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Dibaba wins 10,000 race at African championships

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Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia beat world champion Linet Masai of Kenya in the women's 10,000 meters at the African Athletics Championships on Saturday. (more)

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Ethiopia: Ydnekatchew Tessema, Forgotten Hero Of African Soccer

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Paving The Way For South Africa 2010: Ydnekatchew Tessema, Forgotten Hero Of African Soccer By Tom Dunmore Pitch Invasion National team player, national team coach for his country’s only major international triumph, co-founder of his continent’s FIFA confederation, president of that confederation for 15 years, and in many ways the man who set in motion [...] (more)

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Explosion at an Ethiopian Restaurant in Uganda Targets World Cup Viewers

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Bomb exploded at a popular Ethiopian restaurant in Uganda on Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV. (more)

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ለዓለም ዋንጫ ደ.አፍሪካ ለመሄድ 50 ሺህ ብር የከፈሉ ታገዱ

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በደቡብ አፍሪካ የሚካሄደውን የ19ኛውን የዓለም ዋንጫ ውድድሮች ለማየት ከኢትዮጵያ ወደ ደቡብ አፍሪካ ለመሄድ 50 ሺህ ብር የከፈሉ 550 ሰዎች ፈቃድ ተከለከሉ። ያስያዙት ገንዘብ አልተመለሰላቸውም። (more)

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Haile Gebrselassie�may run in N.Y. Marathon

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Look for an official announcement Wednesday that Haile Gebrselassie, the fastest marathoner in history, will make his U.S. marathon debut in New York on Nov. 7. He plans to run with 1,200 school kids this week to celebrate National Running Day in New York, and his official announcement should follow. The 37-year-old Ethiopian legend has run two half marathons in the Big Apple, most recently this spring, and has built an affinity for both the city and the New York Road Runners organization that stages the... (more)

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Haile Gebrselassie Announces Plan to Run in New York City Marathon

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Haile Gebrselassie, the Ethiopian world record holder marathon runner, will make his ING New York City Marathon debut this fall. Gebrselassie made the announcement Wednesday while taking part in the New York Road Runners fun run at Randall's Island in celebration of National Running Day. “Someday someone will ask me, ‘Did you win New York City?’ If I don’t run New York, then my career cannot be complete,” Gebrselassie told New York Road Runners. The last time Gebrselassie competed in New York City the ou... (more)

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Ethiopian Athletes dominate Bolder Boulder 10k

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Ethiopian athletes once again dominated the Bolder Boulder 10k race when they won in both the men and women categories. In the men’s race, Lelisa Desisa finished first in 29:16.93, with fellow compatriot and defending champion Tilahun Regassa coming second (29:16.96) and Tadese Tola, also of Ethiopia in third. Ethiopia’s Mamit... (more)

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Ethiopian Coffee demolish EEPCO 6-2 as Dedebit falters in Yergalem

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The Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) Soccer Championship, which has been interrupted by the National Election, resumed here today with Ethiopian Coffee demolishing EEPCO 6-2 and closing the gap with Dedebit FC to just 3 points after the latter lost 1-0 to Sidama Coffee in Yergalem. The 31st week of the EPL saw Metehar... (more)

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Gebre Gebremariam Sets Record in Central Park

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Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia set a course record in the Healthy Kidney 10K race in Central Park. (more)

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Ethiopian Urga Negewo wins Belfast Marathon

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Negewo, 24, sprinted away from Belfast-based Kenyan John Mutai in the closing stages to win in a time of 2hrs 16mins and 53secs. Mutai was going for his fourth win in succession in the race. Sarah Stradling from England won the women’s competition while Darrell Erwin from Ballymena prevailed in the wheelchair race. Thousands of people, including many [...] (more)

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Ethiopian Kebede wins London Marathon

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Last year’s runner-up Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has won the 2010 London Marathon in a time of two hours, five minutes and 18 seconds. Olympic bronze medallist Kebede forced the pace with six miles remaining to finish over a minute ahead of his rivals. In a 1-2-3 for African nations, Kenya’s Emmanuel [...] (more)

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Boston Marathon: Teyba Erkesso Wins Woman’s Race

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Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia has captured the grand prize at the 2010 Boston Marathon in two hours, 26 minutes and 11 seconds. (more)

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WorldFocus Video: Interview With Derartu Tulu

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Above: Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia crossing the finish line at the 2009 New York City Marathon. She became the first Ethiopian woman to capture New York’s laurel crown. (Photo: AP) WorldFocus Ethiopian marathon runner fueled by homeland Long-distance running is not only Ethiopia’s national sport; it is a source of pride for Ethiopians all over the world. Ethiopia [...] (more)

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Doha 2010 – Gezahegne becomes youngest ever female champion

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Kalkidan Gezahegne takes the gold, and defending champion Gelete Burka takes the bronze in the Women's 1500m Final. (more)

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Ethiopia: Defar wins fourth straight indoor 3000m title

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Ethiopian Meseret Defar won a record fourth consecutive women’s world indoor 3000m title on Saturday. Defar, who won Olympic 5000m gold at the Athens Games and a bronze in Beijing, clocked 8min 51.17sec. “I’m very happy with this race and my fourth gold medal,” she said. “It was an easy victory [...] (more)

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Yemane Tsegay takes Lake Biwa Marathon crown

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Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown Yemane Tsegay taking the Lake Biwa Marathon title (Yohei Kamiyama/Agence SHOT) Breaking away from the lead pack after 22Km, Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia won the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday. (more)

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Shetaye Gemechu first Ethiopian runner to test positive for EPO

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Olympic marathoner Shetaye Gemechu has received a two-year ban from the Ethiopian Athletics Federation after testing positive for the banned substance EPO. The 29-year old is the third high profile Ethiopian in the last six years to be charged with a doping offense but first to test positive for EPO. She denied the charges in an exclusive Universal Sports interview. (more)

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Tergat says Kenya must find a way to stop Ethiopia | News by Country | Reuters

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Kenyan coaches must improve training and motivation if the country is to end Ethiopia's dominance of the world cross country championships, five-times world champion Paul Tergat said on Saturday. (more)

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Ethiopia's solo Olympian - Teklemariam

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Ethiopia's sole competitor Teklemariam in the Winter Olympics urges more of his countrymen to get involved in winter sports. (more)

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ኢትዮጵያዊው ሮቤል በቫንኩቨሩ የክረምት ኦሎምፒክ ይሳተፋል

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በክረምት ኦሎምፒክ ታሪክ ኢትዮጵያን ወክሎ በመወዳደር የመጀመሪያው የሆነው የ35 ዓመቱ ወጣት ሮቤል ተክለማርያም በሚቀጥለው ወር በቫንኩቨር - ካናዳ በሚጀመረው የክረምት (ዊንተር) ኦሎምፒክ ለመሳተፍ ዝግጅቱን ማጠናቀቁን ገለጸ። (more)

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