Chaltu Dida
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chaltu Dida Diriba |
| Born | 5 December 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 14:27.11 (Rome, 2025) 10,000m: 30:33.86 (Oslo, 2025) Road 5km: 14:51 (Al Khobar, 2024) 10km: 32:28 (Addis Abeba, 2024) Half marathon: 1:08:12 (Lisbon, 2025) |
Chaltu Dida Diriba (born 5 December 2006) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]
Biography
Dida ran a personal best time of 14:27.11 to finish seventh in the 2025 Diamond League event in Rome, Italy; the 2025 Golden Gala, over 5000 metres on 6 June 2025.[2] She ran a personal best time of 30:33.86 for the 10,000 metres to place third at the 2025 Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, later that month.[3] In July 2025, she was provisionally named in the Ethiopian team for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but ultimately did not compete.[4] She ran a personal best of 1:08:12 for the half marathon in Lisbon in October 2025.[5]
Dida placed third at the 10K Facsa Castellón, a World Athletics Label road race, on 22 February 2026, running 29:50.[6][7] She finished second to Agnes Ngetich in 30:02 at the Urban Trail de Lille in France, over 10km.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Chalitu Dida". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "2025 Golden Gala". World Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Oslo Bislett Games". World Athletics. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Cynthia Chepwony scares Peres Jepchirchir's record in Lisbon". Athletics.co.ke. October 27, 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ "Kibet and Gitonga impress, Schrub and Keith run records in Castellón". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 22 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Keith breaks McColgan's European 10km record". BBC Sport. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ "Gressier threatens world 5km record, Ngetich runs 28:58 10km in Lille". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ "Urban Trail de Lille - 5 et 10km". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (4 April 2026). "So close to the European record! Battocletti clocks 30:08 for 10km in Lille". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2026.