Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the men’s race of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 59 seconds, surging ahead of two other... Read more »
Mission accomplished for Kenenisa Bekele. The Ethiopian realized his dream by finishing on the highest step of the podium of the Paris Marathon. Specialist in the running, the holder of two world... Read more »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Meseret Defar added yet another global 5,000 metres gold to her bulging collection when she won the world title with a textbook performance on Saturday, aided by her Ethiopian... Read more »
wcvb.com: Two explosions have been reported near the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street as thousands of people gathered for the race, and there are reports of injuries. The blasts happened... Read more »
HOUSTON — Ethiopian runners withstood heavy rain Sunday to dominate the Houston Marathon and half marathon. Bazu Worku and Merima Mohammed gave the nation a sweep of the men’s and women’s divisions... Read more »
Ethiopians Tsegaye Kebede and Astede Baysa won the 2012 Chicago Marathon. Kebede won the race with a New course record. Few countries have been able to keep up with Kenya in recent... Read more »
It was while his team-mates on Eritrea’s Olympic team were out watching the men’s marathon in the Sunday sunshine that Weynay Ghebresilasie finally decided to take the decision that has changed his... Read more »
Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia wins women’s marathon in Olympic-record time of two hours, 23 minutes, seven seconds – NY Daily News LONDON — Through 33 turns, past Big Ben and the Tower... Read more »
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba defended her Olympic 10,000m title with a dominant display as Kenyan Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot couldn’t get a chance even to be close to her. Leading with 500m... Read more »
(Reuters) – The big men of the shot put open 10 days of athletics action at the London Olympics on Friday morning with the more slender frames of the East African distance... Read more »