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Ejegayehu Dibaba finishes second in marathon debut in Chicago
Ejegayehu Dibaba (Photo: IAAF.org)
CHICAGO — Ejegayehu Dibaba, a silver medalist in the 10,000-meter race at the 2004 Olympics finished second (2:22:09) in her marathon debut here today, reported the New York Times.
The winner, Liliya Shobukhova of Russia crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes 20 seconds. With the victory, she earned a $100,000 prize, qualified for the 2012 Olympic...
EAF, Ethiopian Athletes & Coaches to contribute 20 million birr for Grand Millennium Renaissance Dam construction
Addis Ababa– The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) and 80 of the country’s top athletes and coaches have announced that they will contribute 20 million birr (US$1.186 million) for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project during a press conference held at the Addis Ababa Stadium today, reported Ethiopian Radio & Television (ERTA).
The report indicates that the contribution...
Ethiopia Athletics: Birtukan Fente wins Vallagarina XC
Rovereto, Italy – Birtukan Fente Alemu of Ethiopia won the women’s 5.5km race at the 34th edition of the International Cross della Vallagarina here yesterday. In the men’s race, Zelalem Bacha finished second behind Thomas Longosiwa of Kenya.
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The 20-years-old Birtukan, who won a silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase race at the world Junior Championships last year, hails from...
Ethiopian Athletes impress on the roads- 2010 Review
The year 2010 was a non-major-championship year in athletics, but that did not stop Ethiopian athletes from taking part in continental and other top competitions, albeit with limited success.
Standout Performance
In a year of minor events, it is difficult to pick out the top performance by an Ethiopian, but Meseret Defar’s feat in winning a fourth successive world indoor 3000m title in Doha, Qatar...
Genzebe Dibaba wins 7th Cross Internacional de Atapuerca
Atapuerca (Burgos), Spain – Genzebe Diba, youngest sister of Ethiopia’s world class athletes Tirunesh and Ejegayehu Dibaba, defeated World ChampionEmily Chebet of Kenya to win the 7th Cross Internacional de Atapuerca here today.
In the men’s category, Teklemariam Medhin of Eritrea shocked Joseph Ebuya of Kenya. Five of the top 10 finishers hailed from Eritrea.
Genzebe, 19, dominated the race...
Ethiopian Athletics: Dinknesh Teffera sets new course record for Loch Ness Marathon
Dinknesh Teffera has set a new women course record for Baxters Loch Ness Marathon yesterday. Fellow Ethiopian Thomas Abiyu won the men’s race.
Dinknesh comes from Bekoji, the hometown of Fatuma Roba, Derartu Tulu, Kenenisa & Taruku Bekele, the Dibaba sisters (Tirunesh, Ejegayehu & Genzebe) and many other great Ethiopian athletes.
Competing in her first race in Great Britain, Dinknesh...
Tirunesh Dibaba victorious at Adidas Grand Prix
New York – World Champion Tirunesh Dibaba (15:11.34), Sentayehu Ejigu (15:12.99) and Sule Utura (15:16.61) gave Ethiopia a clean sweep of the Women’s 5,000m event at the Adidas Grand Prix here yesterday. Aheza Kiros finished 8th.
The event, which is the fifth stop on the inaugural 14-meet IAAF Diamond League Circuit, was held in Icahn Stadium on New York City’s Randall’s Island.
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Going the distance
Januaruy 18, 2010 – Ethiopian distance-running legends, ‘King’ Kenenisa Bekele and ‘the baby-faced destroyer’ Tirunesh Dibaba, spoke to Nicola Bamford about life as the world’s finest long-distance athletes and their goals to maintain a global grip on supremacy during 2010…
The pair known for their shy and modest demeanours, opened up on the eve of the BUPA...
Kenenisa Bekele & Tirunesh Dibaba head stellar cast in frozen Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK – (Januaary 7, 2010) – Kenenisa Bekele, and comeback queen Hayley Yelling, will be joined by Tirunesh Dibaba in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park on Saturday (9) to take on some of the world’s best mud-larks in fierce battles for supremacy over a challenging course in the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country.
Given the present state of the weather in the UK, cold temperatures...
2009 – End of Year Reviews – LONG DISTANCE, Track
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5000m
With Kenenisa Bekele committed to the 2009 ÅF Golden League series the world this year was treated to five top 5000m races featuring the World record holder, three before the World Championships and two after.
However, it turned out that the other top runners were too shy in the presence of the legend Bekele. So rather than really trying to challenge him they were content with following...