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Bogota's Half Marathon 2023

Ethiopian Anchialem Haymanot crosses the finish line as runner-up during Bogota's 2023 Half Marathon, were Omar Ait Chitachen from Morocco won with a time of 1:03:50 on the 21km male category and Daidy Kimeli from Kenya won the female category of the same race with a time of 1:15:12, in Bogota, Colombia, July 30, 2023. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan marathon winners bag award named after Ethiopian legend Abebe

CHIBA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (L), son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), awards Yuki Kawauchi, the winner of the half-marathon race at the Chiba Aqualine Marathon, the Abebe Bikila Cup during an award ceremony in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014. The cup was created for the marathon at the initiative of the Ethiopian Embassy in Tokyo to promote the legendary marathon runner. Bikila won gold medals at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympics and is famous for running barefoot in Rome. (

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Japanese prime minister in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds a picture panel of the late Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila, who won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, with Abebe's second son (L) in Addis Ababa on Jan. 13, 2014.

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Dibaba takes 2nd straight World Cross Country title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopian runner Tirunesh Dibaba wins the women's long race for the second consecutive year at the World Cross Country Championships at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoaka on April 1. Dibaba covered the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes, 21 seconds.

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JOC chief Yagi apologizes for racist remark

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yushiro Yagi (in this file photo) apologizes April 11 for offensive comments he made about African athletes after Kenyan and Ethiopian runners won the April 9 Nagano Marathon races. Yagi, who had said ''I can't stand losing out to blacks,'' explained his remark was ''in no way meant to be a racial slur and in no way reflect my own views or the views of the JOC.'' Kenyan runner Erik Wainaina won the men's marathon, while Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia won the women's version of the Nagano Olympic memorial event.

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(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

(221114) -- BEIRUT, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian runner Metko Dekiba crosses the finish line during the Beirut International Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

(221114) -- BEIRUT, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian runner Mologu Ambe crosses the finish line and claims women's title in the Beirut International Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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Thousands run in Beirut int'l marathon

STORY: Thousands run in Beirut int'l marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beirut International Marathon 2022 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZAYD AL-SAYED, Winner of 10km race 3. various of performers at the race 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MARWAN ABBOUD, Beirut Governor 5. various of organizers and audiences at the race 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAY EL-KHALIL, Organizer of Beirut Marathon 7. various of the race STORYLINE: More than 12,000 runners from 60 countries and regions on Sunday took part in the Beirut International Marathon 2022, the National News Agency reported. The marathon was organized by the Beirut Marathon Association in the Beirut Waterfront area under the slogan "I am Beirut." Ethiopian runner Metko Dekiba won the 42km international men's race in 2:14:21, while his compatriot Mologu Ambe claimed the women's title in 2:28:57. Lebanese runner Saleh Zeaiter finished the men's 42km race in first place in 2:37:57, while Chirine Nje

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Chinese-sponsored relay race held in Ethiopia's capital after COVID-19 hiatus

STORY: Chinese-sponsored relay race held in Ethiopia's capital after COVID-19 hiatus DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese-sponsored 8-km relay race held in Addis Ababa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOGES TIBEBU, Director-General of AACRA 3. various of the race 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOGES TIBEBU, Director-General of AACRA 5. various of the race and awarding ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): GASHAW WORKINEH, Runner STORYLINE: A Chinese-sponsored 8-km relay race was held Sunday in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, after three years hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 17th edition of the competition, which involved professional and amateur runners, was sponsored and co-hosted by the International First Highway (IFH) Engineering, a branch of China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), in partnership with the Great Ethiopian Run (GER) and the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA). Moges Tibebu, Director-General

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Dibaba takes 2nd straight World Cross Country title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopian runner Tirunesh Dibaba wins the women's long race for the second consecutive year at the World Cross Country Championships at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoaka on April 1. Dibaba covered the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes, 21 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Sifan Hassan

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) won the womenｴs race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Sifan Hassan (KEN), Sheila Chelangat?(KEN), Yasemin Can?(TUR)

Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Athlete Sifan Hassan (represents Netherlands) right won the women´s race 5000m during the Golden Spike Ostrava athletics IAAF World Challenge event, on September 8, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. L-R Sheila Chelangat?(KEN), Yasemin Can?(TUR). (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Marathon: Kawauchi 3rd at Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuki Kawauchi (C) and Japan-based Ethiopian runner Melaku Abera (R) are in the leading pack around the 25-kilometer mark at the Fukuoka International Marathon in the southwestern Japan city on Dec. 4, 2016. Kawauchi finished third. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JOC chief Yagi apologizes for racist remark

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yushiro Yagi (in this file photo) apologizes April 11 for offensive comments he made about African athletes after Kenyan and Ethiopian runners won the April 9 Nagano Marathon races. Yagi, who had said ''I can't stand losing out to blacks,'' explained his remark was ''in no way meant to be a racial slur and in no way reflect my own views or the views of the JOC.'' Kenyan runner Erik Wainaina won the men's marathon, while Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia won the women's version of the Nagano Olympic memorial event.