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 ...

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba will attempt to become the first athlete to win three gold medals over 10,000-meters, her agent tells LetsRun.com. “Tirunesh is training well,” agent Mark Wetmore wrote.

The last name “Dibaba” will be said numerous times during coverage of track and field. Commentators could be referring to Ethiopian sisters Genzebe and Tirunesh Dibaba. Or they could be referring to ...

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Mo Farah gets his first test after the London Marathon at the Great Manchester Run, while Tirunesh Dibaba races world record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei. Less than a month after his third-place finish ...

Photo: Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia leads Belaynesh Oljira of Ethiopia and Gladys Cherono of Kenya in the women's 10,000 meters. The lightning bolt spectators saw over Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium in the ...

Standout Race: Dibaba recorded her fastest marathon earlier this year in London, coming across the finish line at two hours, 17 minutes 56 seconds. Dibaba is currently the third fastest woman running ...

On the opening day of Athletics, Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba defended her gold medal in the women's 10,000 meters Friday night at the 2012 Summer Olympics, pulling away from her competition late and ...

Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba made a successful defense of her Olympic 10,000 meters crown to round off the first night of track and field finals Friday. Dibaba used her famed finishing kick to pull clear ...