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Canada’s Moh Ahmed and Kenya’s Celestine Biwot Jekosgei win the New Balance Kö Meile Königsallee in Düsseldorf

September 6, 2026

Canada’s Moh Ahmed and Kenya’s Celestine Biwot Kekosgei won the 2026 New Balance Kö Meile Königsallee in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Veteran Moh Ahmed from St. Catharines, Ontario, clocked a 13:14.85 performance to win the 5km race in Düsseldorf. Meanwhile, Kenyan Celestine Biwot Kekosgei finished first in 15:17.25. Little else has been published about the event so far.

For the elite athletes, the event is well-timed before the 2025 Copenhagen Road Running Championships.

The 35-year-old Ahmed has a personal best of 12:47.20 on the track and three national records in the 5000m indoors, 5000 w outdoors, and 10,000m, which he has run in 26:34.14. He has earned a Tokyo Olympic silver medal and a World Championships bronze medal from the 2019 Doha event.

For Biwot, at just 22, she has run the 5000m as fast as 15:03.33. The 3000m steeplechaser has run the event in 9:17.06. She is a two-time national champion and picked up a gold medal at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

New Balance KÖ MEILE brings runners to Düsseldorf’s Königsallee for short one-mile (1609m) and 5km race distances.

The course runs along the Kö, Düsseldorf’s main boulevard, with a focus on atmosphere and speed: confetti, a cheering zone, a DJ truck, medals, donuts, and a post-race Run & Vibe Area. The Elite Mile is by invitation only, its course certified by World Athletics, offering top runners a chance to earn World Ranking points.