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WorldFocus Video: Interview With Derartu Tulu
published 158 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 158 days, 19 hours, 39 minutes ago
Monday, March 29, 2010 4:38:07 AM GMT Monday, March 29, 2010 4:34:11 AM GMT
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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Derartu Tulu

Doha 2010 – Gezahegne becomes youngest ever female champion
published 167 days, 19 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 167 days, 19 hours, 56 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:17:54 AM GMT
Kalkidan Gezahegne takes the gold, and defending champion Gelete Burka takes the bronze in the Women's 1500m Final. (more)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Kalkidan Gezahegne, sport

Ethiopia: Defar wins fourth straight indoor 3000m title
published 173 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 173 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:00:37 AM GMT
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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Meseret Defar, sport

Yemane Tsegay takes Lake Biwa Marathon crown
published 180 days, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 180 days, 11 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.iaaf.org tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Marathon, sport

Shetaye Gemechu first Ethiopian runner to test positive for EPO
published 180 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 180 days, 23 hours, 13 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: nazret.com tags: athletics, ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, sport

Tergat says Kenya must find a way to stop Ethiopia | News by Country | Reuters
published 193 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 193 days, 17 hours, 20 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, sport

Haile Gebrselassie to race in New York Half-Marathon
published 223 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 223 days, 19 hours, 54 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Haile Gebreselassie, Marathon

Bizunesh Urgesa takes Mumbai title
published 228 days, 19 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 228 days, 19 hours, 56 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.ethiosports.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news

Bekele Disappoints, Dibaba Wins In Snowy Edinburgh
published 234 days, 15 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 234 days, 15 hours, 46 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba

Bekele slumps in Edinburgh cross-country defeat
published 235 days, 17 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 235 days, 17 hours, 54 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Kenenisa Bekele

Bekele & Dibaba: Duo Raise The Bar
published 237 days, 17 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 237 days, 17 hours, 52 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Kenenisa Bekele

2009 – End of Year Reviews – LONG DISTANCE, Track
published 244 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 244 days, 19 hours, 10 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.ethiosports.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, sport

Haile Gebreselassie to build new training center in Ethiopia
published 271 days, 23 hours, 20 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 271 days, 23 hours, 35 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)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Haile Gebreselassie