Posts Tagged ‘Genzebe Dibaba’

Ethiopians Genzebe Dibaba & Hagos Gebrhiwet shine in Shanghai – Samsung Diamond League

May 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, china, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Genzebe Dibaba stormed to an Ethiopian record in the women’s 1500m, her compatriot Hagos Gebrhiwet won men’s 5000m, whilst Kenyans Milcah Chemos Cheywa (3000m S/C women) and Leonard Kosencha (800m men) took comfortable wins on a rainy evening at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China on Saturday. An impressive Dibaba totally dominated the race from the moment the pacemaker... Read more

1-2-3-4-5 Ethiopians dominates Oslo women’s 5000 meter. Meseret Defar took first place (Video)

June 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | News, People, Uncategorized, Video, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopian girls dominate the Oslo 5000m race by wining 1st to 5th place at the Grete Waitz Memorial 2011 Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway. Meseret Defar of Ethiopia came first followed by her strong Ethiopian sisters taking the 2nd, 3rd 4th and 5th places on the rainy city of Oslo. Winners list 1st Meseret Defar 2nd Sentayehu Ejigu 3rd Genzebe Dibaba 4th Meselech Melaku 5th Emebet... Read more

Luck helps Dibaba win 5000m; Sisson sets new record

July 22 | Posted by ocean | News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , ,

With a bold, late-race move and a little luck, Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba took home the 5000m title at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada today. Dueling with Mercy Cherono, the World Junior Cross Country and 3000m Champion from Kenya for most of the race, Dibaba was faced with the challenge of beating one of the... Read more