Latest News from Ethiopia – athletes’ information, training and competition news round-up from the Ethiopian capital of Addis-Ababa.
Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia broke the world indoor mile record (4:13.31) while Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti set a new mark over 1000m (2:14.20) in Stockholm on Wednesday February 17, 2016.
Ethiopians Tesfaye Dibaba Abera and Tirfi Beyene Tsegaye were crowned winners at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Netsanet Gudeta took the honours to hand Ethiopia a first double victory at the 41st Boclassic New Year’s Eve Race in Bolzano in northern Italy on Thursday.
Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Kenya’s Cynthia Limo came out on top after thrilling battles over the last kilometre for both the men’s and women’s titles at the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba was named the female IAAF World Athlete of the Year for 2015 while compatriot Almaz Ayana won the Adidas golden shoe award on Thursday 26 November.
Kenenisa Bekele, one of the world’s greatest ever distance runners, is the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Event Ambassador and will attend the race on Sunday 29 November.
Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa powered past Bahrain’s Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa to win gold in the girls’ 1500m at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday, her winning time of 4:12.92 a 2015 world youth lead.
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the outdoor World Record for the women’s 1500m in 3:50.07 at the Meeting Herculis, IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on Friday.
Shuru Bulo sprinted to victory in 9:01.12 to deliver the first gold medal for Ethiopia on Day One of the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday.
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba set an African women’s 1500m record of 3:54.11 at the Míting Internacional d’Atletisme Centenari de la Federació Catalana held in Barcelona’s Estadi Joan Serrahima stadium on Wesdnesday.
London Marathon champion Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia will head the women’s field at the 2015 Morrisons Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday September 13.
Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record in Oslo on Thursday evening.
Ethiopian long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie has announced his final decision to retire from competitive running.
Ethiopian and Kenyan women will battle for supremacy over the 3000m Steeplechase at the Doha 2015 meeting taking place at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday May 15.
Ethiopian Tigist Tufa tore up the prediction book to win the 35th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon over more fancied Kenyan rivals in London on Sunday.
Ethiopian Sisay Lemma stepped in with an amazing performance to secure victory for his country at the Vienna City Marathon after pre-race favourite Getu Feleke dropped out injured.
Ethiopian athletes swept the medals table in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 in China on Saturday March 28.
Organizing partners of the 12th African Junior Athletics Championship said that the 26th CAA Congress and the ongoing championship are the most successful in the championships history.
Ethiopian Tsegahun Deneke reclaimed the men’s title at the 2015 MDG Gambella 5k race on Sunday 11 January. He was the winner when Great Ethiopian Run organized its second race in Gambella in 2011.
Ethiopian multiple indoor world record-holder, Genzebe Dibaba, is eyeing the women’s 5000m title at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Ethiopia Tilahun Regassa won the 2014 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven in 2:06:21 ahead of Kenyans Jonathan Maiyo (2:06:47) and Alfers Lagat (2:07:10) on Sunday
Ethiopian duo of Tirfi Tsegaye and Feyse Tadese, together with American Shalane Flanagan, hope to break the 2:20 barrier for the marathon when the 41st edition of the BMW Berlin-Marathon gets underway on Sunday September 28.
Tsegaye Mekonnen and Getu Feleke chase rare Ethiopian victory at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon on October 26. Their compatriot, Aberu Kebede headlines the women’s race.
Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris won the men’s 5000m in a world season’s best of 12:54.83 at the 2014 DN Galan IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Thursday.
Alemitu Haroye led an Ethiopian one-two and outsprinted her team-mate Alemitu Hawi in the final stretch to win the women’s 5000m at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon.
Ethiopia’s world youth 3000m champion Yomif Kejelcha led for most of the last kilometre to win the men’s 5000m in 13:25.19 at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba, put her patchy outdoor season form behind her with a strong performance to win the women’s 5000 metres at the IAAF Diamond League – Golden Gala meeting in Rome on Thursday.
Ethiopians Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba won the men’s and women’s races at the Bupa Great Manchester Run in the North West of England on Sunday May 18, 2014.
Hellen Onsando Obiri sets a new African and Kenyan record in the women’s 3000m at the 2014 IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday, leading a Kenyan sweep home in 8:20.68.
African 800m stars Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia and Nijel Amos of Botswana talk tactics, friendship and David Rudisha on the eve of 2014 IAAF Diamond league kick-off in Doha.
Chelsea FC fan Genzebe Dibaba has an unfinished business in Doha. After two disappointments, Dibaba is favourite to win the IAAF Diamond Race 3000m on Friday.
World 800m champion Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia is the latest star to join the field of the IAAF Diamond League Doha 2014 after world record-holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha of Kenya pulls out.
Tirunesh Dibaba, the reigning world and Olympic champion at 10,000m, returns to the North West of England to defend her title in the Bupa Great Manchester Run on Sunday May 18.
Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel set a new men’s event record of 13:26 to win, in a photo finish, his second consecutive title at the sixth annual B.A.A. 5K in Boston on Saturday.
Ethiopian Getu Feleke clocked a superb course record of 2:05:41 to win the 31st Vienna City Marathon in good weather conditions on Sunday.