Growing up in the little town of Bekoji, home of distance runners like Kenenisa Bekele and her cousin Derartu Tulu, Tirunesh Dibaba used to enthuse over stories of Ethiopian victories in major ...

The last name “Dibaba” will be said numerous times during coverage of track and field. Commentators could be referring to Ethiopian sisters Genzebe and Tirunesh Dibaba. Or they could be referring to ...

I have anticipated it on my blog on sunday and now it's official!! Tirunesh Dibaba will make her halfmarathon-debut next sunday in GreatNorthRun in Newcastle and HERE you will find official ...

LONDON – Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia successfully defended her Olympic 10,000-meter championship Friday night in Olympic Stadium, made her work for it. Kipyego, the Kenyan who made a bold move with ...

London, England – Tirunesh Dibaba won her third Olympic gold medal Friday at the London Games, easily defending her title in the women's 10,000 meters. The distance race closed out the first day of ...

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Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba has produced another astonishingly fast final lap to win the women's 5,000 metres gold for the first long-distance running double in 28 years. Dibaba, 23, who won the ...