Sport
Tigst Aseffa & Gudaf Tsegay nominated for Female Athlete of the Year awards
Addis Ababa, October 11, 2023 (FBC) – The women’s marathon reigning world record holder athlete Tigst Aseffa and the women's 5,000m world record holder and the women's 10,000m world champion Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia has been nominated for Female Athlete of the Year 2023 awards by the world athletics governing body.
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Ethiopian athletics delegation returns home from Latvia
Addis Ababa, October 3, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletics team delegates have concluded their adventures in the first-ever World Athletics Road Running Championship in Riga, Latvia.
Ethiopian athletes have racked up 2 gold, 4 silver, and…
Ethiopian Coffee kickstart new season with a ‘W’
Addis Ababa, October 2, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopian Coffee Football Club opened the 2023/24 Ethiopian Premier League campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over Sidama Coffee on Sunday 1 October at Adama Science & Technology University Stadium.…
Ethiopia’s Diribe Woltegi breaks world mile record in Riga 2023
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2023 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji turned the tables on Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon to win the inaugural women's world mile title in a world record of 4:21.00* at the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23…
Hagos Gebrehiwot takes senior global title with 5km triumph in Riga
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2023 (FBC) - Ten years after winning the world U20 cross-country title, Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet earned his long-awaited first senior global title by winning the men’s 5km at the World Athletics Road Running…
PREVIEW: 2023/24 Ethiopian PL season kicks off on Sunday
Addis Ababa, September 30, 2023 (FBC) – The 2023/24 Ethiopian Premier League season will kick off on Sunday, October 1, at Adama Science and Technology University Stadium where all 16 of the country’s top division football clubs camp in…
Women’s marathon world record holder accorded with a heroic welcome
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2023 (FBC) – Athlete Tigist Assefa, who obliterated the 49th BMW Berlin Marathon record last Sunday (24 September), has received a heroic welcome by the leadership of Ethiopian Athletics Federation at Bole…