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Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa crowned as World Athlete of the Year 2023
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2023 (FBC) - Women's marathon world record holder Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia has been crowned as World Athlete of the Year - Women’s Out of Stadia.
Athlete Tigist has beaten the other four finalists: Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica, Femke Bol of the Netherlands, and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela.
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Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia wins the Int’l Fair Play Award
Addis Ababa, December 9, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s world 10,000m silver medalist Letesenbet Gidey has been named winner of the International Fair Play Award as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023, the World Athletics governing body…
Diribe Welteji’s road mile world record at Riga 23 ratified
Addis Ababa, December 7, 2023 (FBC) - World records set in the road mile by Diribe Welteji and Hobbs Kessler at the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 have now been ratified.
Ethiopia’s Welteji headed to the Latvian…
World champion Gudaf Tsegay leads next month’s Astana Indoor Meet entry list
Addis Ababa, December 7, 2023 (FBC) – World champions Gudaf Tsegay and Mondo Duplantis are the first star athletes confirmed for the ‘Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes’ – the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of 2024 –…
Ethiopian athletes conquer Valencia Marathon 2023
Addis Ababa, December 3, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes dominated the 2023 Valencia marathon in both men and women races this morning.
In the men's category, athlete Sisay Lemma storms to 2:01:48 to become the 4th fastest man in…
Kenenisa Bekele confirms his participation in Valencia Marathon on Sunday
Addis Ababa, November 29, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletics legend Kenenisa Bekele announced today that he will participate in the Valencia Marathon 2023 on Sunday 3 December 2023.
It is learned that the iconic long and middle distance…
Siranesh Yirga of Ethiopia wins the 2023 Shanghai Marathon
Addis Ababa, November 26, 2023 (FBC) – Athlete Siranesh Yirga Dagne of Ethiopia has won the 2023 Shanghai Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, earlier today.
Athlete Siranesh clocked 2:21:28 to become the winner of this…