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Ethiopian runners sweep Xiamen Marathon titles with new course records
Addis Ababa, January 5, 2025 (FMC) – Ethiopia's Dawit Wolde and Ruti Aga claimed the respective men's and women's titles, both with new course records, at the 2025 Xiamen Marathon, in southeast China, on Sunday.
Dawit Wolde clocked a winning time of two hours, six minutes and six seconds, shattering the previous record of 2:06:19 set by Kenya's…
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Rising star Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia ready to soar
Addis Ababa, January 2, 2025 (FBC) – One of Ethiopia’s women rising star in the field of Athletics, Sembo Alemayew, is aiming big in her blooming career ahead, setting her sights on big prizes.
Sembo has steadily been soaring since…
Berihu Aregawi claims victory at 10km road race in Madrid
Addis Ababa, January 1, 2025 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Berihu Aregawi claimed victory at the San Silvestre Vallecana, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, in Madrid on Tuesday (31) evening.
Aregawi and…
4th Russian-Chinese Youth Winter Games to be held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in January 2025
Addis Ababa, December 25, 2024 (FMC) - The strongest junior athletes of the two countries will compete in cross-country skiing, figure skating, speed skating, short track, curling, freestyle, snowboarding, alpine skiing, ski jumping, and…
India to host World Boxing Cup Final 2025
Addis Ababa, December 23, 2024 (FMC/TV BRICS) - The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced that the republic has won the right to host the World Boxing Cup Final 2025 and the World Boxing Congress in November 2025. This was reported…
Former athletics legend Sleshi Sihin becomes new president of EAF
Addis Ababa, December 22, 2024 (FMC) – Ethiopian retired long-distance runner. Sleshi Sihin, has been elected as the new president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF), the Federation confirmed.
At the 28th regular session of the…
Sutume Kebede of Ethiopia retains 25km crown in Kolkata
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2024 (FBC) — Ethiopian athlete Sutume Kebede secured a second successive Tata Steel Kolkata World 25K crown, a World Athletics Gold Label road race on Sunday (15).
Sutume recovered from a stomach issue just in…