World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - Day 2

World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - Day 2

Sutume Asefa Kebede (front C) and Tigst Assefa (front L) of Ethiopia and Peres Jepchirchir (R) of Kenya compete during the women's marathon final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(240303) -- TOKYO, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia wins the first place of women's marathon during the Tokyo Marathon 2024 in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 2024. (Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP/Pool via Xinhua)

Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men's title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women's gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:06:52 and 2:07:18 respectively. The women's title went to Borecha who clocked 2:22:54, while Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi from Morocco finished second in 2:24:12. Zhang Deshun, from China, took the bronze in 2:26:53. As one of China's top marathons, the 2024 Xiamen Marathon has attracted 30,000 contestants. The Xiamen Marathon gained the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label in 2021, becoming the second Chinese marathon race to w

(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-MARATHON (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-MARATHON (CN)

(240107) -- XIAMEN, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Asefa Boki Kebebe of Ethiopia crosses the finish line during the Xiamen Marathon 2024 in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 7, 2024. (Xinhua)

(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-MARATHON (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-MARATHON (CN)

(240107) -- XIAMEN, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Asefa Boki Kebebe of Ethiopia crosses the finish line during the Xiamen Marathon 2024 in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 7, 2024. (Xinhua)

Experts warn Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking

STORY: Experts warn Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEREJE TEGYEBELU, chief executive for Prevention of Trafficking in Person within the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): DEREJE TEGYEBELU, chief executive for Prevention of Trafficking in Person within the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GENENE ASEFA, the national project coordinator of the International Labor Organization (ILO) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Amharic): ABRHAM AYALEW, head of the National Partnership Coalition for Migration Secretariat STORYLINE: Job-seeking and ill-informed Ethiopian youth remain vulnerable to human trafficking amid government efforts to repatriate victims of the scourge from the Middle East, experts have warned. Young Ethiopians continue to be trafficked by smugglers from different towns