Athletics

Rahel Samuel January 15, 2017

Meskerem Assefa (photo: Victah Sailer) Houston, Texas - Late breaks led to first-time wins for Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro and Ethiopia’s...

Mamo Gebrehiwot January 13, 2017

Meselech melkamu of Ethiopia (photo: dubaimarathon.org) Shure Demise and Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia will lead the women’s field at the...

Mamo Gebrehiwot January 10, 2017

Triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele, the second-fastest marathon runner in history, will make another attempt at claiming the world...

Mamo Gebrehiwot January 9, 2017

Kenenisa Bekele in action at the Dubai Marathon (Organisers) Just over three months since running the second fastest marathon time...

Rahel Samuel January 4, 2017

Feyisa Lilesa (photo credit: http://meltnews.com) Ethiopian Olympic marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa still hopes to compete for his country - despite...

Mamo Gebrehiwot January 1, 2017

Lemi Berhanu Hayle winning the Boston Marathon (Getty Images) The Xiamen International Marathon, the first IAAF Gold Label Road Race...

Mamo Gebrehiwot December 23, 2016

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Miruts Yifter, an Ethiopian running legend who inspired world-class athletes like Haile Gebreselassie, has died in...

Zecharias Etyopia December 22, 2016

Miruts Yifter (191) followed by fellow Ethiopian athletes Mohammed Kedir and Tolossa Kotu at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (Photo:agence...

Mamo Gebrehiwot December 22, 2016

Miruts Yifter, one of the greatest Ethiopian athletes of all times, has passed away today at the age of 72. A...