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 […]
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 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian International 10km’s special feature is the celebration of the anniversary on the discovery of Dinknesh
Press Release has been launched for registration of 2024 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km at 24th of July 2024. Following the release, it is mentioned to have 50,000 participants this year. The Fast wave and Fun wave will be carried out with different starting location and time.
Great Ethiopian Run promotes Corporate Wellness at Gala Dinner at Hyatt Regency
At a Gala Dinner taking place at the Hyatt Regency on Tuesday 16th July, Aletheia Conway-Hughes gave a keynote address entitled “Corporate Wellness: why it’s important and how companies in Ethiopia can get ahead.” Among the more than 250 guests at the event had representatives from over 100 organisations whose employees have been among the […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Great Ethiopian Run prepares to welcome hundreds of international runners and guests to annual running festival
Press Release – Tuesday 10 October 2023 The 2023 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km will again act as a great vehicle for sport tourism for Ethiopia as hundreds of international travellers prepare to travel to Ethiopia to participate in the race. This year the race will welcome runners from more than a dozen […]
Great Ethiopian Run announces 2023 charity campaign and children’s races
Press Release – Thursday 5 October 2023 At the launch of the 2023 ‘Running for a Cause’ charity campaign Great Ethiopian Run will announce that it is partnering with UNDP to support the FOR HER BUSINESS initiative to support and rebuild the livelihoods of women who have suffered as a consequence of the troubles in […]