Chaltu Dida Diriba (born 5 December 2006) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]

Chaltu Dida
Personal information
Full nameChaltu Dida Diriba
Born (2006-12-05) 5 December 2006 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
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)

Biography

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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

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  1. "Chalitu Dida". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. "2025 Golden Gala". World Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. "Oslo Bislett Games". World Athletics. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. "Cynthia Chepwony scares Peres Jepchirchir's record in Lisbon". Athletics.co.ke. October 27, 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  6. "Kibet and Gitonga impress, Schrub and Keith run records in Castellón". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 22 Feb 2026.
  7. "Keith breaks McColgan's European 10km record". BBC Sport. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  8. "Gressier threatens world 5km record, Ngetich runs 28:58 10km in Lille". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  9. "Urban Trail de Lille - 5 et 10km". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  10. 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.