Elite athlete prize purse for the 2024 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km increased over 1.3mn birr
22 October 2024 – Great Ethiopian Run race organisers have announced an increase in the prizemoney for elite athletes competing at the 2024 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km on Sunday 17th November 2024. The total prize purse for men and women combined is 1.31mn birr with 250,000 birr (just over $2,000) on offer […]
A three-year MOU signed between Great Ethiopian Run PLC and Addis Ababa City Administration Athletics Federation.
12 October 2024 : One of the missions of Great Ethiopian Run is to support our country’s athletics. To enhance this and make it more effective, the Great Ethiopian run and Addis Ababa City Administration Athletics Federation officially signed an MOU on 12 October 2024. The President of the Athletics Federation, Ato Melkamu Tegne, and […]
World Athletics Label awarded to 2024 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km
The 2024 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km has been recognised as aWorld Athletics Label Road Race by the world’s governing body. This is the first time that arace in Ethiopia has been accorded this status. World Athletics refers to Label races as possessing “superior standards in event organisation, safety and runner experience; support […]
2024 Europe Day Children’s Races Unite Over 2,000 Children and parents at Ethiopian Sport Academy
19 May 2024 – The Ethiopian Sport Academy came alive as over 2,000 children and parents gathered for the anticipated Europe Day Children Races. The annual Europe Day Children Races were a celebration of unity and the special bond between parents and children. With over 2000 participants, this event brought together children aged 3-14 in […]
The Great Ethiopian Run is thrilled to announce the upcoming 3rd annual Great Bokoji Run
1 May 2024: The Great Ethiopian Run is thrilled to announce the upcoming 3rd annual Great Bokoji Run, scheduled to take place on the 26th of May 2024. This exciting event will be held in Bokoji, the renowned home of Ethiopian athletes who have proudly represented their country on the Olympic stage and achieved victory […]
Registration for the 2024 Safaricom Women First 5km Officially Opens
“Let’s Invest in Women and Accelerate Progress’’ is the official race message 1st February 2024 – The 21st edition of Women First 5km Race is set to take place on 17th February 2024. With a growing number of participants, this year’s race promises to be the biggest yet, with 16,000 women expected to join in […]
Hawassa gears up for annual half-marathon race under a new name
“February is a great time of the year to run a half-marathon and here in Hawassa we are ready to welcome the Great Ethiopian Run team to stage its annual race.” These were the words of Ato Mekuriya Mershaye, the newly appointed mayor of Hawassa City as he received a visit from the organising team […]
Mehari and Wudu share close connections with Ethiopia’s great champions
If you need proof that running is in the family genes, you need look no further than the men’s winner of last Sunday’s 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km in Addis Ababa. 18-year old Binyam Mehari is the nephew of former world cross-country champion Gebreegziabiher Gebremariam, who also won this race back in […]
Mehari and Wudu record big wins in 23rd edition
Biniam Mehari was the surprise winner of the 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km staged on Sunday 19th November 2023, winning the men’s elite race by a staggering 24 seconds and coming within a whisker of beating Deriba Merga’s 17-year old course record with a finishing time of 28 minutes and 18.72 seconds. […]
SELEMON BAREGA: THE SHINING STAR IN ETHIOPIAN ATHLETICS
By Haileegziabher Adhanom Addis Ababa – August 17, 2019 Selemon Barega, 19, born in Guraghe Zone, Southern Ethiopia, is a promising long-distance athlete who has achieved so many triumphs at an early age; which includes, becoming a World and African U20 Champion in 5000m, a world U18 Champion in 3000m, a Diamond League Winner in […]