MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman from Ethiopia who had to borrow a pair of running shoes just before the start of the Mount Washington Road Race set a new women’s record Saturday for the uphill course to the summit of the Northeast’s highest peak. Shewarge Amare, who currently lives and trains in New York City,... Read more
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Ethiopian Shewareg Amare set a new women’s record in Mount Washington Road Race
June 19 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: Amare, athlethics, marathon, Mount Washington Road Race, Shewarge, Shewarge Amare
Ethiopian Desisa and Tune take Ottawa 10Km titles
May 30 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: athlethics, desisa, dire, run, tuneDesisa and Tune take Ottawa 10Km titles Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins the Ottawa 10K in 28:08 Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa Race Weekend recorded a new “first” on Saturday (29) when Dire Tune of Ethiopia became the first woman to cross the finish line ahead of a man with a time of 32:11. Women elite athletes started this IAAF Silver Label Road Race... Read more
Torn calf muscle threatens Kenenisa Bekele’s season
May 29 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: athlethics, Bekele, champion, Kenenisa, record, runBy Gene Cherry RALEIGH North Carolina (Reuters) – Olympic champion and world 5,000 and 10,000 metres record holder Kenenisa Bekele has a ruptured calf muscle that threatens his outdoor season, the Ethiopian’s manager told Reuters on Thursday. “It is clear he needs four, but probably more … six weeks rest, then start training, so basically you can consider the season is over,”... Read more
Yimer Wude hold a new course Record in Sunfeast World 10K Run
May 23 | Posted by zemen | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: 10K, athlethics, record, run, sunfeast, Yimer wubeYimer Wude of Ethiopia created a new Course Record in Women section, even as Titus Mbieshei of Kenya bagged the gold in the 1,50,000 US Dollar Sunfeast World 10K Run here today. Yimer Wude grabbed gold by finishing the run with a record timing of 31:58 secs and erased earlier timing of 32:02 secs held by Grace Momanyi, who was joint... Read more
Haile Gebreselassie and Worknesh Kidane Wins Great Manchester Run
May 16 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: athlethics, gebreselassie, haile, kidane, Manchester, run, wins, workneshMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Haile Gebrselassie has won the Great Manchester Run for the third time, but strong winds kept him from posting a fast time in the 10-kilometer race. The 37-year-old Gebrselassie finished in 28 minutes, 2 seconds, which was 23 seconds off his winning time last year.
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Ethiopian Gebremariam record the fastest-ever time in 10K
May 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: 10K, athlethics, Gebre, gebremariam, haile, newyork, ran, record, winnerGebre Gebremariam, the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country champion, ran the fastest-ever 10K in Central Park, winning the 6th annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K in 27 minutes and 42 seconds. Tadese Tola set the course mark of 27:48 last year.
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