Posts Tagged ‘world championships’

It is now emerging that the domination of cross country running by Kenya and Ethiopia is ultimately killing the sport. At their council meeting held on the fringes of the World Championships in Athletics here, the International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that the World Cross Country Championships will now be held once every two years rather than annually. The IAAF council members argued that this would ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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 international ... Full story