Shannon Abeda Vying to Represent Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea

By TesfaNews, Eritrean-Canadian Ski racer Shannon Abeda, 17, will do what it takes to represent his country Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, his father Walday Abeda informed TesfaNews. In a qualification race that was conducted in Canada for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, young talent Shannon Abeda has just finished 8th […]

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Meb Keflezighi of Eritrea Rises Again

The trailblazer has nothing to lose as he guns for another Olympic medal.  By Sabrina Grotewold, Mebrahtom Keflezighi’s a nice guy, but he’s got teeth. Sharpening them was a prerequisite for any post-collegiate elite runner hoping to reverse the abysmal state of U.S. distance running in 2000. Keflezighi, known affectionately by family and fans as […]

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