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Ethiopian-born Athletes Sweep Dubai 5k Women Run
From left, Amnae Beriso, Alia Saeed Mohammad and Betty Desalegn Belayneh. (Photo: Gulf News)
Dubai- - Ethiopian-born United Arab Emirates (UAE) athletes Betty Desalegn Belayneh and Alia Saeed Mohammad together with Amnae Beriso of Ethiopia, clinched the top three spots in the first ever Dubai 5k women’s run here yesterday. Betty, 19, finished first in 16:46 followed by Alia (16:55) and Amnae...
Haile Gebrselassie expected to tower over his opponents in Dubai
Dubai, UAE – (January 5, 2010) – In the wake of Monday’s opening of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, rising more than 800 metres over the desert floor, the emirate of Dubai awaits the arrival of Haile Gebrselassie, fastest man in the world at the marathon.
Inside a decade, the upcoming Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (22 January) has gone from a backwater event to become...
