| TIGIST | Ethiopian athlete who won the Dubai and Berlin marathons in 2024,_ Ketema (6) |
| BEKERE | Ashete ...... , 2019 Rotterdam and Berlin Marathon women's race winner (6) |
| RUTH | Kenyan runner who set a new world record in the marathon in 2024, _ Chepng'etich (4) |
| SANTORO | Fabrice, French men's tennis player who won the Dubai Open in 2002 (7) |
| MAURESMO | Amelie, French women's tennis player who won the Dubai Open in March 2002 (8) |
| ADERE | Berhane, Ethiopian athlete who won the woman's 10,000m title at the World Athletics Championships in 2003 (5) |
| GEBRSELASSIE | Haile --, Ethiopian athlete who won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres (12) |
| BIKILA | Ethiopian athlete whose barefoot marathon at the 1960 Olympics in a time of 2:15:16 earned him a gold medal (6) |
| MIRUTS | Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Olympics, known as "the Shifter" |
| YIFTER | Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Olympics, known as "the Shifter" |
| IZZARD | Comedian who ran 43 marathons in 51 days (5,6) |
| MILKESA | Ethiopian athlete who won the 2024 Berlin Marathon, _ Mengesha (7) |
| DUBLIN | John Rigby's old base can be seen from the outskirts of Dubrovnik and Berlin (6) |
| DUNLIN | Wader seen on the outskirts of Dunkirk and Berlin (6) |
| HAREMS | Groups of women run marathons in the Borders (6) |
| SHIBUI | Yoko, winner of the women's race at the 2004 Berlin Marathon (6) |
| YVETTE | British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024, _ Cooper (6) |
| METRES | The Dubai World Cup will be run over 2000 of these |
| IRVING | One alliance involved Vatican and Berlin, say (6) |
| POZNAN | Polish city midway between Warsaw and Berlin (6) |
