By Simon Allison, Guardian Without a free press in Addis Ababa, Africans are being locked out of the important decisions being made in their de facto capital, writes Simon Allison It’s not easy being a journalist in Ethiopia. In fact, it’s nearly impossible, according to a new 76-page Human Rights Watch report that documents the
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Highlights from the 2015 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon:
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Mumbai Mirror By Vivek Ajinkya Mumbai’s streets have served as a hallowed battleground for Kenyan and Ethiopian marathoners over the years. Ever since its inception in 2004, the Mumbai Marathon has somehow always turned into an African slugfest. The Kenyans, had, for long, dominated the feature men’s race, while Ethiopia’s longdistance women’s runners had held
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Mumbai Mirror By Vivek Ajinkya Mumbai’s streets have served as a hallowed battleground for Kenyan and Ethiopian marathoners over the years. Ever since its inception in 2004, the Mumbai Marathon has somehow always turned into an African slugfest. The Kenyans, had, for long, dominated the feature men’s race, while Ethiopia’s longdistance women’s runners had held
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By Dale Robertson Eric Christian Smith/For the Chronicle Marathoners go past the starting line during the beginning of the Houston Marathon, Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Houston. Yebrgual Arage’s personal-best time a year ago in the Chevron Houston Marathon gained her a second-place finish. This time, another personal best won her the race and later
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By Dale Robertson Eric Christian Smith/For the Chronicle Marathoners go past the starting line during the beginning of the Houston Marathon, Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Houston. Yebrgual Arage’s personal-best time a year ago in the Chevron Houston Marathon gained her a second-place finish. This time, another personal best won her the race and later
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When Meseret Defar and Bernard Lagat compete at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on 7 February, both will be marking milestones in their careers at the IAAF Indoor Permit meeting. Two-time Olympic champion Defar will be competing for the first time since the birth of her daughter in June. Her last race was at
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By Xinhua Kenya’s Moses Mosop outraced Tilahun Regassa of Ethiopia in the final kilometers to win in 2:06:19, breaking the event record of 2:07:32 set by Getachew Terfa Negari of Ethiopia in 2013. Mosop’s winning mark is the fastest-ever time for marathon races organized by the Chinese Athletics Association, beating the 2:07:16 course record
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Photo: David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images BY GRANT WAHL You can chalk up another big victory for U.S. men’s coach Jurgen Klinsmann in the recruiting battle for talented young hyphenated Americans in the soccer world. Gedion Zelalem, a 17-year-old midfielder who recently made his Champions League debut for Arsenal, has become a U.S. citizen and is
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