuguse wins 1500, Max Burgin takes down Emmanuel Wanyonyi, El Bakkali wins as Frederik Ruppert breaks 8:00". Lets Run. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Zapletalová and Paulino break meeting records in Doha". World Athletics. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League (BAUHAUS-Galan) 2026". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.