Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie beat Britain's Paula Radcliffe in their half marathon head-to-head in Vienna on Sunday. Radcliffe, the women's marathon world record holder, was given a start of seven minutes and 52 seconds – the difference between the two athletes' personal bests for the distance – but was caught by Gebrselassie about three quarters...
What do Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba, Derartu Tulu and Fatuma Roba have in common, apart from being Olympic gold medal-winning runners? They all come from Bekoji in Ethiopia – and they were all trained by one man. By Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian Outside the blue hut is a plaque with a...
By Eddie Issard I’m at the Sheraton in Addis Ababa, and the reason I’m here is to do some training with Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest distance runners ever. Haile is a double Olympic champion, four-time world champion and someone who has set 27 world records. I’ve been invited because back...
By Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia has won the men’s championship at the Carlsbad 5000 for the second year in a row, tying for the fourth-fastest time ever on the roads in 13 minutes, 11 seconds. Fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba regained the women’s title she won in 2005, finishing...
New York City Marathon champion Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia won the NYC Half on Sunday. Dado finished the 13.1 miles in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 35 seconds. New Zealand’s Kim Smith was second, 8 seconds back. American Kara Goucher was third in 1:09:12. Kenya’s Peter Kirui was first in the men’s race....
PARIS: For two decades, Haile Gebrselassie enchanted fans of running with his mastery of the art. Because he is such a unique athlete, because of his infectious joie de vivre and because he is an all-around admirable guy, it’s now somewhat stressful to see how age and the wear and tear of a...
THE Lifestyle Renault Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon proved to be a record-breaking affair on more ways than one. Not only were both the men's and women's course records smashed, 2,112 runners finished the race – the highest ever. Ethiopia's Yared Hagos won the men's race with a storming display, leading from start to...
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia played out a goalless draw against visiting Benin in the first leg of the first round qualifier of the Orange 2013 Africa Cup of Nation match played in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. Benin frustrated the Ethiopian side with some solid defensive play but ten minutes in to the first...
Tokyo, Japan – Atsede Habtamu of Ethiopia won the Tokyo Marathon women’s race in 2:25.28, a new course record. Her Ethiopian compatriot, Yeshi Esayas, finishes second in 2:26.00, a personal best time for her, while Eyerusalem Kuma came in 7th. The race looked to be one woman show by Eri Okubo who led...
Former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie could only finished in fourth place on Sunday in the Tokyo Marathon. The Ethiopian, who was hoping to land a good performance as he seeks to win a place on the London Olympic team later this summer, finished in a time of two hours, eight minutes and...
