All posts tagged "Ethiopia"
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoEthiopian Bekele makes flight for London Marathon
Following reports a number of Ethiopian athletes had missed their flight to England ahead of the London Marathon on Sunday, it...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoTanzanian championships reveal rising middle distance star James
Yet another East African middle-distance runner’s star is rising, but he does not hail from traditional powerhouse nations Kenya or Ethiopia...
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Athletics
/ 4 years agoEthiopian Dibaba signs up for high profile Ostrava athletics meeting
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba has confirmed her participation in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava on September 8. There have also...
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Athletics
/ 5 years agoEthiopian legend Gebrselassie helps in fight against Covid-19
Ethiopia’s running legend Haile Gebrselassie took part in the final day of the virtual 5km run in Addis Ababa over the...
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Athletics
/ 5 years agoEthiopia’s athletes raise money in fight against Covid-19
Several of the country’s athletics greats, including Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba and her sisters Genzebe and Ejegayehu, and two-time Olympic 10...
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Football
/ 5 years ago1968 – the year Congo were crowned Kings of African football
The Republic of Congo first took part in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in 1968, but their second appearance four...
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Football
/ 5 years agoAfrican football leagues plunged into uncertainty due to Covid-19
The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all sport worldwide, and African footballing leagues have also been profoundly impacted. Here is a...
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Athletics
/ 5 years agoWe have to stay home to stay healthy – Kenyan Kipchoge
Men’s marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya says if runners can train to run 42.2km they can overcome the...
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Football
/ 5 years ago1962 – Athletics powerhouse Ethiopia conquer African football
Better known as a powerhouse of world athletics, Ethiopia were briefly at the top of the football world when they won...
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Football
/ 5 years agoDR Congo: Different names, twice Afcon champions
The Democratic Republic Congo played in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) under a number of different names, including Congo-Leopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa,...