Dibaba, a two-time Olympic champion at the 10,000, won the world title for the third time but first since 2007. Ethiopian Meseret Defar deprived her teammate and arch-rival Tirunesh Dibaba an Olympic ...

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba sprinted to gold in the slowest 5,000 metres race in four Olympics to become the first woman to win both long distance races at the same Games. The 23-year-old world record ...

When asked in 2005 whether she thought her younger sister, Genzebe, a budding teenage athlete, could be as good as her, the then-double world champion Tirunesh Dibaba replied without hesitation, "I ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba bided her time before letting loose on the final lap with an awesome display of speed to complete a hat-trick of world championship 10,000 metres titles ...

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba produced a brilliant sprint finish to claim a surprise gold in the women's 5,000 metres at the World Championships in Paris. Her compatriot Berhane Adere had been fancied to ...

In the sporting world, they are often referred to as the fastest family on Earth. Collectively, they have achieved at least 4 Olympic gold medals, 2 silver medals, 3 bronze medals, and 15 World ...

LONDON (AP) — Olympic 10,000-meter champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of the London Marathon because of a shin injury. The 27-year-old Ethiopian was expected to make her marathon debut, but says ...

TIRUNESH DIBABA sensationally lost her share of the IAAF's golden jackpot as she finished a stride behind fellow Ethiopian Meseret Defar in the 5000m at the ISTAF athletics meeting in Berlin. TIRUNESH ...

America's Cup: New Zealand lead 3-0 over Ainslie's Britain New Zealand extended their America's Cup lead over Britain to 3-0 in the first-to-seven series on Sunday, after the two boats came within "a ...

Growing up in the little town of Bekoji, home of distance runners like Kenenisa Bekele and her cousin Derartu Tulu, Tirunesh Dibaba used to enthuse over stories of Ethiopian victories in major ...