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Yemane Tsegay takes Lake Biwa Marathon crown
published 3 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 10 hours, 55 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 12:06:28 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 12:02:29 AM GMT
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
published 4 days, 9 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 4 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes ago
Sunday, March 07, 2010 1:08:13 AM GMT Sunday, March 07, 2010 1:00:33 AM GMT
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
published 17 days, 4 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 17 days, 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Monday, February 22, 2010 6:53:43 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 6:53:25 AM GMT
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
published 19 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 19 days, 5 hours, 28 minutes ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:37:59 AM GMT Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:29:40 AM GMT
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
published 39 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 39 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago
Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:42:50 AM GMT Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:31:56 AM GMT
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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Haile Gebrselassie to race in New York Half-Marathon
published 47 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 47 days, 6 hours, 38 minutes ago
Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:33:32 AM GMT Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:19:19 AM GMT
Haile Gebrselassie will race in the New York Half-Marathon in March, race organizers announced Wednesday. (more)
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Bizunesh Urgesa takes Mumbai title
published 52 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 52 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes ago
Monday, January 18, 2010 4:17:31 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 4:17:14 AM GMT
Running on a new course and in relatively hot conditions, the defending champions and top gunners went unnoticed as newer faces, Kenyan Denis Ndiso and Bizunesh Urgesa of Ethiopia, took over the prime spots in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here on Sunday. (more)
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Mesfin out-sprints World champion Gebremariam in Amorebieta
published 57 days, 7 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 57 days, 7 hours, 26 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:40:11 AM GMT Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:31:16 AM GMT
Ethiopia’s Humegaw Mesfin provided a major upset today taking a shock win at the ‘56th Cross Internacional Zornotza’. In a thrilling photo-finish sprint on a snowy but not unduly cold day (temperature 8ºC), the 20-year-old defeated the reigning World Cross Country champion Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam, also of Ethiopia. The race had been billed as an [...] (more)
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Bekele Disappoints, Dibaba Wins In Snowy Edinburgh
published 58 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 58 days, 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:42:59 AM GMT Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:27:06 AM GMT
Three-time champion Kenenisa Bekele finished a distant fourth, while Tirunesh Dibaba won the women’s race. (more)
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Bekele slumps in Edinburgh cross-country defeat
published 59 days, 4 hours, 37 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 59 days, 4 hours, 38 minutes ago
Monday, January 11, 2010 6:20:50 AM GMT Monday, January 11, 2010 6:19:50 AM GMT
EDINBURGH (AFP) – Ethiopia distance star Kenenisa Bekele could only manage fourth place in the nine kilometre Edinburgh cross-country race as he suffered a rare defeat on Saturday. Joseph Ebuya led a Kenyan clean sweep of the podium places as Bekele, returning to the snow-covered Holyrood Park venue for the first time since winning his [...] (more)
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Bekele & Dibaba: Duo Raise The Bar
published 61 days, 4 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 61 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:22:27 AM GMT Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:20:59 AM GMT
I’m not sure we know how lucky we are that Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba have chosen to make so many appearances in the United Kingdom. The world’s two greatest [...] (more)
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Atsede of Ethiopia wins Xiamen Marathon women's title
published 67 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 67 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:48:04 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:40:24 PM GMT
Ethiopia's Baysa Atsede clinched the women's title at the 2010 Xiamen Internat... (more)
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2009 – End of Year Reviews – LONG DISTANCE, Track
published 68 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 68 days, 5 hours, 54 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 5:38:32 AM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 5:03:52 AM GMT
Monte Carlo (December 28, 2009) – A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) continue with their annual look back at past season with a focus on the Long Distance action on the track. (more)
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Mohammed Temam and Mihret Tadesse take Beirut Marathon titles
published 94 days, 5 hours, 29 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 94 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes ago
Monday, December 07, 2009 5:28:39 AM GMT Monday, December 07, 2009 5:27:50 AM GMT
Mohammed Temam revelled in his competitive return to the Middle East when the 20-year-old won the BLOM Beirut Marathon on Sunday, emerging victorious on a day when more than 30,000 took to the streets in the seventh edition of the Lebanese capital’s festival of endurance, including 5 and [...] (more)
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Tsegaye Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title, sets course record
published 94 days, 5 hours, 29 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 94 days, 5 hours, 29 minutes ago
Monday, December 07, 2009 5:28:39 AM GMT Monday, December 07, 2009 5:28:05 AM GMT
Tsegaye Kebede, the defending Fukuoka Marathon champion, won the 63rd edition of the race in 2:05:18. It was a personal best for the Ethiopian by two seconds as well as a Japanese all-comers record. Kebede became the first runner to defend his Fukuoka title since Gezahegne Abera in 2002. He [...] (more)
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Haile Gebreselassie to build new training center in Ethiopia
published 95 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 95 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes ago
Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:38:40 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA — Yaya Africa Athletics Village PLC, a new company established in 2009, has begun the construction of a modern athletics village in Sululta, 11 KM outside Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The project is worth an estimated 80 million birr and will be constructed in three phases. The shareholders of the company include two prominent [...] Related posts:Ethiopia’s super Olympian Kenenisa Bekele to build sports centerHaile Gebreselassie donates to National Eye Bank of EthiopiaChina propose... (more)
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Ethiopia’s national team pushed out by Zambia
published 95 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 95 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes ago
Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:39:04 AM GMT
By Kalumiana Kalumiana | The Post Zambia edged closer to the quarterfinals of the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup after a 1-0 win over Ethiopia at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi this afternoon. Herve Renard’s side now lead Group A with a maximum six points from their opening two matches after beating hosts Kenya 2-0 in their opening [...] Related posts:Ethiopia, Zambia face offKenyan basketball team continues its winning streak in Addis AbabaSoccer: Ethiopia vs. Djibouti (video) (more)
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Soccer: Ethiopia vs. Djibouti (video)
published 99 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 5 hours, 47 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:10:52 AM GMT
BBC — Ethiopia have moved to the top of their group at the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup after 5-0 win over Djibouti in Nairobi on Monday. The two teams were locked at 0-0 at half-time, but the Ethiopians unleashed their strikers in the second period. The match was the opening game for both teams in the group [...] Related posts:Seattle Sounders Win US Open Cup Soccer TitleGermany's women reach the European soccer final, despite shaky semiEthiopia out of the women soccer at All-Africa Games (more)
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Haile Gebreselassie invited as guest of honor at the World Cup
published 99 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 5 hours, 45 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:12:08 AM GMT
By Marleen Rennings | IAAF World marathon record holder and Ethiopia’s famous athlete Haile Gebrselassie travels this week to South Africa’s Cape Town to assist at the FIFA World Cup draw on 4 December. In acknowledgment that Haile Gebrselassie is one of the African continent’s most celebrated and decorated athletes of all time, the multiple Olympic and [...] Related posts:Haile Gebrselassie to attempt world record in 10kHaile Gebreselassie will go after his own record in HollandHaile Gebreselassi... (more)
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Haile Gebrselassie to take part in FIFA World Cup draw in South Africa
published 99 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:19:14 AM GMT
Zurich, Switzerland (Decmber 1, 2009) - South Africa’s Academy Award winner Charlize Theron will be the guest presenter assisting FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke during the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Friday, 4 December 2009 (19.00 local time/CET+1). They will be joined on stage [...] (more)
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