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Ethiopia’s Biniam Mehary smashes world U20 10,000m record
Addis Ababa, June 15, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopian young athlete Biniam Mehary smashed the world under-20 10,000m record at the Ethiopian Trials in Nerja, Spain, on Friday (14), World Athletics confirmed.
The youngster has clocked a time of 26:37.93 to register the new record for the under-20 category. This world record is only subject to the usual…
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Ministry confirms completion of roadmap to host AFCON
Addis Ababa, June 14, 2024 (FBC) – Mr. Kejela Merdasa, the Minister of Culture and Sports, announced that Ethiopia has already devised a comprehensive roadmap for its bid to host the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.…
World Athletics announces new global championship with $10M prize pot
Addis Ababa, June 3, 2024 (FBC) – World Athletics today announced the launch of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a groundbreaking new global championship event set to transform the athletics calendar and define which athlete is…
Lemecha Girma wins 3000m steeplechase at Stockholm DL
Addis Ababa, June 2, 2024 (FBC) - Ethiopian athlete Lemecha Girma has stormed the men's 3000m steeplechase with a world-leading 8:01.63 at the Bauhas Galan – a Wanda Diamond League meeting – in Stockholm on Sunday (2).
Lemecha, who has…
Hagos Gebrehiwet clocks 2nd-fastest time in history in men’s 5000m race in Oslo
Addis Ababa, May 30, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet produced the standout performance of the Bislett Games – and one of the biggest surprises of the year so far – when winning the men’s 5000m in 12:36.73 at the Wanda Diamond League…
World Athletics officially ratifies Tigist Assefa’s world marathon record
Addis Ababa, May 23, 2024 (FBC) - The world athletics sports governing body, World Athletics, confirmed that it has officially ratified Tigist Assefa’s world marathon record of 2:11:53 set in Berlin in September 2023.
The Ethiopian…
Diaspora asked to cheer Ethiopian athletes at Paris Olympic Games
Addis Ababa, May 22, 2024 (FBC) - The National Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympics has disclosed ambitious plans to facilitate the attendance of over 200,000 members of the Ethiopian diaspora at the upcoming Summer Games.
In…