RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia celebrates as he crosses the line to win silver during the Men’s Marathon on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo on August ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Paris Games on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic ...

Retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. The 43-year-old sports star, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Running great Haile Gebrselassie resigned as president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation on Monday, calling it a "sacrifice" for the sport. He had been president for ...

The IAAF’s decision to drop the 5,000 meters from its Diamond League track and field series has been met with strong resistance from Ethiopia and Kenya, where one former world champion accused the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed lauded his compatriot Selemon Barega’s stunning victory in the men’s 10,000 metres on Friday when he upset world record holder Joshua Cheptegei ...

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Did online reactions from Ethiopian netizens contributed to the move by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation to lift the suspension of Ethiopian athletes banned for not reporting for an early ...

Ethiopian marathon great Haile Gebrselassie yesterday mourned fallen Kenyan star Agnes Tirop as he launched the 21st edition of the Great Ethiopian Run. In his virtual address, Gebrselassie said he ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia >> An Ethiopian marathon runner who went into exile after protesting against oppression in his country while winning a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics has been ...

The 43-year-old sports star who is considered as one of the greatest distance runners of all time will serve a four-year term. The 43-year-old sports star, considered one of the greatest distance ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, as the country grapples with doping issues and poor results on the ...