Eritrea’s Rahel Daniel Claimed Second World Cross Country Win in Two Days

Winning Campaccio and Elgoibar World Cross Country Tours in a space of only two days. Eritrea’s Rahel Daniel claimed commanding victory at the 79th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting – in the Spanish town of Elgoibar on Sunday (8) three days after she took the honors at […]

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Italian Athletics Federation Signs Agreement for Training in Eritrea

The always favorable Asmara climate could help the team in the preparation for Tokyo 2020 BY CORRIERE DELLA SERA * An important agreement was signed on Monday between the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) and the Eritrean Government in key Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A series of training exchanges and training camps are planned aimed not […]

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Eritrean Born Italian Runner Wins Venice Marathon – Unexpectedly

Runners take wrong turn and as a result there is an unexpected winner, the Eritrean born Italian Eyob Faniel. BY NPR, It’s fair to say things were not supposed to go this way at the Venice Marathon. It would’ve been little surprise if Kenya’s Gilbert Kipleting Chumba had won the race Sunday — or maybe […]

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Eritrean Runner Petro Mamu Stripped of World Championship Title for Doping

Doping Conviction for Petro Mamu, 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Champion BY ARIELLA GINTZLER | TRAIL RUNNER On September 27, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Champion Petro Mamu used banned performance-enhancing drugs (PED) in competition.

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Ethiopia’s Legese 1st, Eritrea’s Tadese 3rd at Delhi Half Marathon

By TesfaNews, Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese won the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon today (29) after clocking 59:20 minutes while his compatriot Mosinet Geremew, who was third in 2014, finished a second later. Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese, the world record holder in half marathon, finished third in 59:24 minutes. Kenyans Edwin Kiptoo (59:26 minutes) and Jonathan Maiyo […]

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