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Ethiopia's Shumi Gerbada wins Stockholm Marathon

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Dire Tune of Ethiopia beats elite men and wins women's race by more than 64 secondsFlopped Ethiopian 'day of rage' highlights Zenawi's staying power »Ethiopia's Shumi Gerbada wins Stockholm Marathon (more)

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Monday could be a $150,000 payday for Ethiopia's Gebregziabher Gebremariam

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Haile Gebrselassie begins comeback from “retirement” with half-marathon in Austria »Monday could be a $150,000 payday for Ethiopia's Gebregziabher Gebremariam (more)

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Markos Geneti wins LA Marathon against all odds

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Ethiopian Markos Geneti wins the LA Marathon by shattering the course record by almost two minutes with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes 35 seconds in his first ever marathon run. The day was described as one of the stormiest days in LA marathon history with thousands of runners have been evaluated for hypothermia and 25 have been transported to local hospitals. Despite the weather and his first run at t (more)

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Ethiopian Mekonnen wins Tokyo Marathon

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Hailu Mekonnen of Ethiopia won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds. Mekonnen's time was 11 seconds off the race record set by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin in 2008. Kenyan Paul Biwott was second with a time of 2:08:17 while Japan's Yuki Kawaguchi took third in 2:08:37. World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie withdrew from the race on Thursday after the Ethiopian bruised both knees in training recently. The 30-year-old Mekonnen said he wanted to try to ma... (more)

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Haile to the Chief!

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Haile Gebrselassie retires! "It is better to stop here." Maybe not yet. Thanks for the memories and best wishes on your next adventure(s)! Eskinder Nega takes Haile to task for his recent flirtation with Meles. He also takes a critical look at Haile's rash announcement of his retirement and his political aspiration. Read here. (more)

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Ethiopians Derartu Tulu, haile Gebrselassie star at NYC Marathon

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Derartu Tulu smiled when somebody noted her history of winning gold medals stretches back even further than that of fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie. "Thank you for having remembered me from all those years ago," the reigning New York City Marathon champion said. She was a bit of a forgotten woman at her sport's biggest events before the victory in 2009 that surprised even Tulu. Now 38, she sees no reason she can't defend her title at Sunday's race - and keep competing at the highest level. (more)

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Half Marathon/Ethiopia: a first start for Defar

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For the first time in her life, the world indoor champion in 3000 meter, the Ethiopian Meseret Defar took an important decision of her career by making her debut Sunday over the half marathon in USA. Her decision to take part in this marathon has been welcomed by the race organizers in USA. During this [...] (more)

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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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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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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 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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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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Mesfin out-sprints World champion Gebremariam in Amorebieta

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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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Alemtsehay Misganaw wins at the 73rd Manchester Women Road Race

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By Mamo Gebrehiwot - Manchester (November 26, 2009) - Alemtsehay Misganaw, an Ethiopian athlete who lives in New York City and who was fourth last year, won the 73rd Manchester Women Road Race in 25:25 to receive the $3,000 first finish prize money. Two other Ethiopians, Teyba Naser and Hirut Mandefro, who make their homes in Albuquerque, [...] (more)

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Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam wins at Soria