I came here expecting I could win again, but the field was really strong.... My goal this year is to do what Joshua Cheptegei did and win an Olympic gold.... “ After trials we trained together, we eat the same food....

By Omar Mohammed3 Min ReadTOKYO( Reuters)-Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed lauded his compatriot Selemon Barega’s stunning victory in the men’s 10, 000 metres on Friday when he upset world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda to become the new Olympic champion. Slideshow( 2 images) Abiy took to Twitter to congratulate Barega, who became the first Ethiopian to win the event since Kenenisa Bekele won his second title in 2008 in Beijing." Congratulations to Ethiopia on winning the first gol

Join our Whatsapp channelLONDON: Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a stacked men’s field en route to victory. The 28-year-old Assefa, silver medallist in the event at last year’s Paris Olympics, pulled away from Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya over the final couple of kilometres after the two had set a blistering early pace. ADVERTISEMENTContinue to