A Chat With the Youngest Marathon Gold Medalist in history

By Steve Landells | for the IAAF, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was a surprise winner of the men’s marathon title at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. We chat to the Eritrean teenager to find out more about the gifted 19-year-old gold medallist. Best achievement in athletics Even though I have won other races and I performed […]

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Asmara Welcomes Athletes Home from Beijing

By Shabait, Eritrean athletes were accorded heroes’ welcome on arrival today in Asmara following their shinning victory at the 15th Beijing Athletics World Championship conducted from 22 to 30 August. Residents of Asmara and its environs turned out in thousands to give moving welcome to the victorious athletes. The welcoming ceremony took place from Asmara […]

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Wrong Information on Eritrean Athletes Must be Corrected

By Eri-International Sports, During these great times in sports achievements for the State of Eritrea we have all been immersed by the excitement that seems to have taken us away by storm. However, It is also important to correct information that is disseminated by the media or even the organizations that are not familiar with […]

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Eritrean Teenage Ghebreslassie Makes History in Beijing

By Diego Sampaolo | for the IAAF, Sixteen years after Haile Gebrselassie made history by becoming the first runner to win four world titles in the 10,000m, his near-namesake Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was in the spotlight in the opening competition of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. The 19-year-old created his own piece of athletics history […]

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Eritrean Teen Stuns Marathon Stars at World Championships in Beijing

By Reuters, Eritrean teenager Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the youngest ever marathon world champion when he stunned a strong field of fellow East Africans to win the first title of the Beijing championships on Saturday. The 19-year-old eased clear of the field over the final six kilometres and crossed the line in two hours, 12 minutes […]

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ኤርትራ እትሳተፎ ሻምፕዮን ኣትለቲክስ ዓለም መጋረጃኡ ቀዳም ክቕንጠጥ’ዩ

ብ ተስፋልደት መብራህቱ፡ ጽባሕ ቀዳም መበል 15 ውድድር ሻምፕዮን ኣትለቲክስ ዓለም መጋረጃኡ ክቕንጥጥ እዩ። ሃገራዊት ጋንታ ኣትለቲክስ ኤርትራ 18 ነሓሰ ሰዓት 4፡00 ወጋሕታ ናብ በይጂንግ ቻይና ኣምሪሓ። ኣብ ቀዳማይ ጉጅለ ጉዕዞኣ፡ ንኣሰልጣኒ ኢሰያስ ኣሰፋው፡ ኣትለታት ማራቶን በራኺ በየነ፡ ግርማይ ገብረሰላሰን ኣማኑኤል መሰልን፡ ኣብ ውድድር 10,000 ሜትሮ ዝሳተፉ ኣትለታት ተኽለማርያም መድሕን፡ ንጉሰ ኣምለሶምን ኣብራር ዑስማንን ዝሓቖፈት እያ። ሃገራዊት ጋንታና […]

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Eritrean National Team Leaves for Beijing World Championships

By Tesfaldet Mebrahtu, The Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing will be hosting the 15th World Athletics Championships, which will commence in less than 10 days. The event is scheduled to be held from the 22nd to the 30th August 2015 in Beijing, China. More than 2000 athletes from more than 200 nations, including Eritrea, are […]

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