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Latest News from Ethiopia – athletes’ information, training and competition news round-up from the Ethiopian capital of Addis-Ababa.
Ethiopia’s Abayneh Ayele has been added to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg’s elite field after his fine performance at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff.
Continue readingEthiopia’s Guteni Shone, with a personal best of 2:23:32, is the fastest of women’s elite field of the 2016 Vienna City Marathon on 10 April.
Continue readingGenzebe Dibaba and Yomif Kejelcha delivered two much needed gold medals to Ethiopia on the final day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon on Sunday.
Continue readingTwo silver medals by Burundi’s Antoine Gakeme and Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum, and a bronze medal by Gudaf Tsegay highlight African performances on day 3 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016 on Saturday.
Continue readingGenzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia broke the world indoor mile record (4:13.31) while Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti set a new mark over 1000m (2:14.20) in Stockholm on Wednesday February 17, 2016.
Continue readingEthiopians Tesfaye Dibaba Abera and Tirfi Beyene Tsegaye were crowned winners at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
Continue readingEthiopians Tamirat Tola and Netsanet Gudeta took the honours to hand Ethiopia a first double victory at the 41st Boclassic New Year’s Eve Race in Bolzano in northern Italy on Thursday.
Continue readingEthiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Kenya’s Cynthia Limo came out on top after thrilling battles over the last kilometre for both the men’s and women’s titles at the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday.
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Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba was named the female IAAF World Athlete of the Year for 2015 while compatriot Almaz Ayana won the Adidas golden shoe award on Thursday 26 November.
Continue readingKenenisa Bekele, one of the world’s greatest ever distance runners, is the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Event Ambassador and will attend the race on Sunday 29 November.
Continue readingEthiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa powered past Bahrain’s Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa to win gold in the girls’ 1500m at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday, her winning time of 4:12.92 a 2015 world youth lead.
Continue readingEthiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the outdoor World Record for the women’s 1500m in 3:50.07 at the Meeting Herculis, IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on Friday.
Continue readingShuru Bulo sprinted to victory in 9:01.12 to deliver the first gold medal for Ethiopia on Day One of the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday.
Continue readingEthiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba set an African women’s 1500m record of 3:54.11 at the Míting Internacional d’Atletisme Centenari de la Federació Catalana held in Barcelona’s Estadi Joan Serrahima stadium on Wesdnesday.
Continue readingLondon Marathon champion Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia will head the women’s field at the 2015 Morrisons Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday September 13.
Continue readingEthiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record in Oslo on Thursday evening.
Continue readingEthiopian long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie has announced his final decision to retire from competitive running.
Continue readingEthiopian and Kenyan women will battle for supremacy over the 3000m Steeplechase at the Doha 2015 meeting taking place at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday May 15.
Continue readingEthiopian Tigist Tufa tore up the prediction book to win the 35th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon over more fancied Kenyan rivals in London on Sunday.
Continue readingEthiopian Sisay Lemma stepped in with an amazing performance to secure victory for his country at the Vienna City Marathon after pre-race favourite Getu Feleke dropped out injured.
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