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Ethiopian Athletes dominate Bolder Boulder 10k
BOULDER, Colorado — Ethiopian athletes once again dominated the Bolder Boulder 10k race when they won in both the men and women categories.
In the men’s race, Lelisa Desisa finished first in 29:16.93, with fellow compatriot and defending champion Tilahun Regassa coming second (29:16.96) and Tadese Tola, also of Ethiopia in third.
Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska retained her title in the women’s...
Kenenisa Bekele to skip Oslo & Rome Diamond meetings due to calf-injury
The Hague, Netherlands – Olympic Champion and world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele is forced to skip the Bislett Games in Oslo and the Rome meeting due to a calf-injury he sustained while training on a hard surface in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said Jos Hermens, the athlete’s agent.
Hermens told Reuters that doctors in the Netherlands conducted a series of scans and examinations...
Meseret Defar wins FBK Games’ 5,000m race in Hengelo
Hengelo, the Netherlands- Olympic gold medalist Meseret Defar of Ethiopia won the FBK Games’ 5,000m women race here today in 14:38.87. Emebet Anteneh, also of Ethiopia, came in second eighteen seconds behind.
The match anticipated race between Meseret and world cross-country champion Florence Kiplagat of Kenya didn’t materialize as the latter came in a disappointing sixth. However, Kiplagat should...
Dire Tune & Lelisa Desisa win Ottawa 10K titles
Ottawa, Canada – Dire Tune and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the Ottawa 10K women and men’s races here today. Dire and Lelisa received $5,000 each cash bonus for their victories.
Dire Tune was awarded an additional $5,000 for winning the gender competition prize for crossing the finish line ahead of her male counterparts.
Women elite athletes started this IAAF Silver Label Road Race 10K 4 minutes...
CECAFA Kagame Cup Final: Gallant Saints lose 2-0 to APR
Kigali, Rwanda – Saint George FC, Ethiopia’s representative in this year’s CECAFA Kagame Cup, lost 2-0 to home side APR in the final played here today.
The loss however, should not diminish the Saints’ gallant effort to become the first Ethiopian side to reach the final of the tournament. The team was awarded $20,000 for finishing as runner-up.
Not too many people expected the team to go this...
UEFA Champions League Final features four African Players
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
by Abdulfetah Sigal
Madrid, Spain – When Italian League Champion and Cup winner Inter Milan faces German giants Bayern Munich in the final of the European Champions’ League here on Saturday, they will have four players of African heritage in their line-up.
Strikers Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon) and Mario Barwuah Balotelli ((Italian/Ghanaian),and midfielders...
Kagame/CECAFA Clubs Championship: St. George and Rayon Club in a 2-2 draw
Kigali, Rwanda – St. George FC of Ethiopia held home side Rayon Sports of Rwanda to a 2-2 draw in their Group B opener of the 2010 Cecafa/Kagame Club Championshiphere yesterday. In the day’s other match, TP Mazembe of the DR Congo trashed Telkom of Djibouti 8-0 in Group A match.
St. George returning to big time football following a two-year Fifa ban of their country scored two penalties...
Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam sets new record at Healthy Kidney 10K race in Central Park
New York, USA – World Cross Country Champion Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam sets a new course record to win the Healthy Kidney 10K race in Central Park, here yesterday. The previous record holder was Tadesse Tola, a fellow countryman.
Gebre-Egziabher finished in 27 minutes, 42 seconds in only his third pro road race. Peter Kamais and Julius Kogo, both from Kenya finished second and third respectively.
Gebre-Egziabher received...
Haile Gebrselassie & Werknesh Kidane victorious at Great Manchester Run
MANCHESTER (England): Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie and world silver medalist Werknesh Kidane were victorious at the Bupa Great Manchester Run here today.
This marks the third time (2005, 2009 & 2010) that Haile won the Great Manchester Run. His winning time of 28:02 seconds was just one minute shy of the world record.
Werknesh Kidane running her first big 10km race, pulled away...
Ethiopian Coffee’s Fund Raising Event nets 4.1 million Birr
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –Ethiopian Coffee FC, currently in 3rd place of the 2009/10 Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) championship, raised 4.1 million birr ($303,024) at a fund raising event held here on May 12, 2010, reported the weekly sports publication, InterSport .
The event was held as part of the club’s ongoing efforts to strength the team’s position in next year’s championship.
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