Ethiopianathletics Archives

14 Aug

Ethiopian Marathon Coach Declines Olympic Reward from Government

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Ethiopian Olympic delegation that participated in the Paris 2024 Olympics was welcomed back with a reception and dinner at the National Palace. The event, attended by President Sahle-Work Zewde, included a ceremony where cash prizes were awarded to athletes, coaches, and participants based on their contributions. The rewards ranged from 50,000 birr to 7 million birr. At the ceremony, Tamrat Tola, who won Ethiopia's only gold medal in the marathon, was awarded $68,000 or 7 million birr and a gold nishan medal. Silver medalists Tigist Asefa, Berihu Aregawi, and Tsige Duguma each received $39,000 or 4 million birr. However, during…

World Athletics names Tigist Assefa as one of the best athletes of the year

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Marathon record holder Tigist Assefa joins the final round for the World Athlete of the Year Award. Athlete Tigist Assefa was one of the top 11 athletes in the world in the list of the best athletes of the year 2023 for World Athletics. The World Athletics Federation announced the list of successful athletes in various competitions held in 2023. In the first round of the world's 11 best athletes, the 5,000-meter record holder Gudaf Tsagaye and the marathon record holder Tigist Assefe were athletes included in the list. According to the information released by World Athletics, the list of…

Ethiopia secures nine medals at Budapest world Athletics Championships

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The 19th World Athletics Championships, which were held from August 19 to 27, 2023 in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, have ended. Including Ethiopia, 195 countries participated in this championship , but only 46 countries were able to get medals. 2,100 athletes competed in this competition from the qualifiers to the final, 50 athletes won gold, 48 silver and 50 bronze medals for their country. More than 400,000 spectators entered the stadium and watched the champions, and stated that Hungary organized a bright and airy competition. Organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations, this championship was held in 52…