Category: Sports

  • Kenenisa disappointed with Ethiopia’s bad result at Rio Games

    Kenenisa disappointed with Ethiopia’s bad result at Rio Games

    Addis Ababa (HAN) August 23.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Olympic and World record holder in both men’s 5,000m and 10,000m events, Kenenisa Bekele, has expressed his disappointment with Ethiopia’s bad result at the Rio Olympics. With one gold, two silver and five bronze medals, Ethiopia finished 44th in the medal table and 3rd from Africa. “The…

  • Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge wins Olympic marathon Gold

    Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge wins Olympic marathon Gold

    NAIROBI (HAN) August 21.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge finally realised his dream when he claimed his maiden Olympic gold medal, winning men’s marathon in 2 hours, 08 minutes and 44 seconds at the Rio Summer Games. In a replica of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the Late Samuel Wanjiru gave…

  • If I Go Back To Ethiopia, They Might Kill Me: Feyisa Lilesa

    If I Go Back To Ethiopia, They Might Kill Me: Feyisa Lilesa

    Rio De Janeiro (HAN) August 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. If I Go Back To Ethiopia, They Might Kill Me: Feyisa Lilesa When Feyisa Lilesa crossed the line in second place in the Olympic men’s marathon, he put his arms up in an X. Ethiopians on Twitter immediately recognized that the gesture was in solidarity with…

  • Rio Repeat Proves London Was no Fluke, says Farah

    Rio Repeat Proves London Was no Fluke, says Farah

    RIO DE JANEIRO (HAN) August 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Martyn Herman. Just to prove it was no fluke four years ago on home soil, Mo Farah summoned his last reserves of energy to complete the Olympic distance double-double on Saturday and cement his place among the all-time greats of track and field athletics.…

  • Ethiopia’s record-breaker Ayana says doping suspicions unfair

    Ethiopia’s record-breaker Ayana says doping suspicions unfair

      RIO DE JANEIRO (HAN) August 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Drazen Jorgic. Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana was supposed to be enjoying a glorious Olympic debut after shattering the women’s 10,000 metres world record last week but the occasion was somewhat marred by immediate questions about whether she was clean. The same fate befell South…

  • Kenya’s Cheruiyot stuns Ayana to win 5,000m gold

    Kenya’s Cheruiyot stuns Ayana to win 5,000m gold

    RIO DE JANEIRO (HAN) August 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.BY:Drazen Jorgic. Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot won the Olympic women’s 5,000 metres final on Friday, breaking the Games record to stun pre-race favourite Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia to take gold. World 5,000m champion Ayana was hunting her second gold medal in Rio after she shattered the…

  • Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi stripped of bronze medal

    Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi stripped of bronze medal

    NAIROBI (HAN) August 18.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By STEVE OMONDI. Ezekiel Kemboi, who finished third in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final on Wednesday, has been disqualified and stripped of the bronze medal for stepping off the track, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) officials said. This follows a successful appeal by the French…

  • Ethiopia Struggling to Meet Rio Medal Targets

    Ethiopia Struggling to Meet Rio Medal Targets

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) August 16.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. To the delight the home fans Ethiopia earned the first gold medal through Almaz Ayana on Friday in Rio Olympics. The target is four gold medals. Four years ago in London Olympics Ethiopia collected three gold, one silver and three bronze medals. This result…

  • Kenya’s David Rudisha defends Olympic 800m title in Rio

    Kenya’s David Rudisha defends Olympic 800m title in Rio

    NAIROBI (HAN) August 16.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Kenyan 800m king David Rudisha produced a last-lap kick to defend his Olympic title in style in Rio on Tuesday morning. Rudisha, also the world champion and world record holder, timed a season’s best of 1min 42.15sec to become the first man in 52 years…

  • Running great Gebrselassie laments “lack of seriousness” around doping

    Running great Gebrselassie laments “lack of seriousness” around doping

    RIO DE JANEIRO (HAN) August 14.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.By Amy Tennery. Long-distance running great Haile Gebrselassie condemned a recent spate of doping incidents in sport, after a Kenyan track coach was caught trying to take a drug test for one of his athletes. Sprint coach John Anzrah was sent home last Thursday…

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