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- If you are smart, your legs may be fast but your mind is faster" - Dearartu Tulu 7 Nov 2009 09:16 GMT
... Seventeen years after the Barcelona Olympics, seeing Derartu Tulu's name at the head ... I was training, and a lot of Ethiopians back home would see me, they would ... in the 10,000m final. She defeated South African Elana Meyer in the first Olympics after ...
- Keflezighi's race win opens uneasy race debate 7 Nov 2009 02:17 GMT
... Even with an African-American president, America is far from a post-racial ... on American soil. He was born in Eritrea, which at the time was still under the rule of Ethiopia. His father was a member of the ...
- Campaign to End Malaria Kicks Off Ahead of World Cup 9 Nov 2009 23:34 GMT
... launch the United Against Malaria campaign across Africa. United Against Malaria is a partnership of leaders, ... World Cup in South Africa, they added. Ethiopia has achieved great success in the fight ... more than 50 percent in countries like Eritrea, Rwanda and Zambia." To halt and reverse ...
- Keflezighi dedicates win to his fallen friend 5 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
... City course expect an athlete running for Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil or Morocco to pass first. ... who knew that Americans could run with Africans, and who were resolved never to let ... -- from Italy after your family left Eritrea as refugees; and when you mention how ...
- Bitten by the marathon bug? Pro offers tips 5 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... time of 2:09, while Deratu Tulu, of Ethiopia, was the first woman to cross the ... genetically because his parents are Ethiopian. "East African body types are taller and more slender, ... explained. "Also, much of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia is at 5000 to 8000 feet of ...
- A race marathon winner can't seem to win 5 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... They emphasized that he was born in Eritrea. To them, he wasn't the first American ... really another in a long line of African runners who have dominated distance running since usurping ... conscripted to fight in the war against Ethiopia. His father got the family out, first ...
- Marathoner's story is as American as it gets 7 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
... York Marathon, is a ringer, just another African runner, who now happens to be competing for ... Diego lily white from Sweden instead of Eritrea, Africa, when he was 12 years old, would ... marathon silver medalist in the 2004 Athens Olympics. And now, five years after Greece, at ...
- SPROTS BRIEFS | Nov. 7, 2009 7 Nov 2009 06:19 GMT
... him. Keflezighi, who moved from his native Eritrea to San Diego when he was in the ... from nearby San Diego High School. South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa ...
- SPROTS BRIEFS 7 Nov 2009 06:38 GMT
... him. Keflezighi, who moved from his native Eritrea to San Diego when he was in the ... from nearby San Diego High School. South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa ...
- Keflezighi returns to San Diego after New York City Marathon win 7 Nov 2009 00:02 GMT
... him. Keflezighi, who moved from his native Eritrea to San Diego when he was in the ... in his hip that hindered the 2004 Olympic silver medallist for more than 18 months. ... U.S. teams in international events despite his African roots, and will do the same in attempts ...
- On The Run column: Taking pride in American runners 5 Nov 2009 06:36 GMT
... interested in American marathoning. After years of African runners winning the big events, an American finally ... was born in the African nation of Eritrea and became a naturalized citizen in 1998. It ... the men's marathon in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens (similar opinions were raised then ...
- Keflezighi honored in San Diego 6 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
... him. Keflezighi, who moved from his native Eritrea to San Diego when he was in the ... in his hip that hindered the 2004 Olympic silver medalist for more than 18 months. ... U.S. teams in international events despite his African roots, and will do the same in attempts ...
- Miss England Rachel Christie loses crown after bar brawl with rival beauty queen 6 Nov 2009 18:33 GMT
... who has served in Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Somalia and the Persian Gulf. He has been arrested ... instead focus on training for the 2012 Olympics, where she hopes to represent her country ... which will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 12. Read more about other naughty ...
- Beauty queens in Tornado nightclub fight 5 Nov 2009 09:19 GMT
... not comment. Miss Christie, the niece of Olympic sprinter Linford Christie, became the first black ... for the Miss World title in South Africa next month. She is also hoping to compete ... a Royal Marine, has served in Afghanistan, Somalia, Northern Ireland and the Gulf. He was given ...
- Beauty queens war over Gladiator 5 Nov 2009 09:33 GMT
... not comment. Miss Christie, the niece of Olympic sprinter Linford Christie, became the first black ... for the Miss World title in South Africa next month. She is also hoping to compete ... a Royal Marine, has served in Afghanistan, Somalia, Northern Ireland and the Gulf. He was given ...
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