Category: Sports
Ethiopia: Excited Tsgabu Grmay Makes Ethiopia’s Tour De France Debut
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) July 2.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Aidan O’donnell. Ethiopia has been sending cyclists to the Olympic Games since the 1950s but has never sent a rider to the Tour de France. Until now. Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay is competing this year before racing in the Brazil Olympics next month. “I’m so…
Kenya & Ethiopia to Launch Joint Marathon
Nairobi (HAN) June 23.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Alex Isaboke. President Uhuru Kenyatta is confident Kenyan athletes will compete clean at the Rio Olympic Games even as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the country’s runners must face extra doping scrutiny before the Games. Speaking on Thursday after signing a Memorandum of Understanding in…
Kenyan president signs anti-doping measures into law
NAIROBI (HAN) June 23.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Kenya’s president signed an anti-doping amendment bill into law on Thursday, after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Kenyan legislation passed in April needed further changes if Kenya was to be declared compliant with WADA codes. “Signed the Anti-Doping 2016 (Amendment) Bill into law this morning,” President…
Teklehaimnot set to head African challenge at Tour de France
PARIS (HAN) June 22.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Six African riders were included in Team Dimension Data’s provisional squad for the Tour de France on Tuesday, led by Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot who won a second successive king-of-the-mountains crown at this month’s Criterium du Dauphine. Teklehaimanot became the first black African rider to compete…
Ethiopia: Genzebe Dibaba’s coach arrested in doping raid
BARCELONA (HAN) June 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The coach of World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba and other long-distance runners was arrested near Barcelona after Spanish police raided his hotel room and found traces of EPO and other banned substances on Monday. Jama Aden, a Somalian, was detained along with one of his unnamed trainers…
Africa Cup: Ethiopia defeat Lesotho 2-1
NAIROBI (HAN) June 4.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Two goals from Getaneh Kebede helped Ethiopia win 2-1 away to Lesotho in Group J, to boost their hopes of finishing as one of the best runners-up. Meanwhile, Ghana went into their game away to Mauritius as favourites to win Group H even without captain…
Tunisia thrash Djibouti in AFCON qualifiers
DJIBOUTI (HAN) June 4.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Tunisia beat minnows Djibouti away but yet to guarantee qualification for Cup of Nations finals. Tunisia claimed an easy 3-0 victory at Djibouti to top their group in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Friday. Goals from Naim Sliti, Hamdi Harbaoui and Taha…
Tesfalem Tekie gets a call from Swedish U21 National Team
Stockholm (HAN) June 3.2016. BY: Michael Seium. The Eritrean connection in Sweden is spreading its wings. Thanks to Henok Goitom and many other Eritreans in Sweden soccer player with Eritrean heritage are starting to see some very much needed success. The latest star that we have been talking about is 16 year old Alexander Isaac who has…
Ethiopia: Ayana misses world record in Rome
ROME (HAN) June 3.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana ran the second fastest women’s 5,000 metres in history as she missed out on the world record by just over a second at the Rome Diamond League on Thursday. The world champion finished more than 20 seconds ahead of Mercy Cherono of Kenya…
Olympics-IOC to target Russia, Mexico and Kenya in doping tests
LAUSANNE (HAN) June 1.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.By Karolos Grohmann. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will target Russia, Mexico and Kenya in pre-Olympic drugs testing due to the countries’ track records as it looks to root out cheats ahead of this year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. “Special focus will be put on countries where the…
