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Tadias Magazine Updated: March 21st, 2023 Los Angeles (TADIAS) — Ethiopian athletes dominated the men’s division of the 2023 Los…

GOAL USWNT prospect Girma opens up on being the top NWSL pick, training against Alex Morgan, and her Ethiopian roots…

Associated Press LONDON — Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma won the men’s London Marathon in a time of two hours four minutes…

A pair of Ethiopian runners with the fastest men’s and women’s times headline the elite entry list for the 2021 Boston Marathon.

FanDuel The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are in full swing and sports fans are able to put in wagers on…

Crypto Briefing Ethereum Community Backs Ethiopia Ahead of Olympics The Ethereum community is rallying behind Ethiopia after Twitter added the…

Fansided 50 years ago, Duke University hosted the experimental Pan-Africa – U.S.A. International Track Meet, looking to change a legacy…

Olympic Talk Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey lowered the women’s 10,000m world record, two days after Sifan Hassan broke it on the…

Boise State Public Radio Meet Rosina Machu: Ethiopian Refugee, Idaho Track Phenom And New Boise High Graduate Rosina Machu may…

Montgomery Advertiser How an orphan from Ethiopia who lived in Montgomery became an Air Force Academy soccer signee One of…

Watch Athletics Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay ran an amazing 29:39.42 10,000m debut on Saturday at the Fernanda Ribeiro Gold Gala in…

Running Magazine Shura Kitata and Tigist Girma won the Ethiopian Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday in Sebeta, a city just…

FloTrack Updated: February 24th,2021 Habitam Alemu drops an impressive 1:58​ at the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour Madrid Meeting. —…

FloTrack 19-year-old Lemlem Hailu showed her Lievin victory wasn’t a fluke and sprinted away from steeplechase world record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech…

Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia demolished the women’s 1500m indoor world record by more than two seconds on an astonishing night.

Lets Run Getnet Wale of Ethiopia, best known before today as the 2019 Diamond League steeplechase champion, ripped a 7:24.98…

Last week Ethiopian Soccer Referee Lidya Tafesse Abebe made African history when she led the first ever all-female officiating team refereeing the men’s African Nations Championship.

Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw ran the second-fastest women’s half marathon in history on Sunday, completing the 21.09-kilometre course in New Delhi in one hour, four minutes and 46 seconds.

The Associated Press “You took us to the top of the world,” Argentine President Alfredo Fernández said on social media.…

Runners World The previous record, set by Tirunesh Dibaba, stood for 12 years. One year after finishing second in the…

Reuters Shura Kitata beats Vincent Kipchumba to win thrilling London Marathon Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba to win…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: August 26th, 2020 New York (TADIAS) — UK’s world-renowned soccer team Liverpool Football Club…

Assembly — The Malala Fund newsletter Assembly’s Game Changers series features female athletes around the world who defy convention on…

Reuters The New York City Marathon, one of the most prestigious events on the global running calendar, has been cancelled…

REUTERS SPORT-ON THIS DAY: Born June 13, 1982: Kenenisa Bekele NAIROBI — Ethiopia’s three-time Olympic and five-time world champion Kenenisa…

AP By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Tirunesh Dibaba ran in an empty stadium and Kenenisa Bekele inside…

BBC Sport Africa Kenenisa Bekele : ‘Coronavirus has taught us to be humble’ Kenenisa Bekele was more than ready to…

The Associated Press Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021 TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will open…

BBC Sport Africa Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie has donated nearly $50,000 to a committee set up to fight the…

AFP LONDON — Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele broke Mo Farah’s course record as he won the London half-marathon on Sunday in…

Reuters Athletics: Ethiopia’s Yeshaneh smashes half marathon world record by 20 seconds Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh smashed the half marathon world…

World Athletics Ethiopian Runner Abadi Hadis Dies at 22 World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Ethiopian distance runner…

Houston Chronicle If it’s a Sunday morning in January and Houston’s streets are swarming with runners, it’s a safe bet…

The Guardian Kenenisa Bekele to face Eliud Kipchoge in London Marathon for the ages Kenenisa Bekele has agreed to race…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Updated: July 25th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — The annual Bikila Barefoot Challenge is set…

The Washington Post U.S. wins Women’s World Cup with 2-0 defeat of Netherlands The United States remained supreme in women’s…

The Associated Press Ethiopia repeats sweep in 41st BolderBoulder race BOULDER, Colo. — Ethiopia repeated a sweep in the men’s…

The New York Times Olympic Athletes’ Feud Goes Public, With Claims of Hotel Theft and Gym Attack They’re track-and-field legends…

“Winning the Boston Marathon is super special to me,” Worknesh Degefa said. “Even though I’d never seen the course before.”

Gelete Burka who was the fastest woman in the field, lived up to her favourite’s role to capture her second marathon victory in 2:22:47.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: April 10th, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — One of the key moments that occurred…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: March 3rd, 2019 New York (TADIAS) — Ethiopian women won the top three spots…

Reuters Ethiopia’s Tefera breaks world indoor 1,500m record Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera broke the long-standing world indoor 1,500 metres record when…

Feyisa said the new government is “a result of the struggle by the people” and he hopes it will address concerns after years of repression.

Tolassa Gadaa Elemaa, a refugee from Ethiopia who was imprisoned for five years, aims to compete at this year’s New York City Marathon.

Marathon Olympian Feyisa Lilesa will return to Ethiopia in the coming weeks with his wife and children.

BBC News By Omna Taddele Ethiopia and Eritrea set for first match in 20 years Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian…

Genzebe Dibaba wins her second gold in three days at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England.

Demssew’s family arrived in US on Valentine’s Day after winning a humanitarian immigration petition.

Gulf News Men, women winners break course records as Ethiopians dominate Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia broke the course record to…

Reuters Ethiopia’s triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele will race the London Marathon in April and line up alongside Briton…

Associated Press HOUSTON — Bazu Worku held up three fingers as he headed down the final stretch of the Houston…

BBC Sport By Omna Taddele Who is vying for control of the Ethiopia Football Federation? Addis Ababa — On 13…

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) The IAAF is deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death on Tuesday (28)…

Organizers say two competitors have died in the 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) Great Ethiopian Run road race.

The World10,000m champion Almaz Ayana has been named finalist for the 2017 World Athlete of the Year.

IAAF In Their Own Words: 2017 Female Athlete of the Year Nominees The 10 nominees for the 2017 Female Athlete…

Tirunesh Dibaba, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, said afterwards that the marathon will be her sole focus for the rest of her career.

Olympian Almaz Ayana, who is the 10,000m world champion, has been nominated as the 2017 World Athlete of the Year.

The 26-year-old who joined the US team, Trek, for 2018 world tour has ridden 5 Grand Tours including the last 2 Tours de France.

Almaz Ayana destroyed the field to win the 10,000 metres.

ESPN He runs on a slender dirt road the color of rust. His legs churn with an easy rhythm as…

AP BOSTON – Buzunesh Deba will leave the Boston Marathon with one champion’s medal this week. She would like to…

Reuters BOSTON — Ethiopian runner Lemi Berhanu Hayle will defend his Boston Marathon title in a wide open race on…

International Association of Athletics Federations Shura Kitata clocks second-fastest time in Rome while Rahma Tusa retains title Shura Kitata recorded…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: March 28th, 2017 New York (TADIAS) — Almaz Ayana, who was named “Female World…

There is much joy and relief, but also continued political complication, in Feyisa Lilesa’s new home in Flagstaff, Arizona.

On Valentine’s Day, Feyisa Lilesa’s daughter spotted him first and ran in for a hug. Then, his young son and lastly his wife.

The three-time world indoor champion overtook the pacemaker just before the half-way mark.

Miruts Yifter, an Ethiopian running legend dubbed “Yifter the Shifter” was laid to rest at a packed funeral in Toronto on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old long distance runner was accompanied at the event by Haile Gebreselassie who also acted as her translator.

The 25-year-old Ethiopian long distance runner is being considered for the prestigious annual award, according to IAAF.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — Dadi Beyene and Bizuwork Getahun of…

Tesfaye Jifar, a former NYC Marathon champion–turned cabbie struggles to get his family out of Ethiopia.

Ethiopian American Naomi Girma , who heads into the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan is one of team USA’s starting center backs.

IAAF The women’s race saw Ethiopia’s Aberu Kebede take victory in commanding fashion, running 2:20:45 to come home more than…

Kenenisa Bekele won the 2016 Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 25th, smashing Haile Gebrselassie’s Ethiopian record.

Olympic silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa has now reportedly arrived in the United States after previously stating that he would seek asylum in the US.

Feyisa’s symbolic protest comes decades after two black athletes showed political support during the 1968 Olympics for the civil rights movement in America.

Olympian Feyisa Lilesa staged a daring protest against his home government when he crossed the finish line in Rio last Sunday.

Ethiopia’s Etenesh Diro advanced to the final in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday with only one shoe.

So, how did Robel qualify for the Olympic team in the first place? Well, his father is the president of Ethiopia’s swimming federation.

Genzebe Dibaba — current world record holder in 1500m — is named among 40 black athletes worldwide to watch at Rio 2016.

Ethiopia’s olympic team for the 2016 Games, which is set to kick-off in Brazil next month, includes 24-year-old Almaz Ayana who is aiming double victory in 5000m and 10000m races.

Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba listed among the “Greatest Olympic Athletes Of All Time” in IAAF’s 2016 records book.

RFI Ethiopia has been sending cyclists to the Olympic Games since the 1950s but has never sent a rider to…

CT Post Updated: June 27th, 2016 FAIRFIELD – A good finishing kick was all that Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Getachw needed. Getachw…

“I believe that if I can put my mind to it anything is possible,” says Krubiel Workie as he trains with the Denver Nuggets.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 New York (TADIAS) — An African American Girls Basketball Team,…

Muhammad Ali became the world heavyweight champion at the age of 22 while growing into a powerful voice for social change.

The Ethiopian runners won both the women’s and men’s category in the Ottawa Marathon on Sunday, May 29th.

Reuters LONDON – Ehtiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele won the 10km Great Manchester Run on Sunday before expressing his frustration at being…

Coach Woldemeskel Kostre played a key part in the huge number of international medals won by Ethiopia’s athletes.

USA TODAY April 18, 2016 Ethiopian runners sweep men’s, women’s titles at Boston Marathon BOSTON — Atsede Baysa only appeared…

PRI By Jeb Sharp They’re both 18, both high-school seniors in Massachusetts, both headed into their final season on the…

With Rio on the horizon, the focus is on Tirunesh and Genzebe. Tirunesh is returning after taking a year off to raise her son.

Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The general secretary of Ethiopia’s anti-doping agency says nine of the…