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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...
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...
Boston marathon suspect charged
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, the US Department of Justice says.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged in hospital, could face the death penalty.
A White House spokesman has said Mr Tsarnaev will not be treated as an “enemy combatant“, as suggested by some Republican members of Congress.
The...
Adidas selling T-shirt supporting Boston Marathon charity
Adidas T-shirt for Boston Marathon Charity
Adidas is selling a limited edition T-shirt to honor victims of the Boston Marathon attacks. All proceeds from the shirts will go to a fund for those affected by the tragedy.
The shirts are selling for the marathon-inspired price of $26.20. Both the men’s and women’s version have “Boston stands as one” written across the chest with...
After finish, bombs shatter Boston Marathon
Rita Jeptoo of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia pose with a trophy at the finish line after winning the women’s and men’s divisions of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. (photo: AP)
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday two hours after Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo crossed it to win the race. Two people were killed and...
Athletics world appalled by Boston Outrage
Lamine Diack
The International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF), along with the worldwide athletics community, is shocked and appalled by the tragic events which have occurred in Boston today on the occasion of the city’s annual Marathon.
The sport of athletics offers its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured in this horrendous incident.
While...
Terror at Boston Marathon: 3 dead, 154 wounded as witnesses describe horror
Deadly attack at Boston Marathon (Photo: CNN.com)
(CNN)Â – Investigators are pleading for help in hunting down those responsible for a pair of bombings that left a gruesome scene at the Boston Marathon.
The blasts, which killed an 8-year-old boy and two other people, marked a grotesque end to what should have been a celebration of triumph.
One man’s legs were instantly blown off, yet he...
Boston Marathon Blasts Kill 2, Police Say
BOSTON — A series of explosions was reported near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, leaving two people dead and at least two dozen injured, according to the Boston Police Department.
A third explosion was heard just before 4 p.m., about an hour after the first two blasts. The police were apparently aware of that device before the explosion occurred.
The blasts took place about four...
Ethiopia’s Desisa, Kenya’s Jeptoo win in Boston
Desisa wins three-way sprint in dramatic finish to men’s race; time of 2:10.22
BOSTON – Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia took the title in the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning a three-way sprint down Boylston Street to finish in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22 seconds.
In just his second race at the 26.2-mile distance, Desisa finished 5 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Micah Kogo...
Lelisa Desisa wins Boston Men’s Marathon
Lelisa Desisa
Boston, MA - Lelisa Desisa won the 2013 Boston Men’s Marathon in a slow time of 2:10:22, with Gebre-Egziabher “Gebre” Gebremariam coming in 3rd place, just 1 second behind Licah Kogo of Kenya.
In the women’s race, Meseret Hailu finished second (2:26:58) with Tirfi Tsegaye placing 5th (2:28:09). Rita Jeptoo of Kenya won the race in 2:26:25.
Men’s Race
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