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Athlete Letesenbet Gidey wins world athletics moment of the month award
Addis Ababa, October 31, 2020 (FBC) – Athlete Letesenbet Gidey, the 5000m world record holder, has won the World Athletics Moment of the Month Award.
She ran 14:06.62 to break the World…
CAF president tests positive for COVID-19
Addis Ababa, October 30, 2020 (FBC) -Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad Ahmad has become the latest senior global football figure to test positive for COVID-19 days…
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu resigns
Addis Ababa, October 28, 2020 (FBC) - Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned under increasing pressure.
Fans had been trying to remove Bartomeu, who became president in…
WADA commends Ethiopia’s anti-doping work
Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) –Commissioner of Ethiopian Sport Commission, Elias Shikur, has held talks with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Banka.
In the…
Yalemzerf Yehualaw finishes the Gdynia Half Marathon third
Addis Ababa, October 17, 2020 (FBC) – Yalemzerf Yhualaw has won the bronze medal at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020. She has finished the half marathon with a…
Ethiopian- born Adonya wondwosen signs for Manchester United
Addis Ababa, October 14, 2020 (FBC) – An Ethiopian born Adonia Wendwosen has signed for Manchester United under16 team.
He has spent the last two seasons at Chelsea Academy and has been…
Ethiopia sends off an athletics delegation to Gdynia Half Marathon
Addis Ababa, October 13, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopian Athletics Federation has arranged send off event to the athletics delegation to take part in the Gdynia Half Marathon, Poland.
The farewell…
Ethiopia prepares for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Addis Ababa, October 11, 2020 (FBC) – Federal Sports Commission announced preparations for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic in the light of coronavirus precaution measures.
Elias Shikur,…
Ethiopia welcomes home triumphant athlete Letesenbet Gidey
Addis Ababa, October 9, 2020 (FBC) – Athlete Letesenbet Gidey, who broke women’s 5,000 in Valencia, has returned home to a heroine welcome she received from the vice president of Ethiopian…
Ethiopia’s Letesenbet breaks 5,000m world record
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey broke the women's 5,000m world record in Valencia, Spain.
Letesenbet, 22, clocked 14 minutes 6.62 seconds to better the 14…