Posts Tagged ‘wins’

Ethiopians sweep men’s and women’s marathon, half marathon in record times in Houston

January 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | News, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

HOUSTON (AP) — Ethiopian runners turned Houston into their own personal showcases on Sunday, sweeping the full and half marathons in record times. Tariku Jufar won the men’s marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 51 seconds, eclipsing the previous best time of 2:07.04 set last year by Ethiopia’s Bekana Daba. Jufar is the fourth straight men’s... Read more

Haile Gebrselassie Wins Birmingham Half Marathon

October 24 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , ,

Though he’s struggled lately, the former marathon-record holder isn’t finished yet. One thing was made clear last weekend in Birmingham, England: Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie is still capable of pulling off a win. He broke the tape at the inaugural Bupa Great Birmingham Run, a half marathon, in 1:01:29. Times have been tough as of... Read more

Driven Ethiopian refugee wins SF State scholarship

September 30 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, Featured, People, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

By: Amy Crawford | Examiner Staff Writer Betsaida Abraham moved to California from her native Ethiopia at age 12. She didn’t know any English and had never attended school. Back then, her dream of being a doctor seemed unattainable. Ten years later, the young woman who now goes by Betty is a senior at San... Read more

‘Great to be Back !’ Kenenisa Bekele Wins 10,000 in Brussels

September 17 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia ran the year’s fastest 10,000 meters, winning in 26 minutes, 43.16 seconds at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Cheered by 40,000 fans at the King Baudouin Stadium, he took the lead from Kenyan Lucas Rotich with a lap to go. Obviously Kenenisa Bekele was very happy... Read more

Ethiopian Runners Take Five Medals in All-African Games

September 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopian long-distance runners dominated the first day of athletics at the All-Africa Games on Sunday. The country took the top three positions in the men’s 3 000-metre steeplechase with Birhan Getahun Shiferaw crossing the line first in 8:17.36. He was followed by Roba Gari Chubeta, with Sisay Koreme Mojo third. In the women’s 5 000m,... Read more

Haile Gebreselassie wins Prince of Asturias Award for Sport

September 2 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | News, People, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , ,

MADRID, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie on Friday was awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Sports. During his career, the 38-year-old has won two Olympic gold medals in 10,000 meters, (Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000) and has been crowned as world champion four times, while also winning two silver and one... Read more

Ethiopian Mehari Gebre Baraki wins inaugural Liberia Marathon

August 29 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Athletics, Ethiopian, News, People, Sport, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

APA Monrovia (Liberia) Ethiopian runner Mehari Gebre Baraki, 23, clocked a little over two hours to win the inaugural Liberia Marathon in which a pack of 1,500 registered runners, including Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, took part on Sunday. Baraki, who in April this year won the Alexander The Great Marathon in Thessaloniki, Greece, finished first in an event which was... Read more

Yared Hagos breaks 10k record in Darlington, UK

August 15 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | News, People, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

TYNESIDE-based Ethiopian, Yared Hagos, was in devastating form in yesterday’s Sherwoods Chevrolet Darlington 10k, smashing the course record by 20 seconds. Now living in Newcastle after moving from Yorkshire where he competed in the Bradford Airedale colours, Hagos covered the two-lap course in 30 minutes six seconds, dipping inside Martin Scaife’s record set six years ago. In a record field of 1,100 finishers,... Read more

Ethiopian Alemayahu defends Napa-to-Sonoma Half Marathon title

July 19 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , ,

If you thought you were watching a replay of last year’s finish of the annual Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon, well, you were half right, because you did see the same winner, but it was this year’s eighth edition of the popular midsummer event, which took place Sunday.
Read more

Ethiopian Alemayehu Yonas wins $238,000 in Lottery

July 17 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, News, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , ,

When the children of an Alexandria restaurant owner graduate from college, they’ll have the numbers 3-6-2-3 to thank for it. Thanks to those four digits, in that exact order, Alemayehu Yonas is $238,000 richer – and it all started after winning $25 from a Virginia Lottery Scratcher. Yonas originally won the $25 off a Scratcher he... Read more

« Older Entries