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Genzebe DIBABA wins Women's 5000m IAAF Diamond League Athletics - Oslo

Dibaba world record tradition the aim for Genzebe in Oslo

Athletics-Africa In a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record on...

Giro’s first ever Ethiopian rider ‘in at the deep end’ [cyclingweekly]

Gregor Brown Tsgabu Grmay became Ethopia’s first ever Grand Tour rider after setting off with Lampre-Merida at the 2015 Giro d’Italia Tsgabu Grmay’s road to become the first Ethiopian in the Giro d’Italia was not easy. Dirt...

Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa wins London Marathon women’s race

Theguardian • Tufa finishes 18 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Mary Keitany • Sonia Samuels is first British runner to finish Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa celebrates after winning the London Marathon women’s race Photograph:...

GENZEBE DIBABA NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR [IAAF]

DIBABA NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AT LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS World indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba was named sportswoman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai on Wednesday (15). The middle-distance runner became the...

Ethiopia's Lemma wins Vienna City Marathon after solo run

VIENNA (AP) — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia dominated the Vienna City Marathon Sunday, running on his own for the last 15 kilometers after other pre-race favorites struggled with the wind and injuries. Lemma surged ahead of the leading group after...

HAJI DEFENDS ETHIOPIAN HONOUR TO WIN JUNIOR MEN'S TITLE IN GUIYANG[IAAF]

Yasin Haji finished second at the Ethiopian Trials at the Jan Meda International Cross Country in February but he had the beating of his compatriots – and the rest of the world – in the junior men’s race at theIAAF World Cross Country...

Ethiopia ready to shake up Guiyang [supersport]

Team Ethiopia is confident of a better IAAF World Cross Championships in Guiyang, China on Saturday to improve on the junior men 8km individual title they won last time in Poland. Their squad of 24 that is a mix of experience and newcomers is...