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Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/derartu-tulu-of-ethiopia-wins-new-york-city-marathon/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/derartu-tulu-of-ethiopia-wins-new-york-city-marathon/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:30 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=11363 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/derartu-tulu-of-ethiopia-wins-new-york-city-marathon/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/deriba-merga-of-ethiopia-wins-delhi-half-marathon/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/deriba-merga-of-ethiopia-wins-delhi-half-marathon/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:28 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=11364 Winner, Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga, left, and third place winner, Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang, center, pose on winners’ podium with Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, right after the New Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Deriba Merga of Ethiopia retained the men’s title of the New Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday AP Photo/Mustafa [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/02/deriba-merga-of-ethiopia-wins-delhi-half-marathon/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/gebrselassie-retains-berlin-crown/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/gebrselassie-retains-berlin-crown/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:30:39 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/gebrselassie-retains-berlin-crown/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/gebrselassie-retains-berlin-crown/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/floyd-mayweather-jr-needs-to-grow-up/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/floyd-mayweather-jr-needs-to-grow-up/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:22:34 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5075 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/floyd-mayweather-jr-needs-to-grow-up/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:27 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5059 Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson – step aside… Why on earth would Kenenisa Bekele and Usain Bolt race each other at 600 meters is beyond me.  If anything, it would help promote Bekele as he is not a household name as compared to Bolt, despite his amazing accomplishments.  If you don’t believe me, just go to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-and-kenya-accused-of-killing-cross-country/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-and-kenya-accused-of-killing-cross-country/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:16:27 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3800 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-and-kenya-accused-of-killing-cross-country/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/20/bekele-matches-record-by-winning-the-10000-at-worlds/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/20/bekele-matches-record-by-winning-the-10000-at-worlds/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:01:49 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3745 BERLIN — Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia continued his dominance in the men’s 10,000, winning his fourth consecutive title at the world championships Monday. Bekele, who is a two-time Olympic champion in the event, sped away from Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea as the bell rang marking the last lap, opening a 20-meter gap on his main competitor [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/20/bekele-matches-record-by-winning-the-10000-at-worlds/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/14/meselech-melkamu-dominates-watch-out-tirunesh-and-meseret/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/14/meselech-melkamu-dominates-watch-out-tirunesh-and-meseret/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:53:47 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3405 While the sold out Mestsky stadium crowd packed every nook and cranny of the facility to catch a fleeting glimpse of the world’s fastest man, the 20,000-plus were treated by several solid performances and entertaining head-to-head battles. And all things considered, it was Meselech Melkamu who arguably produced the strongest performance of the Wednesday evening. After [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/14/meselech-melkamu-dominates-watch-out-tirunesh-and-meseret/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/best-runners-in-world-now-hail-from-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/best-runners-in-world-now-hail-from-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 08:29:08 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3188 BOULDER — They couldn’t keep up with him. No one else in the Bolder Boulder field could. What chance did two fans have of running alongside 19-year-old Ethiopian sensation Tilahun Regassa? Still, the green, yellow and red Ethiopian flags they carried in his wake represented more than Regassa’s country. It symbolized Ethiopia’s flag flying atop the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/best-runners-in-world-now-hail-from-ethiopia/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/26/ethiopian-athlete-tadesse-tola/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/26/ethiopian-athlete-tadesse-tola/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 09:47:40 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3131 NEW YORK // The Ethiopian athlete, Tadese Tola, won a UAE-sponsored 10km race through Central Park yesterday in an annual event that raises awareness about kidney disease and pays tribute to one of the condition’s most famous sufferers – the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan. In heavy rain, Tola duelled with the defending champion, Kenya’s Patrick [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/26/ethiopian-athlete-tadesse-tola/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/burka-mekonnen-g-dibaba-progress-in-a-day-of-qualifiers-ethiopian-championships-day-2/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/burka-mekonnen-g-dibaba-progress-in-a-day-of-qualifiers-ethiopian-championships-day-2/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:18:21 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2917 World indoor 1500m champion Derese Mekonnen, African women’s 1500m champion Gelete Burka, and World junior Cross Country champion Genzebe Dibaba all comfortably negotiated tricky heats on the second day of the 38th Ethiopian Athletics Championships (29 April- 3 May 2009) at the Addis Ababa stadium on Thursday (30). In a day dominated by finals in the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/burka-mekonnen-g-dibaba-progress-in-a-day-of-qualifiers-ethiopian-championships-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/runner-dire-tune-ekes-out-boston-marathon-win/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/runner-dire-tune-ekes-out-boston-marathon-win/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:26:28 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2580 Salina Kosgei, right, of Kenya beats Dire Tune of Ethiopia to win the women’s division of the 113th running of the Boston Marathon Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya’s Salina Kosgei won the closest women’s race in the history of the event. Americans [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/runner-dire-tune-ekes-out-boston-marathon-win/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:30:04 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2581 The legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse, 68, passed away at midnight on Sunday. The late Tilahun passed away while he was being taken to hospital feeling serious pain. He had arrived later on same day from New York, USA, according to the artist’s family members. In appreciation of his contribution to Ethiopian music, Tilahun received an Honorary [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/feed/ 30 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/20/ethiopias-deriba-merga-wins-the-boston-marathon-mens-title/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/20/ethiopias-deriba-merga-wins-the-boston-marathon-mens-title/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:28:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2636 Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga won the Boston Marathon men’s title on Monday and Salina Kosgei of Kenya won the closest-ever women’s finish. Merga, 28, finished in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 42 seconds, comfortably beating Kenya’s Daniel Rono and Ryan Hall of the United States by nearly a minute in the 113th edition of the world’s oldest [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/20/ethiopias-deriba-merga-wins-the-boston-marathon-mens-title/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/op-ed-in-defense-of-gigel-gibe-iii-full-steam-ahead-%e1%8b%a8-%e1%8b%88%e1%8a%95%e1%8b%a4-%e1%88%8d%e1%8c%85/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/op-ed-in-defense-of-gigel-gibe-iii-full-steam-ahead-%e1%8b%a8-%e1%8b%88%e1%8a%95%e1%8b%a4-%e1%88%8d%e1%8c%85/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:57:58 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2366 By: Semeon In the past few days news started coming out that “environmentalists” were vehemently opposed to the development of hydro power plants on the Gibe river. Dear reader you may ask “What took them so long?!!”. Sorry for the delay, but you see they were busy somewhere else. With the Amazon Rain Forest which needs [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/op-ed-in-defense-of-gigel-gibe-iii-full-steam-ahead-%e1%8b%a8-%e1%8b%88%e1%8a%95%e1%8b%a4-%e1%88%8d%e1%8c%85/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopia-fifas-road-map-to-be-put-into-effect/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopia-fifas-road-map-to-be-put-into-effect/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:22:06 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2302 After a stand-off that lasted for over two years, pitting Ashebir Woldegiorgis on one hand and the existing general assembly of the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF), on the other the latter yesterday accepted for the first time, the road map proposed by the international football governing body, FIFA. FIFA could possibly retract its decision to ban [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopia-fifas-road-map-to-be-put-into-effect/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopias-regassa-wins-cooper-river-bridge-run-in-south-carolina/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopias-regassa-wins-cooper-river-bridge-run-in-south-carolina/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:57:57 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2299 Tilahun Regassa appeared to thoroughly enjoy his Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday morning. Regassa, a 20-year-old from Ethiopia, runs with an odd gait — his right foot turns in awkwardly on each stride — and likes to look around as he races. Regassa took in the Lowcountry sights under a cloudless blue sky, kept a [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ethiopias-regassa-wins-cooper-river-bridge-run-in-south-carolina/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:40:09 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1095 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/sports-briefing-running-keflezighi-wins-half-marathon-title-new-york-times/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/sports-briefing-running-keflezighi-wins-half-marathon-title-new-york-times/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:20:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1049 Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic marathon runner-up, surged to an early lead and won the men’s United States half-marathon championship in Houston. Keflezighi, an American who was born in Eritrea, won in 1 hour 1 minute 25 seconds. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, a Beijing Olympic marathoner, won the women’s title in 1:11:47. Share and Enjoy: ]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/sports-briefing-running-keflezighi-wins-half-marathon-title-new-york-times/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-erkesso-merga-win-houston-marathon-2009-huliq/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-erkesso-merga-win-houston-marathon-2009-huliq/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:01:04 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1011 Ethiopia showed yet again that it is the athletic powerhouse by taking both the men’s and women’s course records and becoming the winner at the 37th edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon. 25-year-old Teyba Erkesso, a debutant in Marathon racing set a course record time of 2:24:18 at the Houston Marathon 2009. She beat the time [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-erkesso-merga-win-houston-marathon-2009-huliq/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-less-known-runners-rake-in-millions-addis-fortune/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-less-known-runners-rake-in-millions-addis-fortune/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:01:02 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1009 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/18/ethiopias-less-known-runners-rake-in-millions-addis-fortune/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/08/ethiopia-wins-marathon-macau-daily-times/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/08/ethiopia-wins-marathon-macau-daily-times/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:01:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=528 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/08/ethiopia-wins-marathon-macau-daily-times/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/07/local-wins-las-vegas-marathon-by-32-seconds-san-francisco-chronicle/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/07/local-wins-las-vegas-marathon-by-32-seconds-san-francisco-chronicle/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:30:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=510 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/07/local-wins-las-vegas-marathon-by-32-seconds-san-francisco-chronicle/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/expat-in-ethiopia-running-the-8th-great-ethiopian-run-telegraphcouk/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/expat-in-ethiopia-running-the-8th-great-ethiopian-run-telegraphcouk/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:35 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=301 There are many things to get used to when you return to Ethiopia after time spent at home in London: goats, sheep and donkeys taking right of way on the road, supermarket staff packing your shopping and carrying it out to the car for you, and incredible sunshine every day (pale skins like mine should [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/expat-in-ethiopia-running-the-8th-great-ethiopian-run-telegraphcouk/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-dominates-as-kigen-comes-second-in-france-kenya-broadcasting-corporation/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-dominates-as-kigen-comes-second-in-france-kenya-broadcasting-corporation/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:23:06 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=292 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-dominates-as-kigen-comes-second-in-france-kenya-broadcasting-corporation/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/talks-fail-ethiopian-fifa-ban-remains/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/talks-fail-ethiopian-fifa-ban-remains/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:15:38 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=25 Ethiopia remains banned from international football after the failure of talks aimed at resolving the dispute which has split the country’s football federation (EFF). Football’s world governing body Fifa invited both sides, plus the Ethiopian government, to the talks. Fifa says the government pulled out at the last minute and that “no solution” was found. Ethiopia was thrown [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/talks-fail-ethiopian-fifa-ban-remains/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/gete-wami-finished-6th-and-dire-tune-7th-in-ing-new-york-marathon/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/gete-wami-finished-6th-and-dire-tune-7th-in-ing-new-york-marathon/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:28:56 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=41 Ethiopia’s Gete Wami finished 6th in the 39th ING Marathon in New York City running in 2:29:25 and Dire Tune of Ethiopia finished 7th 2:29:28. Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain won the race in 2:23:56 followed by Ludmila Petrova of Russia and Kara Goucher of USA. In the Men’s marathon, five Ethiopians finished in the top [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/gete-wami-finished-6th-and-dire-tune-7th-in-ing-new-york-marathon/feed/ 0