September 3, 2010 | Examiner.com
Just weeks after competing in both the TD Beach to Beacon 10k and the Falmouth Road Race, Ethiopian runner Dejene Berhanu committed suicide on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Berhanu was only 29 years old when he took his own life last weekend. He was buried on Monday and left behind his wife, Ayelech Berhanu--also a professional runner--and a three year old daughter.
Dejene Berhanu was born in 1980 in Addis Alem, just outside of Addis Abba, and had been a rising star in the distance running world throughout the last decade. Berhanu burst onto the professional scene in 2000 when he took second in the 10,000 meters at the African Championships, eventually running for the Ethiopian Olympic team at the 2004 Athens Games where he placed fifth in the 5,000 meters.
Read more: Suicide claims life of Ethiopian runner Dejene Berhanu
AUGUST 31, 2010 | Daily Dispatch
ETHIOPIAN league champions Saint George have announced the appointment of Italian World Cup winner Giuseppe Dossena as coach on a two-year soccer contract.
Dossena, who has coached Ghana and served as assistant to Cesare Maldini during Paraguay's 2002 World Cup campaign, signed the agreement with club president Abennet Gebremeskel on Saturday, team manager Daniel Kassa told AFP.
Daniel did not disclose Dossena's annual salary.
August 17, 2010 | Examiner.com
A fast field lined up for the 2010 CIGNA Falmouth Road Race on Sunday, August 15, but Ethiopians Gebre Gebremariam and Wude Ayalew Yimer finished first in the elite results. Gebremariam and Yimer both beat a slew of Kenyans in contention for the win, with Gebremariam going 32:20 for the close win over Wilson Chebet in 32:21 and Yimer running 35:46 over second place finisher Lineth Chepkurui in 35:50.
The 38th annual Falmouth Road Race saw a filled-to-capacity field of 10,000 take on the challenging 7 mile course along New England's cape. The 2010 Falmouth Road Race was a refreshing change of pace, with runners on the starting line greeted by In and out clouds and temperatures in the mid 60s with low humidity.
After winning the Beach to Beacon 10k last weekend, Gebre Gebremariam continued to take the New England road racing scene by storm with a sprint to the finish win over Wilson Chebet during his Falmouth debut. With top contender and NYC Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi of America pulling out of Falmouth last minute citing tender hamstrings, Gebremariam took advantage and took the race in a historically slow, yet tactical 32:20.
A squad of six Kenyans finished in the top ten today, but Ed Moran of Virginia managed to break up the powerful pack and run 32:40 for fifth place, serving as the top American. Antonio Vega of Minnesota and Sean Quigley of Pennsylvania finished eighth and ninth, respectively running 32:53 and 32:58. Moran's performance is especially impressive given that he finished fourth in last night's Falmouth Invitational Mile (4:02.03). Ben True of Yarmouth, ME was the first local finisher with his 33:23, 13th place result.
Read more: Gebremariam and Yimer make it an Ethiopian sweep in 2010 Falmouth Road Race results
By By Glae Thien, special to the Union-Tribune - August 15, 2010| Sign On San Diego
Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia approaches the finish line in Balboa Park to win the men’s division of the 2010 America’s Finest City Half Marathon.
Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia approaches the finish line in Balboa Park to win the men’s division of the 2010 America’s Finest City Half Marathon.
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2010 America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5K
Thousands participated in the 33rd Annual America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5K, which finished in Balboa Park, August 15, 2010.
August 9, 2010 | EXAMINER
At the 2010 Beach to Beacon 10k on Saturday, August 7, Gebre Gebremariam became the first Ethiopian champion in the race's 13 year history, while Lineth Chepkurui made history herself by setting a stunning new course record. Gebremariam topped the men's results with a sprint to the finish 27:40.4, while Chepkurui of Kenya cruised to a 30:59.4 record result.
Over 5,500 elites and locals alike ran the 13th annual Beach to Beacon 10k on August 7 along the coast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Absolutely perfect racing weather met the runners on the starting line (54 degrees with 29% humidity) and fast times shortly followed. A slew of international elites came to race for the overall win for 6.2-miles starting at Crescent Beach and ending at Portland Head Light, while awards were also given for the top local Maine finishers.
On the men's side, the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country champion Gebre Gebremariam won in a sprint to the finish and became the very first Ethiopian to win the Beach to Beacon 10k. A pack of Kenyans came in next as Alan Kiprono just missed the win in 27:41.7 during his very first race on American soil. Wilson Kibet ran 27:44.5 for third, Stephen Kibet ran 27:51.4 for fourth and defending champion Ed Muge ran 28:08.3 to round out the top five. Thus far, 2010 has been good to Gebremariam; he can now add his Beach to Beacon victory to wins at the UAE Healthy Kidney 10k in May and the Peachtree Road Race in July.
Read more: Gebremariam wins, Chepkurui smashes record in local Beach to Beacon 10k
Parker Morse for the - July 22, 2010 | Ethiopian News
Not 2000m into the women’s 5000m final, the race for the World Junior Championship had already narrowed to a final clash between two of the most decorated Junior athletes at the championships, Genzege Dibaba of Ethiopia and Mercy Cherono of Kenya.
Between them, the pair has won the last three World Cross Country Championships junior races (Dibaba in 2008 and 2009, Cherono in 2010), and the last two 3000m titles (Cherono, the first athlete ever to repeat in that race).
Read more: Dibaba and Cherono newest episode of long-running drama
The 30th running of the Subaru 4 Mile Chase featured one thrilling finish, one dominating performance, and two winners from Ethiopia.
ADDIS ABABA — Ghana's amazing run in the World Cup may be a source of inspiration for Africa, but it's also providing a wake-up call for African nations to lay more emphasis on improving their football standards.
In Ethiopia, thousands of fans have turned up in droves to watch the African teams make their mark in the World Cup, providing rapturous support for Ghana when they beat the United States to reach the quarter-finals.
"Ghana is the pride of Africa," vuvuzela-blowing Estifanos Tadesse told AFP.
June 2, 2010 | Reuter
Ethiopian world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will make his first appearance in the New York City Marathon in November, the New York Road Runners Club said Wednesday.
"It is pretty much a thrill of a lifetime for us to host Haile in the marathon," Road Runners president Mary Wittenberg said in a statement. "We have looked forward to this day for literally years."
This year's marathon will be on November 7.
The 37-year-old Gebrselassie set the marathon world record of 2:03.59 in 2008 at Berlin.
"I know my long-time friend Tesfaye Jifar has the course record in New York and with all of us in the field I believe that we might be able to make it a race which can be remembered for a long time as a historical race," Gebrselassie said.
Read more: Gebrselassie to make New York City Marathon debut
May 31, 2010 | Seven Side Cube
More than 53,000 runners from all over the world participated in 2010 Bolder Boulder, Monday, May 31st. This is an annual event that needs pre-registration online to be eligible to join. This 10K race always falls on the last day of May as they celebrate the Memorial Day. First wave kicks of at 7:30AM. There are various trainings being offered before the actual event as this run is physically taxing. Each year, this event collects around $10 million for chosen charities and beneficiaries.
Read more: Ethiopian Bested More Than 50,000 Runners on Memorial Day
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