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By Reuters July 30, 2021 TOKYO – Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10,000 meters on Friday. The 21-year-old Barega powered down the home straight to cross the line in 27 minutes 43.22 seconds, ahead of […]
Ethiopian Barega Upsets Uganda’s Cheptegei to Win Shock 10,000-Meter Gold Read More »
ITN BRUSSELS: Multiple world and Olympic champion Mo Farah of Britain and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands respectively broke the men’s and women’s one-hour run world record at the Diamond League exhibition meeting on Friday. The 37-year-old Farah and his training partner and local athlete Bashir Abdi of Belgium both beat the previous world record
Ethiopians participate in a lot of sports, but they are most well-known for their runners. Ethiopia has been referred to as the “running mecca” mainly due to the fact that they have achieved great success in middle and long distance running. The most popular sports in Ethiopia are athletics and football. The Ethiopian national football
When it comes to the privilege of travelling around the world with out visa requirements, not all passports are created equal. Ethiopian passport offers limited mobility for travel with out requiring visas than say Singapore, which is now ranked as having the most powerful passport in the world. According to the Passport Index, Ethiopian passport
Ethiopia has one of the least powerful passports in the world Read More »
By: Reuters | Addis Ababa | Published :December 28, 2016 Ethiopia, one of five countries the IAAF says is in “critical care” over its drug-testing systems, will impose lifetime bans on drug cheats, the new president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) said on Wednesday. The Horn of Africa country has for many years dominated distance running
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with IAAF Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with IAAF Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana has been named the female World Athletes of the Year at the International Association of Athletics Federation’s Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday. Ayana had a record-breaking 2015. After recording the fastest 10,000m debut in history
Ethiopia’s Ayana and Usain Bolt win top 2016 IAAF awards Read More »
Ethiopia: Genzebe Dibaba Victorious at Women’s 3000m IAAF Diamond League Lausanne 2016 | Video
Genzebe Dibaba Victorious at Women’s 3000m IAAF Diamond League Lausanne 2016 | Video Read More »
(Reuters) — Brazilian soccer legend Pele has sued Samsung Electronics Co. for at least $30 million, alleging the Korean company improperly used a look-alike in an advertisement that ran in the New York Times without permission. According to the complaint filed this month in federal court in Chicago, Samsung placed the October ad for ultra
Soccer legend Pele sues Samsung over image in newspaper ad Read More »
The Vienna City Marathon has recruited a contingent of fast women in a bid to have quick times return to the Austrian capital in the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on 10 April. Only twice have the women’s winning times been below 2:25:00 in the past 10 years and the 2:23:47 course record of Italy’s
SHONE LEADS ELITE WOMEN’S LIST FOR THE VIENNA CITY MARATHON Read More »
# Team MP W D L F A G P 1 Dedebit 13 7 4 2 23 15 +8 25 2 Kedus Giorgis 11 7 2 2 16 5 +11 23 3 Adama Kenema 13 7 2 4 18 13 +5 23 4 Welayta Dicha 13 6 2 5 13 16 -3 20 5 Sidama
