ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie was elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation on Saturday after saying the sport in his country had been ''stained'' ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie was part of a group of athletes who protested against the Ethiopian track federation on Tuesday. The athletes were protesting the ...

Ethiopian marathon great Haile Gebrselassie yesterday mourned fallen Kenyan star Agnes Tirop as he launched the 21st edition of the Great Ethiopian Run. In his virtual address, Gebrselassie said he ...

Two years after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s claim that he was going into battle reflected both resolve and vulnerability. By Declan Walsh Two legends of long-distance ...

BERLIN — Haile Gebrselassie smashed his marathon world record by 27 seconds Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon in a city where he has had so much success. The 35-year-old Ethiopian took advantage of ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister ...

Ethiopian distance star Haile Gebrselassie waves to the crowd during the 2014 Beirut Marathon on November 9, 2014 in the Lebanese capital. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP ...

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TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2006--Two-time gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie, from Ethiopia, shattered the world record in the half marathon with a time of 58 minutes, 55 seconds at P.F.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - As his feet hit the pedals at lightning speed, Haile Gebrselassie barely breaks a sweat on an exercise bike at his gym in the Ethiopian capital's upscale Bole district. He then ...

Ethiopian Olympic medallist and world-renowned distance runner Haile Gebrselassie has announced he is enlisting in the Ethiopian military to fight on the frontline of the war against Tigrayan rebels, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime ...