Lelisa Desisa Interview
Lelisa Desisa is a 25-year-old Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. His personal best at the distance...
Marathon
Rita Jeptoo handed two-year doping ban
Kenya's Rita Jeptoo, winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons, has been banned for two years after failing a drugs...
One last marathon for Haile?
At 41, Ethiopian distance-running legend Haile Gebrselassie is looking to run at least one more marathon before retirement. If Haile...
Bekele sets sights on Marathon gold in Rio
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) , world record holder over 5,000 and 10,000 metres, is aiming...
Amare wins Singapore Marathon, Gebrselassie finishes third in 10km race
Singapore - Waganesh Amare of Ethiopia won the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore women's race while fellow compatriot and running...
Richmond Marathon women’s champ Abebe is a winner in any language
Waynishet Abebe’s command of conversational English isn’t particularly strong. Nonetheless, she spoke eloquently when describing the pivotal moment of her...
Tiki Gelana looks to get back to winning ways in Yokohama
Tiki Gelana takes a 2:22:08 win at the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon (Orange Pictures) More than two years after striking gold...
Rita Jeptoo fails doping test
Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo has become the latest athlete from the country to fail a doping test. The International...
Ethiopia’s Tariku Jufar returns to Toronto Waterfront Marathon
With the addition of Ethiopia’s Tariku Jufar to the 2014 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Tuesday (7), organisers of the...