50th Anversary of the Ethiopian Runners

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Kenenisa Bekele adds 5,000m title to 10,000m gold
By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Berlin, Germany (August 23, 2009) - Kenenisa Bekele won the men's 5,000 metres world title here today to add to the 10,000m he won earlier in the championships. After a thrilling finish the 27-yearmore
Aselefech Mergia wins bronze in women’s marathon
By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Berlin, Germany (August 23, 2009) - Aselefech Mergia won a bronze medal as she finishes 3rd in the women's marathon race at the World Championships here. Bai Xue became the first Chinese to win a gomore
Kenyan cheer as Cheruiyot defeats Meseret Defar for 5000m title
BERLIN — (August 22, 2009) - Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot trumped defending champion Meseret Defar of Ethiopia in a sprint to the line in the women's 5000m at the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday. Cheruiyot had led for much of the race more
Tsegaye Kebede finishes 3rd in men’s marathon
Berlin, Germany (August 22, 2009) - Tsegaye Kebede repeated his third place finish from the Olympics last year as Kenyan Abel Kirui took the men's marathon title at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany on Saturday morning. Youngstmore
Gelete Burka & Kalkidan Gezahegne advance to women’s 1,500m final
By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Berlin, Germany (August 21, 2009) - Gelete Burka & Kalkidan Gezahegne joined Ethiopian-born Maryam Yusuf Jamal (formerly known as Zenebech Tola) of Bahrain to advanced to the women's 1,500 finalmore
Ethiopian runner targets Olympic glory for New Zealand
August 21, 2009 - It's a long way from Ethiopia to Michigan via Wellington, but that's the path the legs of Terefe Ejigu have taken. The former refugee has turned a stellar running career at Wellington College into a $100,000 scholarship at Eastmore
Kenenisa Bekele keeps on track for world distance double
BERLIN (AFP) - Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele remained on course for an unprecedented distance double at the World Athletics Championships after moving seamlessly into the men's 5000m final. The Ethiopian used his trademark last-lap kick to win more
Rome and Tokyo marathons to team up to celebrate Abebe Bikila
Berlin, Germany (August 20, 2009) - Organizers of the annual Rome and Tokyo city marathons will team up to mark the 50th year anniversary of Ethiopian running legend Abebe Bikila's victory in the 1960 Rome Marathon next year. At a ceremony organimore
Uganda beat Ethiopia 4-0 in opener
By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Juba, Sudan (August 19, 2009) - Uganda’s U-17 national side, Hippos started their CECAFA -el Bashir Junior Challenge Cup campaign on a good note with a 4-0 victory over Ethiopia here, tonight wrotemore
Deresse Mekonnen, first Ethiopian athlete to win medal in men’s 1,500 medal
By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Berlin, Germany (August 19, 2009) - Deresse Mekonnen became the first Ethiopian male athlete to win a medal (silver) in the 1,500m at the World Championships when he finished second (3:36.01) here more