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Worknesh Edesa leads an Ethiopian clean sweep at Sydney Marathon
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2024 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s Worknesh Edesa has made significant improvement on the course records at the TCS Sydney Marathon, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:21:40.
Worknesh took almost three minutes off the previous course record in a race where the top four women finished inside Stella…
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Ethiopian Team triumphs over British Virgin Islands, Lesotho in 2 Round of 45th Chess Olympiad
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2024 (FBC) - The Ethiopian National Chess Team is participating in the 45th Chess Olympiad, an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Budapest, Hungary from 10 to…
Global medallists Gotytom Gebreslase and Leul Gebresilase head Sydney Marathon fields
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2024 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s 2022 world champion Gotytom Gebreslase and her compatriot Leul Gebresilase, the 2023 world bronze medallist, feature in the fields for the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, a World…
Ethiopian youths are showcasing their talents at the 47th world skills competition in Lyon
Addis Ababa, September 12, 2024 (FBC) - Ethiopia's gifted youth are showcasing their talents at the 47th World Skills Competition, which was officially inaugurated by French President Emmanuel Macron in Lyon on Tuesday.
The competition…
Yayesh Gete clinches second gold medal for Ethiopia at Paris Paralympics
Addis Ababa, September 2, 2024 (FBC) – At the 17th Paralympic Games in Paris, Ethiopia’s Yayesh Gete secured the second gold medal for her country after her commanding victory in the 1,500m women's blind race (T-11) final
She clocked a…
Aleshign Bawoqe, General Ayansa take gold on world U20 2024’s penultimate pay
Addis Ababa, August 31, 2024 (FBC) – At the World Athletics U20 Championships Lima 24, Ethiopian youngster Aleshign Bawoqe has stormed to victory in the women’s 3000m final, clocking 8:50.32 to top the race and clinch the fourth gold medal…
Ethiopia’s Sembo sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima
Addis Ababa, August 30, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew lived up to her favourite’s billing in fine style to become the first ever Ethiopian world U20 women’s steeplechase champion, the Paris Olympian surging clear of her chief rival…