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Sport in Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie in 2003. Sports in Ethiopia include many fields, although Ethiopia is best known internationally for its middle-distance and long-distance runners. Seifu Mekonnen was an Olympic contestant for Ethiopia in boxing. The Ethiopian national football team won the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
The culture of Ethiopia is diverse and generally structured along ethnolinguistic lines. The country's Afro-Asiatic-speaking majority adhere to an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently and through interaction with neighboring and far away civilizations, including other parts of Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Italy.
2014–2022. Ethiopia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Games. Ethiopia also participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2006 Games in Turin. Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 58 medals, all at the ...
Football in Ethiopia came under the control of the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) when that organisation was founded in 1943. The EFF affiliated to FIFA in 1953 and to the Confederation of African Football in 1957. League football was in existence before the formation of the EFF with regional leagues contested during the 1938/39 and 1939/ ...
Somali is the official working language of Somali Region and Dire Dawa, while Afar, [20] Harari, [21] and Tigrinya [22] are recognized as official working languages in their respective regions. Recently the Ethiopian Government announced that Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, and Tigrinya are adopted as official federal working languages of Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa Stadium was constructed in 1940 in the Italian ruled Addis Ababa, with the name "Stadio Littorio". [2] I It hosted several matches during the 1962, 1968 and 1976 African Cup of Nations, including the final of the 1962 (won by Ethiopia over the United Arab Republic) and 1968 editions and the final group stage of the 1976 tournament.
Derartu Tulu. Vice president (s) Gezahegne Abera. Secretary. Bililign Mekoya Workneh. Official website. eaf.org.et. Ethiopian Athletic Federation (EAF) is an WA recognized member officially representing Ethiopia as the national governing body for the sport of Athletics.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11.55 A # Atkelt Wubeshet: 20 April 2006 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 200 m: 23.84 A (−1.6 m/s) Tegest Tamangnu Yuma: 8 March 2015 African Junior Championships: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [31] 400 m: 51.44 A: Genet Lire: 13 June 2014 Ethiopian Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [32] 600 m: 1:26.53 Habitam Alemu: 12 May 2023 Meeting ...