Women’s 5,000m: Meseret Defar wins Olympic Gold, Tirunesh Dibaba clinches Bronze
London, UK - (RIA Novosti) - Ethiopia's 2004 gold medalist Meseret Defar regained her Olympic 5,000 meters title on Friday, powering...
Competitions
Olympics-Women’s Athletics 1500m semi-finals results
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - Olympic women's athletics 1500m semi-finals results on Wednesday. The top qualifiers were Ethiopia's Abeba Aregawi, Turkey's...
All 3 Ethiopian athletes advance to the final of men’s 5,000m
LONDON,UK (Reuters) – Dejen Gebremeskel (13:15.15), Yenew Alamirew (13:15.39) and Hagos Gebrhiwet (13;26.16)  of Ethiopia made it to the final...
Mohammed Aman & David Rudisha advance to 800m final
LONDON, UK – Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia and David Rudisha advanced to the final of the men’s 800m race, where...
Women’s 5,000m Results: Dibaba, Defar & Burka advance to final
London, UK – Tirunesh Dibaba, Meseret Defar finished 1-2 in Heat 1, while fellow compatriot Gelete Burka won Heat 2...
Fantu Magiso out of Games due to injury, Dibaba to go for double
London, UK - Ethiopia's Fantu Magiso, one of the favorites for the Olympic women's 800 meters title, has been withdrawn...
Sofia Assefa wins Bronze medal in Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
London, UK – Sofia Assefa of Ethiopia won a bronze medal after she finished third (9:09.84) in the women’s 3,000...
Women’s 1500m: Abeba advances, Meskerem & Genzebe disappoint
London, UK – Ethiopia’s Abeba Aregawi qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 1,500m on Tuesday after she won Heat...
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase: Ezekiel Komboi of Kenya wins gold, Roba Gari finishes fourth
London, UK- Ezekiel Kemboi won Kenya's first gold medal in track and field at the London Olympics after he came...