Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola surged ahead to win the men’s Olympic marathon in a record time of 2:06:26, securing Ethiopia’s first gold of these Games and continuing a proud national tradition. In the Paris 2024 Olympics marathon, widely regarded as the…
Olympic 5,000m champion, Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, made history as she competed for a remarkable double in the 10,000m women’s final at the Paris 2024 Games on Friday night at the Stade de France. Italy’s Nadia Battocletti took the silver in…
Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji secured first place with the fastest time of the semi-finals (3:55.10) in a race that was much quicker than the first heat, won by another favorite, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon (3:58.64). Another top contender, Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay, finished…
Ethiopian steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma is recovering from a heavy fall at the Paris Olympics and is “in good shape”, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. Girma was left prone on the track after falling at a hurdle…
The Ethiopian runner Lamecha Girma, who was stretchered off the track during the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final, has been described as “in good form” after a visit from members of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee. At the moment of the final…
Ethiopian world record holder Lamecha Girma exited the track on a stretcher after a hard fall at the penultimate barrier, just over 200m from the finish, in Wednesday’s 3000m men’s steeplechase. Girma, who was looking for Ethiopia’s first Olympic gold…
Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma takes silver in the women’s 800m final behind Great Britians Keely Hodgkinson. This marks Ethiopia’s second medal at the Paris Olympics, following the silver of Berihu Aregawi in 10,000m. Hodgkinson timed 1min 56.72 sec for victory, with…
After three riveting semifinals on Sunday during the Paris Olympics, the final is set in the women’s 800 meters. Two Ethiopian athletes will compete in the nine-woman field at 21:47 on Monday, vying for a medal that night. Worknesh Mesele…
Ethiopia has two chances for a medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. Sembo Almayew and Lomi Muleta have qualified for the final on Sunday at the Stade de France. During heat two, Sembo Alemayew secured her spot in the finals…
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi secured the country’s first silver medal of the Paris Olympics on Friday, August 2, by finishing second in the men’s 10,000m. Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei claimed the title with an Olympic record of 26:43.14, holding off Ethiopian competitors…