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UN17 AFCON: Senegal and Morocco into the finals
Addis Ababa, May 15, 2023 (FBC) – Morocco and Mali were unable to find a way through the 90 minutes of this semi-final. It is finally in the penalty shootout that the Moroccans win after having their backs against the wall. They join Senegal in the final.
Morocco and Mali had scored at least one goal in each of their outings in this competition.…
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Lemecha Girma smashes 3000m course record in Doha Diamond League 2023
Addis Ababa, May 6, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Athlete Lamecha Girma has raced for the first time since breaking the world indoor record at the distance, but he was taking on a field that included global champions at 1500m, 10,000m,…
Ethiopians dominate the Adizero Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach
Addis Ababa, April 30, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopian runner Medina Eisa raced to a women’s world U20 5km best at the Adizero Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Saturday.
Medina narrowly denied her compatriot Senbere Teferi a…
Derartu Tulu Elected Deputy President Of African Athletics
Addis Ababa, April 27, 2023 (FBC) – Africa’s first women Olympic gold medalist, president of Ethiopian Athletics Federation and the assistant commissioner of the East African Athletics Region,a thlete Derartu Tulu has elected as the Deputy…
Ethiopia’s Lemecha a strong contender for 11th Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava
Addis Ababa, April 25, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopian long and middle-distance runner Lemecha Girma and Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan will join their fellow world record-holder Mondo Duplantis at the Ostrava Golden Spike on 27 June, at the 11th World…
Megertu Alemu, Tamrat Tola finish London Marathon 2nd and 3rd
Addis Ababa, April 23, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopian Athletes Megertu Alemu and Tamrat Tola have finished the London Marathon 2023 in second and third ranks in men’s and women’s races respectively.
In women’s race, Megertu Alemu ran the…
Defending champion Yalemzerf, the renowned Kenenisa eye glory in Sunday’s London Marathon
Addis Ababa, April 22, 2023 (FBC) – The legendary Ethiopian long distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and last year’s TCS London Marathon winner, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, will take on a strong field of runners at the World Athletics Platinum Label…