Sport

Friday, 29 October 2010 05:23

Written by Mike Seium

Running Eritrea: The Emergence of a new running nation

When most people think of long distance running and Africa, the nations that come to mind quick are Kenya & Ethiopia. These two nations have dominated the long distance sport for many decades and continue these days to be top long distance running nations in the world just like they were more than 50 years ago. In the early 2000's however a nation less than 15 years independent and known more for soccer & cycling was starting to get some attention internationally and in North America. It was in the mid 1990’s when a young Eritrean-American who migrated here at a young age and picked up the sport of running in the American inter scholastic system took the college running scene by storm. Meb Kiflezghi broke all kinds of records at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) and became one of the best runners in the history of the sport. Another Eritrean who also pioneered the growth of the sport Bolota Asmerom run for University of California at Berkley and represented Eritrea in international competition. 

Sport

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 14:24

Written by EritreaCompass

Zersenay Tadese receives the AIMS/Citizen World’s fastest time award for the Half Marathon

Article Source: IAAF.ORG

Eritrean long-distance athlete Zersenay Tadese has been awarded the prestigious AIMS/Citizen World’s Fastest Time Award in recognition of his world-record-breaking performance during the Lisbon Half Marathon earlier this year.

Zersenay’s time of 58:23 achieved on 21 March 2010 broke the previous men’s half marathon world record, achieved by Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru, by a clear ten seconds.