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Bezunesh Bekele is quickly confused with the famous Ethiopian folk singer of the 1970s and 1980s; seldom does the image of a 1.46-metre diminutive runner come to mind. After all, she has only raced once in Ethiopian colours over distances 10Km and up - at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships where she finished an obscure, but encouraging fourth in ... Full story

Yemane Tsegay Adhane from Ethiopia won this year's Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon finishing the race in a record time of 2:15:06. The annual race which is jointly organised by the Sports Development Board (IDM) and the Macau Athletics Association, drew 2,999 athletes from 50 countries and regions to the Macau Stadium at 6:00 am yesterday, including elderly, teenagers and parents with children. Adhane took home a ... Full story

An Ethiopian man from Las Vegas edged a Kenyan from Minnesota on Sunday to become the first local resident to win the Las Vegas Marathon, while a Russian from Gainesville, Fla. won the women's race by more than 8 minutes. Abebe Yimer, 28, raced along the Las Vegas Strip, the downtown Fremont Street Experience and back around to the Mandalay ... Full story

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 never leave the house without suncream). There's also the ... Full story

Ethiopian athletes swept top positions during the 17th edition of Cross de L'Acier, an EAA XC Permit meeting, held on Sunday 30 November in Leffrinckoucke, northern France. The winner of the men's race last year, Imane Jida retained his title, while his female team mates, led by Abebu Gelan, took the first four places. Kenyan Mike Kipruto Kigen was looking for revenge following ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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 20 with ... Full story