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The athletics world is accustomed to seeing Ethiopian women winning 5000m or 10,000m titles, but no one from the East African nation of 94million whose last name does not start with a ‘D’ had been able to get to the top of the podium at...

BEKELE CONFIRMED FOR STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON Dubai Holding, the investment holding company, has announced that three-time Olympic Champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will take part in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon...

Rohan Puri NEW DELHI: Ethiopia’s Guye Adola set a course record as he emerged victorious in the international elite men’s category, while Florence Kiplagat of Kenya finished on top in the women’s category of the Airtel Delhi...

Ethiopia’s Fikadu Girma and Mulahabt Tsega triumphed at the 2014 Banque du Liban Beirut Marathon, winning at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in 2:12:26 and 2:29:15 respectively on Sunday (9). Girma, in just his second marathon after finishing...

By LetsRun.com July 23, 2014 For the past 11 years, the Ethiopian duo of Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar have dominated global distance running on the track, combining for 12 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronzes at the Olympics/World Championships...

MARIE-DANIELLE SMITH  Tigist Tufa celebrates with the Ethiopian flag after crossing the finish line first in the women’s marathon on Sunday, It was a record-setting weekend in Ottawa. A record 47,500 athletes in total registered for...

Ethiopians dominate over 10km as Gemma Steel and Nick McCormick are best of the Brits Kenenisa Bekele outkicked Wilson Kipsang to win the Bupa Great Manchester Run on Sunday as Tirunesh Dibaba dominated the women’s race to successfully defend...