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Ethiopia Tries to Capitalize on Its Running Fame

February 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — On a warm Sunday morning in late November, about 36,000 people set off on the Great Ethiopian Run, a 10-kilometer race across the center of Addis Ababa. Diplomats, students, merchants, Orthodox priests, homeless children and professional … read more »

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Ethiopians Sweep Titles at Cold, Wet Houston Marathon

January 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

It was wet and cold and storms threatened, but didn’t stop today’s Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. In the end, it was another clean sweep for the Ethiopians. Bazu Worku of Ethiopia was the overall men’s winner … read more »

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Ethiopia’s Haile calls New York Times story a “disgrace”

November 19, 2010 by benim

Ethiopia’s Olympic champion athlete Haile Gebreselassie said the New York Times newspaper’s journalists must have their own agenda to fabricate stories about his situation in Ethiopia. The current Marathon record holder, Haile had earlier reversed his decision to retire from … read more »

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