Ethiopian Athletics receive rousing welcome from residents in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, July 27, 2022 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Athletes who have registered astonishing victory at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon have received a rousing welcome from residents of Addis Ababa.

The residents of the Addis Ababa have taken to streets since the early morning to express their admiration to the victorious athletes who have travelled across the capital with convertibles response to the warmest welcome from the public.

Residents have shouted with joy waving the national flag, calling the names of the athletes and sung songs of victory that commemorate the unforgettable triumphs of Ethiopian athletes in the path of history.

A national award and recognition ceremony is also expected to take place at the National Palace later today.

In his latest message, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the shining victories the Ethiopian athletes have made at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA that Ethiopians have crowned and triumphed at the global sport stage resisting all the internal and external challenges.

Praising Ethiopian athletes for raising the national flag at the global stage, Abiy said “we have plenty of reasons to be grateful as a nation.”

It is to be recalled that the Ethiopian athletics team achieved historic results that attracted the eyes of the world at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Ethiopia had the most gold medals from among African countries and ranked second in the world by winning 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze at the championships.