Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Air Up There: A Look Into Ethiopia’s Distance Running Legacy
Saturday, June 2, 2012
በፍርድ ቤት የተረቱት ግለሰብ ከሳሻቸውን በሽጉጥ ገደሉ
ከሰባት ዓመታት በላይ በወሰደው የፍርድ ቤት ክርክር ገንዘብ ማጭበርበራቸው ተረጋግጦ ውሳኔ የተላለፈባቸው ግለሰብ ከሳሻቸውን በሽጉጥ ገደሉ፡፡ የሟች ቤተሰቦች ተደጋጋሚ ዛቻ ሲደርስባቸው እንደነበር ለፖሊስ ቢያመለክቱም ፖሊስ ዕርምጃ አለመውሰዱን ገልጸዋል፡፡
ተጠርጣሪው አቶ ብርሃኑ ቦጋለ በፍርድ ቤት ክርክር የረታቸውን አቶ ኑርሁሴን አህመድን የገደሉት ባለፈው ሐሙስ አዳማ ከተማ ወደሚገኘው ዳሸን ባንክ ለፍርድ አፈጻጸም በሄዱበት ወቅት ነው፡፡ ምንጮቻችን እንደገለጹት፣ ተጠርጣሪው ግለሰብ አቶ ኑርሁሴንን ዳሸን ባንክ በር ላይ በሽጉጥ ሆዱን ተኩሰው ከመቱ በኋላ መኪና ውስጥ ገብተው ሊያመልጡ ሲሉ በአካባቢው በነበሩ ሰዎች ትብብር ሊያዙ ችለዋል፡፡ በሽጉጥ የተመቱት አቶ ኑርሁሴንም በሁለትና በሦስት ደቂቃዎች ውስጥ ሕይወታቸው አልፏል፡፡
Ethiopian Sisay Disqualified From NYC Marathon For Doping
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Ezkyas Sisay (left) after the 2011 Honolulu Marathon with Athlete Misiker Mekonnin Demissie |
“Sisay’s two-year period of ineligibility, began on November 6, 2011, the date the doping offense occurred.” read a statement from USADA released to the media today. “As a result of the violation, Sisay has been disqualified from all competitive results achieved on and subsequent to November 6, 2011, including forfeiture of any medals, points, and prizes.”
Ethiopian Yelekal Alemu, body found east of Lawrence; no foul play suspected
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Alemu’s family who has been notified of his death,” said Sgt. Steve Lewis, a Douglas County Sheriff’s spokesman.
Alemu had been missing for nearly three weeks.
Lewis said Friday morning a Lawrence police officer who was conducting a follow-up investigation into Alemu’s disappearance found the body in a wooded area south of the Wakarusa River, near Douglas County Road 1057. Coroner’s investigators used dental records to make the identification.
“The investigation indicates there’s no foul play,” Lewis said.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Ethiopia's Fantu Magiso celebrates the Rome Diamond League (plus Video)
There were two national records by Ethiopian women as Fantu Magiso in the 800m and Abeba Aregawi in the 1500m both secured surprise victories.
Magiso finished in 1min 57.56sec, beating Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo, who has run the fastest time over the last 29 years, into second with Russian world champion Mariya Savinova third and former world champion Caster Semenya down in a disappointing eighth.
Aregawi emulated Magiso's feat with the fastest 1500m this year in 3min 56.54sec.
A Journey To The Hottest Place On Earth: Dallol Ethiopia
No one travels alone to the hottest place on earth. You need, for starters, a driver and a Jeep stocked with water bottles and four days of non-perishable food. And because that Jeep is bound to sink in the fine sand of the desert, you need another Jeep (and another driver) to tug it out. There are no places to lodge or dine in this desert, so you'll need space for cots, a cook, plus a few armed guards, because the hottest place on earth is also somewhat lawless. And finally, because an entourage of this size costs many thousands of dollars, you'll need some fellow travelers to split the bill – the sort of people who like to fry themselves on vacation.
My father is the easiest recruit. Dad, who naps best roasting in the afternoon sun, is a lover of extreme heat. He's also an extreme traveler, drawn to the fringes of places, all the countries where no one honeymoons. Alone, he's wandered Rwanda, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan andSierra Leone. From my father, I've inherited both tendencies: I'm known for getting pig-pink sunburns, and also for stalking the edges of maps.
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