The 2023 World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday is a USD 210,000 World Athletics Gold Label Road Race that will see the Elite men's and women's winners claim an identical USD 26,000 purse.
Jamaica's Yohan Blake is the second fastest man of all time and famously finished behind countryman and training partner Usain Bolt in the 100m and 200m before teaming up with the sprint legend for the 4x100m relay gold in a world record at the 2012 London Olympics.
Haile Gebrselassie won the 10,000 m gold in successive Olympics (1996 & 2000) and eight World Championships Indoor and Outdoor track titles from the 1,500 m to the 10,000 m in a storied career.
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], April 19 (ANI): World 10K Bengaluru on Wednesday announced Justin Gatlin - the 2004 Olympic 100M champion and four-time World Athletics Championships gold medallist - as the International Event Ambassador for the 14th edition of the race on May 15.