Edinburgh, Scotland
– In a remarkable triumph over adversity and the spirited
endeavours of defending champion Zersenay Tadese, Kenenisa Bekele
cleared a series of obstacles to win a record sixth Senior Men’s
classic distance title - and US$30,000 - at the 36th IAAF World
Cross Country Championships, at Holyrood Park, today.>>
Ethiopia
romp home to their first ever sweep of all four individual golds
– Edinburgh 2008
Edinburgh, Scotland - The heat
of Mombasa is now but a memory, a nightmare of course, in the
history of Ethiopian distance running.
In cold, occasionally rainy
and blustery conditions in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park at
this afternoon’s 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
it was not just a climatic differences between the previous and
current venues of these championships which were noticeable but
competitive ones too.>>
Dibaba takes her fifth
gold - Edinburgh 2008
Edinburgh, Scotland - Tirunesh
Dibaba completed part three of what was not only a great day
for Ethiopia but a great day for the Dibaba family this afternoon
as she reclaimed her World Cross Country crown, which comes with
a US$30,000 prize, in thrilling style.>>
Younger sister
leads the way - Edinburgh 2008 30 March 2008 - Edinburgh,
Scotland - There was a familiar name on the vest and a familiar
smile on the face of Genzebe Dibaba as she bounced down the final,
muddy slope of the three-lap course at Edinburgh’s Holyrood
Park this afternoon and sped across ...>>
Dibaba sisters make it
a family affair – Edinburgh 2008
30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - As inspiration goes it
takes some beating. Only minutes after becoming the most successful
woman in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Tirunesh Dibaba stood in the flapping white
...
03-15-2008
Gebrselassie
told to obey Ethiopian rules for Beijing
ADDIS ABABA
(Reuters) - World record holder Haile Gebrselassie cannot opt
out of the Beijing Olympics marathon and must follow Ethiopian
sports rules, the country's athletics federation said on Friday.>>
Bekele and
Dibaba lead Ethiopia’s strong team of 27 for Edinburgh
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia - Five-time
double World cross country champion Kenenisa Bekele and two-time
female long course champion Tirunesh Dibaba will lead Ethiopia’s
strong team for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
in Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March 2008).>>
Hengelo path
to Beijing for Gebrselasssie – IAAF World Athletics Tour
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – World marathon record holder
and two-time Olympic and four-time World 10,000m champion Haile
Gebrselassie of Ethiopia today (12) announced that he intends
to compete in the 2008 FBK-Games - IAAF World Athletics Tour
- in Hengelo, the Netherlands on 24 May in his bid to make Ethiopia’s
10,000m team for the Beijing Olympics in China. >>
03-09-2008
Ethiopia's
Gebrselassie misses marathon due to pollution
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Marathon
world record holder Haile Gebrselassie said on Monday he would
not compete in the Olympic marathon because of fears that Beijing's
air pollution would damage his health.>>
Defar makes
it three in a row
Valencia,
Spain
- Meseret Defar added yet another chapter in her remarkable journal
of athletics success by matching the achievements of Gabriela
Szabo and completing a hat-trick of World Indoor 3000m titles.
>>
* Deresse Mekonnen gets Gold in Men's 1500
* Ethiopia is
in 3rd place in the Medal Table after USA and Russia
* Tariku Bekele
gets Gold in Men's 3,000
Ethiopia's
Medals:
GOLD
Deresse Mekonnen
1500 Metres M
Meseret Defar 3000 Metres W
Tariku Bekele 3000 Metres M
SILVER
Meselech Melkamu
3000 Metres W
BRONZE
Gelete Burka 1500 Metres W
Abreham Cherkos 3000 Metres M
African Athletics
Championships to be held in Addis Ababa
02-28-2008
(Reuters) - More than 1,000
athletes will take part in the African Athletics Championships.
Dube Jillo, technical director of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation,
said 40 of Africa's 53 states had confirmed their participation
in the championships in Addis Ababa between April 30 and May
4.
"We expect the remaining
13 countries to confirm in due course, bringing the number of
athletes expected to participate to around 1,200," Dube
said.
With the Olympic Games to follow
in August, Dube said it was a chance for African athletes to
test their ability "to excel against the world's best in
Beijing".
Olympic 10,000 metres champion
Kenenisa Bekele will head a strong home team.
The African championships are
held every two years.
Athletics
02-24-2008
Ethiopia
dethrones Russia at Yokohama Women’s Ekiden Running away from Japan
in the third of six stages and never relinquishing their lead
again, Ethiopia won the 2008 Yokohama Women’s Ekiden, a
Marathon distance ekiden on Sunday (24 Feb).>>
Athletics
02-19-2008
Defar to
lead Ethiopian squad for Valencia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-
Double World indoor 3000m champion and 2007 IAAF World Athlete
of the Year Meseret Defar will lead a strong Ethiopian squad
of of seven athletes for the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships
in Valencia, Spain (7-9 March 2008). >>
Athletics
02-17-2008
Kenenisa
takes down another Gebrselassie mark, Burka cruises
Birmingham, UK – As habits
go, this is a what you would call a good one. For the third time
in five years Kenenisa Bekele graced the Norwich Union
Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham this afternoon by taking one
of Haile Gebrsalassie’s World records/bests.
In Defar’s absence,
Burka cruises
The
NIA may have been deprived of another two mile best when Meseret
Defar pulled out of the meeting with food poisoning on Thursday
night. But the organisers simply switched the event to 3000m
and Gelete Burka took advantage, powering to 8:31.94,
third in the world this year and seventh quickest of all time.>>
03-31-2008
Ethiopia
romp home to their first ever sweep of all four individual golds
– Edinburgh 2008
Dibaba takes her fifth
gold - Edinburgh 2008
Dibaba sisters make it
a family affair – Edinburgh 2008
Athletics
Athletics
The
NIA may have been deprived of another two mile best when Meseret
Defar pulled out of the meeting with food poisoning on Thursday
night. But the organisers simply switched the event to 3000m
and Gelete Burka took advantage, powering to 8:31.94,
third in the world this year and seventh quickest of all time.>>
