Tsegaye Getachew will defend his title at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sunday (19) ...

Over the past 60 years, Ethiopia has become synonymous with distance running excellence. There are the all-time greats like Haile Gebrselassie and Kenesia Bekele and today’s superstars like Tigist ...

A female runner is dead at 30 years old months after winning a prestigious marathon. Shewarge Alene, an Ethiopian athlete, won the 2025 Stockholm Marathon earlier this year. The 30-year-old Ethiopian ...

With the 2025 TCS Sydney Marathon now in the past after Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands secured the prestigious titles, the next Abbott World Marathon Major (AbbottWMM) ...

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, World Indoor 800m winner Prudence Sekgodiso and 5000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet are among those hoping to make their mark in Tokyo.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana were named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards which were held yesterday. Usain Bolt who has won the award five ...

Women participate in 42 km race during the forth edition of Eldoret City Marathon in Eldoret Uasin County yesterday. Emily Chebet (front) won the race. 10 April 2022. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Kenyan ...

Despite not qualifying for the Rio Olympics last year, 20 year old Kadar Omar is still determined to train and compete in the next Olympics. Kadar Omar, is a refugee from Ethiopia, Oromo Community.

"I think it is the altitude and hard training," Dibaba told Reuters when asked why Ethiopian men and women are so impressive in the distance events. Genzebe Dibaba (R) and Meseret Defar, both of ...

Former MLS midfielder Gadi Kinda has died at the age of 31. Major League Soccer announced the Israeli-Ethiopian soccer player’s death in an Instagram post on Tuesday, May 20. Kinda played for Sporting ...

Shewarge Alene, the Ethiopian distance runner who won the 2025 adidas Stockholm Marathon, has died while at training camp.