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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 Uganda’s two-time world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo crossed the finish line together without fighting for…
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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…
Ethiopia’s Nibret Melak triumphs at Bangsaen21 Half Marathon in Chon Buri
Addis Ababa, December 15, 2024 (FMC) - Ethiopia’s Nibret Melak triumphed at the Bangsaen21 Half Marathon in Chon Buri, Thailand, on Sunday (15), securing victory amidst humid conditions with a final time of 1:02:32.
In the men's race,…
Tigist Assefa tipped for victory at Sunday’s Bangsaen21
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2024 (FMC) — Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa headlines the Bangsaen21 Half Marathon women's elite field, a World Athletics Platinum Label event, in Chon Buri on Sunday (15).
She will be joined by Rosemary Wanjiru of…