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 […]
20 years at Great Ethiopian Run for Dagi
At a Gala Dinner at Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa attended by more than a hundred participant “Gold Customer” organisations of Great Ethiopian Run, the event management company took the opportunity to celebrate twenty years of work for Dagmawit Amare at Great Ethiopian Run. Having started work in September 2004 as the Office Manager, Dagi is […]
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. […]
ABE GASHAHUN AND MEDINA EISA HEADLINE STRONG FIELDS AT 2023 SOFI MALT GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN INTERNATIONAL 10KM
With a new winner’s prize of 200,000 Ethiopian birr (USD $3,575) it is no surprise that the 23rd edition of Ethiopia’s annual international 10km will attract strong elite fields in both men’s and women’s races. Seeking an unprecedented fourth victory in the race, following wins in 2016, 2020 and 2022, Abe Gashahun is the hot favourite in the […]
GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN ANNOUNCES RECORD PRIZE PURSE FOR RACE’S 23rd EDITION
The 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km is offering a record prize purse of 812,000 Ethiopian Birr (just over USD $14,500.00), an increase of more than 30% on last year’s total and by far the biggest prize purse ever for a road race in Ethiopia. The individual men’s and women’s winners will each […]
Embassies in Addis Ababa register in record numbers for 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km
Press Release – Tuesday 24 October 2023 In line with its truly international appeal, the 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km looks set to break all records for participation from ambassadors and embassy staff resident in Addis Ababa. Already registration has come from more than 20 different foreign embassies and more are likely […]
International TV commentator Tim Hutchings to attend 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km
Press Release – Tuesday 17 October 2023 Tim Hutchings, one of the best-known international TV commentators in world athletics, will be among the international guests attending the 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km on Sunday 19th November 2023. It will be the first visit to Ethiopia for Hutchings, even though he has been […]