by africaadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | Ethiopia Athletes, Featured
Yalemzerf Yehualaw may only have been running internationally for the past couple of years but her journey in the sport began when she was at school. Yalemzerf Yehualaw Athlete Profile Born: 3 Aug 1999. Coach: Tessema Abshero. Growing up in West Gojjam, in a village...
by africaadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | Ethiopia, Featured, News, UK
Larne, Northern Ireland – Less than five months after finishing second in Istanbul behind Ruth Chepngetich’s world record of 1:04:02, it was Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s turn to make history. Yalemzerf Yehualaw thrives with world half marathon record Running...
by africaadmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Addis Ababa, Featured, News, Track
Ethiopia – World bronze medallist Gudaf Tsegay produced an impressive 4:02.35 1500m performance to highlight a pre-Olympic trials meeting in Addis Ababa on Saturday (16th January). Tsegay’s run, the fastest ever produced in Ethiopia, was particularly...
by africaadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Ethiopia, Featured, Great Ethiopian Run, News
Twenty-two-year-old Abe Gashaw and twenty-year-old Tsige Gebrselama won the men’s and women’s elite races respectively at yesterday’s rescheduled 2020 Total Great Ethiopian Run 10KM. For Gashaw it was his second victory in the race, having won previously in 2016. For...
by africaadmin | Feb 6, 2020 | Ethiopia, Featured, News
Ethiopia, February 2020 – Ethiopian distance runner Abadi Hadis died suddenly on Tuesday (4) at the age of 22, after being treated in hospital. The athlete had been struggling with ailments for a few months. Ethiopian distance runner Abadi Hadis passes away A...