Kenenisa Bekele to skip Oslo & Rome Diamond meetings due to calf-injury
The Hague, Netherlands – Olympic Champion and world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele is forced to skip the...
Athletics
Meseret Defar wins FBK Games’ 5,000m race in Hengelo
Hengelo, the Netherlands- Olympic gold medalist Meseret Defar of Ethiopia won the FBK Games’ 5,000m women race here today in...
Dire Tune & Lelisa Desisa win Ottawa 10K titles
Ottawa, Canada – Dire Tune and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the Ottawa 10K women and men’s races here today....
Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam sets new record at Healthy Kidney 10K race in Central Park
New York, USA – World Cross Country Champion Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam sets a new course record to win the Healthy Kidney...
Haile Gebrselassie & Werknesh Kidane victorious at Great Manchester Run
MANCHESTER (England): Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie and world silver medalist Werknesh Kidane were victorious at the Bupa Great Manchester...
Teyba Erkesso to defend 5k title at Freihofer’s Run for Women
ALBANY, NY (May 4, 2010) ‹ For Teyba Erkesso, the last two years have been nothing short of spectacular. The...
Haile Gebrselassie to partner with Hawassa Administration Bureau to upgrade airfield
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s greatest athlete and world marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who recently opened a new resort...
Desta Girma wins 33rd Madrid Women Marathon
Madrid, Spain – Desta Girma of Ethiopia won the 33rd Madrid Women’s Marathon in a modest time of 2:34.39 here...
Tsegaye Kebede wins Virgin London Marathon in 2:05.18
London, UK – Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia improved on his runner-up finish here last year to win this year’s Virgin...