Gofa landslide death toll could reach 500, UN
The death toll from landslides in the Gofa zone of southern Ethiopia has reached 257, according to the United Nations on Thursday, and the number could potentially increase to 500. The U.N. Office for...
View ArticleEthiopia-born runner in the Refugee Olympic Team
Farida Abaroge, a 30-year-old runner who fled Ethiopia eight years ago due to persecution, is “proud” to have earned her spot on the Refugee Olympic Team. The team, made up of 37 athletes from 15...
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Ethiopian athletes to watch at Paris 2024
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games was held in Paris, France, on Friday, July 26, officially launching the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Forty-one Ethiopian athletes are in the French...
View ArticleSouth Sudan stuns Puerto Rico 90-79 to claim its first ever Olympic victory
(The Washington Post) — As South Sudan players jogged onto the court on Sunday amid cheers from fans waving the flag of their home nation, Nuni Omot slowed, stopped and pressed his hand to the Paris...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Smith wins first gold for Africa at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
PARIS (Reuters)-Tatjana Smith took South Africa’s first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the 200 metres she won at Tokyo 2021 under her maiden name...
View ArticleEthiopia adopts new forex exchange trading system
The Ethiopian government has transitioned to a market-based foreign exchange rate system, allowing the birr’s value to be determined by the market. This shift marks the most significant economic...
View ArticleSifan Hassan to run 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon in Paris
(Reuters) – Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan will defend her Tokyo Olympic 5,000 metres and 10,000 titles and take on the marathon in Paris, she said on Wednesday, taking on an astonishing agenda even though...
View ArticleMisgana Wakuma finishes 6th in men’s 20-kilometre walk
The Ethiopian athlete Misgana Wakuma finished in 6th place in the men’s 20 km race walk at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, setting a new national record for Ethiopia with a time of 1:19:31,...
View ArticleErmias Girma tops opening heat to advance to 1500m semi-final
Ethiopian athlete Ermias Girma qualified for the semi-finals of the 1500-meter race at the Olympic Games with an incredible performance, finishing first with a time of 3:35.21 in the opening heat of...
View ArticleGudaf Tsegaye advances to 5000m final
Ethiopia’s Tokyo bronze medalist Gudaf Tsegay has qualified for the final of 5000m at the Stade de France, keeping her Olympic gold pursuit on track. Gudaf, who is bidding for medals in both the 5000m...
View ArticleWorknesh Mesele & Tsige Duguma qualify for women’s Olympic 800m semis
Ethiopia’s Worknesh Mesele qualified for the women’s 800m semi-finals with a time of 1:58.07 at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning Heat 3 as she begins her bid for a maiden Olympic gold medal. Teammate...
View ArticleBerihu Aregawi takes silver in 10,000m
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...
View ArticleSembo Alemayew & Lomi Muleta qualify for the 3000m steeplechase final
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...
View ArticleWorknesh Mesele & Tsige Duguma in the 800 final on Monday night
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...
View ArticleSecond medal for Ethiopia at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won Olympic gold in the women’s 5,000 meters Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma takes silver in the women’s 800m final behind Great Britians Keely Hodgkinson. This marks Ethiopia’s second...
View ArticleLamecha Girma carried off on a stretcher after a hard fall during...
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....
View ArticleLamecha Girma hospitalized after horror fall, but life not in danger
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...
View ArticleLamecha Girma ‘in good shape’ after steeplechase heavy fall
Lamecha has left the hospital, where he was treated overnight. Ethiopian steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma is recovering from a heavy fall at the Paris Olympics and is “in good shape”,...
View ArticleDiribe Welteji & Gudaf Tsegaye seal tickets to women’s 1500m final
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...
View ArticleBeatrice Chebet wins gold in the 10,000 meters
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....
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