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Hagos Gebrehiwot takes senior global title with 5km triumph in Riga
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2023 (FBC) - Ten years after winning the world U20 cross-country title, Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet earned his long-awaited first senior global title by winning the men’s 5km at the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23.
The 29-year-old crossed the line in 12:59 to lead an Ethiopian 1-2 finish from Yomif…
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PREVIEW: 2023/24 Ethiopian PL season kicks off on Sunday
Addis Ababa, September 30, 2023 (FBC) – The 2023/24 Ethiopian Premier League season will kick off on Sunday, October 1, at Adama Science and Technology University Stadium where all 16 of the country’s top division football clubs camp in…
Women’s marathon world record holder accorded with a heroic welcome
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2023 (FBC) – Athlete Tigist Assefa, who obliterated the 49th BMW Berlin Marathon record last Sunday (24 September), has received a heroic welcome by the leadership of Ethiopian Athletics Federation at Bole…
Ethiopian athletics delegation heads to Riga
Addis Ababa, September 28, 2023 (FBC) - The Ethiopian athletics national team is travelling to Riga, Latvia, ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championship.
At Bole International Airport, Yohannes Engda, representative…
Ethiopian athletics team concludes preparations ahead of Riga23
Addis Ababa, September 26, 2023 (FBC) – The Ethiopian athletics team has completed final preparations ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia.
The national team has undertaken the final exercise…
Diribe, Freweyni & Hirut lead new generation of Ethiopians to Riga and beyond
Addis Ababa, September 26, 2023 (FBC) - Diribe Welteji, Freweyni Hailu, and Hirut Meshesha lead the new generation of Ethiopian athletics to the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 on 1 October and beyond.
Despite Kenya’s…
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa obliterates marathon world record in Berlin
Addis Ababa, September 24, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa successfully defended her BMW Berlin Marathon title in style, smashing the world record with 2:11:53* at the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in the German capital on…