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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele all set for London 2012 London Olympics
The Olympic defending champion for the over 5,000 to 10,000 metres event, Kenenisa Bekele, has recently declared publically that he is completely prepared to defend his title at the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games.
The declaration of the defending champion has put Mo Farah at unease who plans to take the gold medal for himself this time around at the international sporting event.
Bekele declared...
Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country: Ethiopia vs Kenya
Edinburgh, Scotland – It is the first year in ages that there will be no World Cross Country Championships taking place. But at the very beginning of the new year there will not be a long wait for a major Cross Country clash.
The Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday (7), an IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting, will fit the bill. The men’s 3Km event can easily be regarded as 2012’s...
Meseret Defar wins 25th Carlsbad 5000
Carlsbad, California — World record holder Meseret Defar of Ethiopia became the first three-time women’s champion of the Carlsbad 5000 when she finished the 25th anniversary race here on Sunday in a time of 15 minutes and 4 seconds, followed by defending champion and fellow compatriot Aheza Kiros and Meskerem Assefa.
In the men’s race, Kenya’s Eluid Kipchoge crossed the finish line...
Abraham Cherkos wins at the 53rd Campaccio XC
San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy – (January 7, 2010) – Abraham Cherkos Feleke from Ethiopia, the reigning World Junior 5000m champion, won the 53rd edition of the Campaccio International Cross Country race – EA Permit – which took place today (6) in San Giorgio su Legnano.
Cherkos beat last year’s Campaccio winner Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge by one second thanks to his devastating kick...
