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Ethiopia's Girima Assefa & Koren Yal win Mumbai Marathon

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Ethiopians Girma Assefa and Koren Yal set new course records to complete a sweep for the African country, winning the men's and women's honours at the eighth edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here today. Assefa completed the 42.1-km race in two hours, nine minutes and 54 seconds beating the previous record of 2:11:54s set by Kenya's Kenneth Mungara two years ago. (more)

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NYC Marathon: Guts from Chile, glory for Ethiopia

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Gebre Gebremariam saw his country's greatest marathoner pull up in pain on the Queensboro Bridge, at the 16th mile. He urged Haile Gebrselassie to keep going, but what the world-record holder felt in his right knee told him his career was over, and it was time for a new Ethiopian star. (more)

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Debutants steal show at New York City marathon

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Debutants stole the show at the New York City marathon Sunday as Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam won the men's race on his marathon debut and Kenya's Edna Kiplagat took the women's title in her first New York race. Gebremariam, the 2009 world cross country champion, ran with easy grace through the last hilly stretch in Central Park to pull away from Emmanuel Mutai for a comfortable win in two hours eight minutes 14 seconds. (more)

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The Athlete (Atletu) Trailer Abebe Bikila

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Its good to c one of our own get Honoured..I hope more of our heroes get their stories told as well...ETHIOPIA!!! (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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Haile Gebrselassie to race in New York Half-Marathon

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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

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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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Bekele Disappoints, Dibaba Wins In Snowy Edinburgh

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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

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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

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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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2009 – End of Year Reviews – LONG DISTANCE, Track

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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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Haile Gebreselassie to build new training center in Ethiopia

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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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