Topic: Tirunesh Dibaba

Farah sets European record in 10,000m

Britain's Mohammed "Mo" Farah smashed the European record in winning the 10,000m at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday with a time of 26min 46.57sec.Farah, who is enjoying a strong season after moving to Portland, Oregon ...
<div><p>Ethiopian distance star Kenenisa Bekele has officially been left out of Ethiopia's squad for this weekend's World Cross Championships in Poland, the Ethiopian athletics federation said Friday.</p><p>A 27-member squad left Addis Ababa on Thursday for ...
Ethiopian world medal hopes were dealt a further blow Wednesday when Olympic champion and world recorder holder Tirunesh Dibaba pulled out of the women's 5000m here.Cuba's Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles was also left uncertain for ...

Ethiopian Dibaba out of world 5000m

Reigning Olympic 5000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships here because of injury.Dibaba, a two-time world champion over the 5000m (2003 and 2005) who is also the Olympic 10,000m champion, pulled out ...
Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia also out of 5,000 at worlds with injuryOlympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has pulled out of Wednesday's 5,000-meter qualifying at the world championships because of injury.Dibaba was forced to pull out ...

Three gold and first look at 100 meters men on day one

BERLIN (Reuters) - The athletics world championships get underway on Saturday when all eyes will be on the heats of the men's 100 meters ahead of Sunday's final.Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay are the big draw in the morning heats ...
Olympic, world champion Tirunesh Dibaba is out of 10K at worlds with injury; Sihine also hurtEthiopia's Olympic and world 10,000-meter champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of Saturday's event at the world championships because of injury.Dibaba was still ...

Millionaire lifestyles inspire young Ethiopians

On the concrete tiers of Meskel Square, a vast rallying point in Addis Ababa, armies of aspiring athletes scamper around despite biting, pre-dawn cold as they wait for their trainers to arrive.Across the plaza, rigorous practice routines are well underway under ...

Dibaba pulls out of Oslo Golden League meet

Ethiopia's triple Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba will miss Friday's Golden League meeting in Oslo after suffering a minor injury, her manager Mark Wetmore has announced.Dibaba's absence is a blow for Bislett Games organisers who were billing this second ...
Meseret Defar of Ethiopia breaks women's 5,000-meter record at GE GalaMeseret Defar of Ethiopia has broken the women's 5,000-meter indoor world record by more than three seconds at the GE Gala meet.Defar was timed in 14 minutes ...