From left: Ethiopian athletics legends Million Wolde, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Haile Gebrselassie and Ethiopia's Minister of Culture and Tourism Habtamu Sissy Awas and Nation Media Group Editor (Sports) Elias Makori with copies of the "Athletics Kenya at 70” magazine during the 20th Great Ethiopian Run press conference in Addis Ababa on January 8, 2021.
Interestingly, no non-Ethiopian has won the annual race for the last 19 years, with Kenyans coming close twice in sprint finishes
Initially, a field of 50,000 would have pounded the streets of the Addis, but because of Covid-19 precautions, a 12,500 have been registered, including 300 elite runners
What’s special about the Great Ethiopian Run that’s not witnessed in Kenyan races is that the Addis race attracts Ethiopia’s top runners, many of whom have launched their careers at Meskel Square
In Addis Ababa
Twenty years ago, Haile Gebrselassie and Berhane Adere won the inaugural Great Ethiopian Run on the streets of Addis Ababa.
