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Ethiopia prepares for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Addis Ababa, October 11, 2020 (FBC) – Federal Sports Commission announced preparations for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic in the light of coronavirus precaution measures.
Elias Shikur, Commissioner of the Sports Commission, said hosting of sports events has a crucial role in stimulating the sector hit by the pandemic.
An executive and…
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Ethiopia welcomes home triumphant athlete Letesenbet Gidey
Addis Ababa, October 9, 2020 (FBC) – Athlete Letesenbet Gidey, who broke women’s 5,000 in Valencia, has returned home to a heroine welcome she received from the vice president of Ethiopian Athletic Federation, Athlete Derartu Tulu and other…
Ethiopia’s Letesenbet breaks 5,000m world record
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey broke the women's 5,000m world record in Valencia, Spain.
Letesenbet, 22, clocked 14 minutes 6.62 seconds to better the 14 minutes 11.15 seconds set by another Ethiopian…
Ethiopia’s winning London Marathon athletes receive warm welcome
Addis Ababa, October 6, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s winning 40th London Marathon athletes were given a warm welcome home today.
Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, they were received by Derartu Tulu, first vice President of Ethiopian…
Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata wins 2020 London Marathon
Addis Ababa, October 4, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata has won the men's 2020 London Marathon.
He finished the race in 2:05:41. Another Ethiopian, Sisay Lemma, was third.
Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele missed the London Marathon…
Kenenisa Bekele to miss London Marathon because of calf injury
Addis Ababa, October 2, 2020 (FBC) -Kenenisa Bekele's much-anticipated London Marathon duel with Eliud Kipchoge is off after the Ethiopian pulled out with a calf injury.
Kenenisa, 38, was just two seconds short of Kipchoge's world record…
SuperSport inks broadcasting deal with Ethiopian Premier League
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2020 (FBC) – Super Sport has inked broadcasting deal with Ethiopian Premier League to air matches in the country.
MultiChoice’s Supersport said it won the right to broadcast live football matches of the…