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The Glory of Just Showing Up

"A statistical juggle even the Madmen don't attempt is a medal count by wealth and population. At least one Web site tries it: http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html. Simon

Zersenay Tadese finishes 5th at the Olympic Games, Bekele finished first

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Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie faces Eritrea's danger man Zersenay Tadese in 10k race

Posted : Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:36:56 GMTAuthor : DPA Beijing - Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie is taking a big gamble in a return to the ...

US and Ethiopian runners look early winners

Thu 14 Aug 2008, 6:27 GMTBy Gene CherryBEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. shot putters and Ethiopian distance runners go for potential medals sweeps when the much ...

Rift set to widen between bitter African rivals

08-08-2008, 16h24BEIJING (AFP) Sports is filled with bitter country rivalries which add extra spice - such as India and Pakistan, Brazil and Argentina - and in ...

Denden of Eritrea and CDI Djibouti teams pullout of club event

09.07.2008 @02:35 EAT Two teams pullout of club eventBy Majuto Omary Barely four days before the East and Central African Club championship kicks off at the National ...

Nigeria to host African zonal W’lifting tourney

Nigeria is to host the African Zone One Weightlifting Championships in April 2009, Babatunde Adedimeji, First Vice President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), said ...

Denden football club to participate in the Kagame Cup club championships in Tanzania

By Reuben Olita in Nairobi Group A: Simba (TZ), Tusker (Ken), Vital’O(Bur), Benadir (Som) Group B: URA (Uga), Rayon (Rwa), Denden(Eri), SID(Dji) Group C: APR ...

Born and Trained Elsewhere, Competing for the U.S.

Here is the rundown on the elite foreign-born and -trained athletes who may be headed to Beijing as part of the U.S. Olympic team: Probably the ...

Zersenay Tadesse's brother, Kidane smashes his 10,000m personal best

Neerpelt, Belgium - In a sprint finish Ethiopia’s Sofia Assefa convincingly held off a class field in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Night of the ...

Age no barrier for top teen Ellie & Bereket Hagos

ELLIE Workman is one of the North-east’s best medal hopes in this weekend’s Scottish schools pentathlon championships at Grangemouth stadium.The Robert Gordon’s pupil won the ...

Eritrean Canadian Simon Bairu breaks Canadian 10,000m record

Simon Bairu of Regina smashed the Canadian 10,000-metre record at an international track meet in Neerpelt, Belgium, on Saturday night with a stunning time of ...

Africa kicks off month of World Cup qualifiers

By Mark GleesonReuters Friday, May 30, 2008 JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top footballers head wearily back from a demanding club season in Europe for an intensive month ...

Zersenay Tadesse won second

"In the men's race Kenya's Micah Kogo won in 28min 8sec, Zersenay Tadesse of Eritrea was second in 28:15 and Britain's Mo Farah third in ...

Eritrean Runner wins 10K gold – after stopping for three minutes

Runner wins 10K gold – after stopping for three minutesGERRY BRAIDENMay 19 2008Women's 10k race slideshowOne of the team of world-class Eritrean athletes who have ...