Posts Tagged ‘IAAF’

Ethiopians Dominate Florence Marathon in Men and Women

November 27 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Florence, Italy – Ethiopia claimed a winning sweep at the 28th Florence Marathon in both men’s and women’s races thanks to Berga Birhanu Bekele who crossed the finish line first in 2:09:52 ahead of Gela Hailu Seifu (2:10:17) and favourite Asha Gigi, who won the women’s race in 2:31:36. About 9000 runners toed the starting line at this IAAF... Read more

Ethiopian Teshome Dirirsa Won 1500m at IAAF World Youth Championships

July 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Lille, France – For virtually the entire contest, the boys’ 1500m final was a near carbon copy of the 3000m race finished just one hour before. Then, about a metre before the finish, Teshome Dirirsa of Ethiopia made sure the earlier script was modified. With a dramatic and perfectly-timed dip at the line that would be the... 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

Ehtiopians Dejen Gebremeskel and Aheza Kiros sweep Carlsbad 5000

April 4 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , ,

Carlsbad, USA – A confident Dejen Gebremeskel and a wispy Aheza Kiros gave Ethiopia a sweep of the men’s and women’s invitational races on the 26th annual Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday (3) morning. Both events produced dramatic finishes. Gebremeskel, last year’s runner-up, sat behind defending champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya for most of the 3.1-mile race before spurting ahead in the... 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