Zersenay akadzokera kuEritrea mushure memitambo yeOlympics uye akadzidzira kwemwedzi mumwe chete kuti agadzirire makwikwi eWorld Half Marathon Championships muna 2008.
muRio de Janeiro. Akakunda mukombe wake wechitatu akatevedzana wehafu yemarathoni nekureruka, achitungamira pakutanga uye achirova wechipiri-akaiswa Patrick Makau Musyoki nemaminetsi maviri. Kubudirira kwake kwakakonzera kupemberera kukuru munyika yokumusha kwake, zvikuru kwazvo zvokuti Mutungamiriri weEritrea akamugamuchira panhandare yendege pakudzoka kwake. Ane nhoroondo yakasimba muhafu yemarathon, Zersenay akazivisa kuti aizoedza nhambo yakazara yemarathon mwaka unotevera.