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2010 African Nations Cup preps go to the wire
Less than four weeks to go until the start of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, the hosts are still working to complete all the infrastructure.
Luanda, Angola (December 15, 2009) – Work is continuing on stadiums, roads and the main airport in Luanda – and not one ticket has yet gone on sale.
The pitch at the stadium in Luanda has reportedly had no maintenance for weeks because of contractual...
College Athlete: Solomon Haile, University of Arkansas
(December 15, 2009) – Despite only competing in the United States for one full academic year, after moving to Maryland from his native Ethiopia, the Sherwood senior cemented his all-decade credentials with two major victories in the fall of 2008.
At the Manhattan Invitational in New York, Haile blazed a course record 12:06.7 on the venerable Van Cortlandt Park 2.5-mile layout.
In the ensuing...
‘African runners are excelling because they are natural athletes’, Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam
New Delhi, (Dec 15, 2009) – World champion cross country runner Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam said that African runners are natural athletes and that is what is helping them to excel in long and middle distance running events, reported IANS.
“All over the world, African runners are making living out of running – thanks to the environment in which they grow up. All top African runners...
Tirunesh Dibaba returns to Reebok Boston Indoor Games
Boston, USA – (December 15, 2009) – Ethiopia’s double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba will be among the headliners at the 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Saturday 6 February 2010.
The 15th edition of the meeting, the second stop in USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series, takes place at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College, Boston.
Dibaba,...
