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Mestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon
Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopia’s Mestawet Tufa set new course records when winning at the third edition of the Naoko Takahashi Cup / Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in 1:00:31 and 1:10:03 respectively on Sunday.
Zersenay, the six-time World champion on the roads and at cross country, improved the former course record set by Kenya’s Martin Mathathi two years...
Ethiopian Tolossa Gedefa Fufi wins men’s field in debut Bay to Breakers run
Tolossa Gedefa (Photo:baytobreakers.com)
San Francisco, CA – An up-and-coming runner from Ethiopia conquered his first Bay to Breakers and Olympian Ryan Hall placed as high as any American since 1986.
Tolossa Gedefa Fufi, 23, won the men’s field in the 102nd Craigslist Bay to Breakers on Sunday, finishing the 12-kilometer race through the heart of The City in 35 minutes 1 second. Hall finished...
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai: Genzebe Dibaba wins 5,000m
Shanghai, China – Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women’s 5,000m race at the IAAF Diamond League competition here today.
Dibaba won the race in 14:45:92, followed by fellow compatriot Meseret Defar (14:47:76) and Viola Jelagat Kibiwot of Kenya (14:48:29). Buze Diriba Kejela and Gelete Burka finished in 6th and 8th places respectively.
In the men’s 1,500m race, Mekonnen Gebremedhin...
Tariku Jufar’s Historic mission at the Ottawa Marathon
Once again athletes from across the planet will converge upon Ottawa for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend on 25-26 May for the 10km and Marathon – both of them IAAF Silver Label Road Races – and among them will be a large contingent of Ethiopians.
Half a dozen Ethiopians are part of a group trained in Addis Ababa by renowned coach Haji Adilo and managed by Hussein Makke, who is based in Pennsylvania....
Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba to run in Ostrava
Genzebe Dibaba
Ethiopia’s leading distance-running sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba are among the latest athletes to sign up for the 52nd Ostrava Golden Spike, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, on June 27.
The Dibaba sisters will run different events. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Tirunesh Dibaba will contest the 10,000m, an event in which she has never been beaten. Dibaba holds the Ostrava...
Tirunesh Dibaba targets 10km victory in Manchester
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Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia (Photo: Mark Shearman)
-time Olympic gold medallist Tirunesh Dibaba will turn her attention away from the track to the roads on May 26 when she competes over 10km at the Bupa Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
Dibaba, who successfully defended her 10,000m title at last summer’s London Games, is eager to return to action after having to pull...
Assefa, Deba Complete Ethiopian Sweep At Bloomsday
Buzunesh Deba (Photorun.net)
Spokane, Washington – Belete Assefa, 22, of Ethiopa used a huge kick at the end to win the elite men’s race at Bloomsday.
Assefa became the first Ethiopian to win Bloomsday. Nearing the seven-mile mark, though, Assefa was trailing Emmanuel Bett of Kenya, before he turned on the jets and won the race with a comfortable lead.
Women’s Race
Buzunesh Deba of...
Dibaba and Aman among top Ethiopians for Doha – IAAF Diamond League
Mohamed Aman
A host of top Ethiopian athletes will grace the Qatar Sports Club Track on May 10 for Doha 2013, the opening leg of the IAAF Diamond League, at a meeting that is known for producing great performances in distance events.
As an extra incentive for the country that took the senior and junior men’s team titles at last month’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ethiopia’s most...
Kipsang to take on Gebrselassie over 10km in Manchester
A titanic battle between Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie and Kenyan star Wilson Kipsang is forecast when they challenge for victory on 26 May at the Bupa Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
Gebrselassie, who announced his participation a few weeks ago, is no stranger to the meeting and the 40-year-old will be seeking a sixth title, including a fifth consecutive win in the 10km...
Ethiopian double in Dusseldorf as Debele breaks course record
Dereje Debele (photo: Victah Sailor)
Ethiopians Dereje Debele and Melkam Gizaw took the 11th edition of the Metro Group Marathon Düsseldorf on Sunday (28) as the men’s course record was smashed in the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race.
In ideal weather conditions 26 year-old Debele achieved the first sub-2:08 performance in Düsseldorf, while second-place Pius Ondoro was also under the previous course...
