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Ethiopian athletes leave mark on Istanbul half marathon

DAILYNEWS  ISTANBUL Athletes from Ethiopia won four of the six medals in the 13th Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon that was held in Turkey’s largest city on April 8. Walelegn Amdework, a 19-year-old Ethiopian, won the men’s 21K race in 59...

LEGESE AND DEBUTANTE AYANA SECURE ETHIOPIAN DOUBLE IN DELHI (IAAF)

Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana took the honours at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, crossing the line in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in 59:46 and 1:07:11 respectively to win the IAAF Gold Label road race on Sunday (19). Legese,...

Muktar Edris beats Mo Farah 5000m Men Final IAAF World Champs London 2017 (Video)

Dibaba breaks world 2000m record in Sabadell (IAAF)

World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7). The three-time world indoor...

After Kenenisa Bekele Falters, Tamirat Tola Becomes 9th Fastest Marathoner Ever

A fall at the start of race doomed Bekele’s record attempt, opening the door to countryman Tola By Erin Strout Before it ever really started, Kenenisa Bekele’s attempt at the marathon world record was over on Friday in Dubai when he tripped...

Bekele sets 02:01:30 marathon career target [Reuters]

By Alexander Cornwell | DUBAI Triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele, the second-fastest marathon runner in history, said on Wednesday he can shave around 90 seconds off the current world record over the classic 26.2 mile distance before...

ESAT DC Hule Addis INterview With Mohamed Kedir

Ethiopia: Haile's first interview after elected [Audio]