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 ...

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba made it an Olympic double after winning the 5,000m on Friday in the Bird's Nest. A week after winning the 10,000m, Dibaba sprinted to victory ahead of Turkey's Elvan ...

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 ...

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 ...

Her town of Bekoji is home to many other star runners Dibaba's cousin Derartu Tulu won two Olympic gold medals It could be the spartan living environment, or perhaps growing up in the thin air nearly ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ethiopian 10,000 metres runner Tirunesh Dibaba and New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams are both bidding to become the first woman to win three consecutive individual ...

On a day made for doubles, Tirunesh Dibaba clinched an unprecedented long-distance sweep and sprinter Lauryn Williams added a second gold by helping the United States win the 400m relay on Saturday at ...

The 27-year-old Ethiopian was expected to make her marathon debut, but says ''the increase in mileage has caused a flare-up of my previous lower leg injury.'' Dibaba is a three-time Olympic champion, ...

While a strong women's field will assemble for Sunday's Berlin Marathon, Gladys Cherono and Tirunesh Dibaba are the outstanding candidates for the win. Cherono will arrive at the start line as the ...