Sport
Addis Ababa stages city-wide sports event
Addis Ababa, November 13, 2022 (FBC) – The Addis Ababa city administration organized a city-wide physical exercise event on Sunday morning.
The event was held under the theme "Addis Ababa, City of Diversity, Peace and Love".
The head of the Prosperity Party's Addis Ababa office, Melese Alemu, who participated at the sporting event, said that…
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Ethiopian Athletes Dominate Soweto Marathon, as Dhaba Ifa Debele Takes the Win
Addis Ababa, November 6, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes dominated Sunday's 27th edition of the Soweto Marathon by winning men’s and women’s races.
Over 20,000 runners took part in this year's edition of the People's Race.
Ethiopia’s…
Spain prosecutors drop fraud charges against Neymar
Addis Ababa, October 28, 2022 (FBC) - Prosecutors in Spain have dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar Jr and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian’s 2013 move from Santos to FC Barcelona.
Prosecutors…
Ethiopian athletes conquer the 2022 TCS Amsterdam marathon
Addis Ababa, October 6, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes stormed the 2022 TCS Amsterdam Marathon women elite race, finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Athlete Almaz Ayana became triumphant in the women elite race clocking 2:17:20 and smashed the…
Chala Regasa wins Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon men elite race
Addis Ababa, October 16, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian athlete Chala Regasa won the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon men elite race, in New Delhi on October 16, 2022.
Athlete Chala won the Delhi half marathon with a time of 1 hour 30 seconds.…
AIU bans Kenyan athlete for 3 years for breaking anti-doping rules
Addis Ababa, October 13, 2022 (FBC) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' Athletics Integrity Unit confirmed that Kenyan marathoner Mark Kangogo has been expelled from competition for three years for breaking anti-doping…
Legendary sports journalist Fikru Kidane dies
Addis Ababa, October 11, 2022 (FBC) – The legendary Ethiopian sports journalist Fikru Kidane dies aged 87 while receiving a medical treatment for a brief illness.
Fikru Kidane was a legend of Ethiopian sports journalism and an…