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Birhanu Balew of Bahrain won the men’s 5000m at Lausanne’s Athletissima IAAF Diamond League fixture on Thursday in a personal best and 2018 world-leading time of 13:01.09 – but his victory was almost a footnote after an extraordinary incident on the final bend between the two young Ethiopians who had been contesting the lead, 20-year-old Yomif Kejelcha and his 18-year-old compatriot Solomon Barega.
The older runner, who had burst into the lead at the bell, began stumbling as they approached the final straight, but as he fell he grabbed hold of Solomon Barega’s shorts and dragged him out into lane three. It was almost as if he was saying to his younger colleague – “If I can’t beat you, at least I can stop you winning.”
After Berhanu, who had followed Solomon home in the last Diamond League 5000m, had cruised past, Solomon recovered himself to finish second in, astonishingly, a season’s best of 13:02.67 – but he was anything but a happy athlete at the end, raging and gesturing at his fellow Ethiopian when he finally picked himself up and arrived at the finish area.
For a moment it was as if we were watching something out of one of the more acrimonious FIFA World Cup matches. It seemed clear that this action had prevented Solomona from earning a victory that would have taken him on to next week’s IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 in good heart.

Lucy takes part in the five nations Cecafa championship

Sports

July 9, 2018

The long overdue East African Zonal Women’s Championship kicks-off on July 19th 2018 in Kigali. Including the host nation Rwanda there are only five participants thus the championship to be decided in one round fixture. Ethiopia takes Uganda in the round opening match.
With the postponement coming again and again many participating nations were frustrated about the zonal championship hardly to fetch a host nation. Nevertheless a nation in the form of Rwanda popped out announcing the one week event to take place in Kigali as of the coming Thursday comprised of five nations in a one round format.
The opening day brings together the hosts Rwanda against Tanzania while Kenya takes on Uganda. Ethiopia entertains Tanzania on day two on 21st July then taking to a head on clash against Rwanda on day three. The match against Kenya scheduled for day four while the final match against Tanzania on 27th of July. The nation that collected the highest number of points is to crown champion.
Since the staging announced out of the blue Ethiopian national women’s team Lucy are just called to camp in a double. A month after losing out to Algeria in Nation’s Cup final qualification matches, a twenty three delegate Lucy under the command of head coach Selam Zeray are expected to land in Kigali late next week. The last time Ethiopian Women national side under Head Coach Meseret Manny returned home with bronze medal finishing third out of the Participating ten nations.

Loza and Tutu Belay travel to Europe for trial stint

Sports

July 9, 2018

Ethiopian Women’s league leading striker Loza Abera and ex-Ethiopian national Women side “Lucy” skipper Tutu Belay travelled to Sweden for a tri out stint with Sweden based women sides FC Rosengard and Pitea IF. Though The Ethiopian Women’s league season has two remaining fixtures sources disclosed that both players secured the blessing of their respective clubs Dedebit FC and Saint George.
The two players have impressed a Sweden based football scout as they set for a try out in the North West Europe. The Dedebit and Lucy forward Loza is one of the greatest women’s Ethiopian strikers to ever come out from the country in recent times while Tutu, an ex-Ethiopian national side captain, had a fruitful time at Dashen Bira, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Niged Bank and now at Saint George.
FC Rosengård and Piteå IF are said to be the clubs that the two Ethiopians will have a tryout. FC Rosengård is 11 times Damallsvenskan, the highest division of women’s football in Sweden, champions’ likewise regular competitors in the European Women Champions League.
If things go well for Lucy’s marks girl Loza who previously had had a trial at Turkish side Antalyaspor and for the brainy mid fielder Tutu Belay they are going to be the second and third Ethiopian Women Footballers to grace European Football next to former Ethiopia Niged Bank and national team shot stopper DagmawitMekonnen who joined for a one year contract deal with Turkish side AkdenizNurçelikSpor.