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“Terunish been entered in place of Genet Yalew alongside Meseret Defar and Gelete Burika in a formidable team.”

If I read these article correctly,… Terunish is replacing Genet Yalew to compete in 5,000. What happened to Genet Yalew? Is he sick, got hurt?? How did” The Ethiopian sports federation” come to this decision?

If she was sick or hurt, I can understand their decision. If not, they are robbing this young girl her Olympic dream to make room for Terunish.

I have all respect and love for Terunish. She a magnificent human being and i am proud of her. She should compete in 5000 and 10000 BUT Not in somebody else’s place. They should have straightened this mess before they board that plane in Addis. I think Genet worked hard for this moment just like any one of them to represent her country. It is her time to shine just like Terunish and the rest, be it gold or none. It is her moment. If I were a runner, I would have been mad. I don’t care if it was Haile or Kenensa, I worked hard for this moment and I want to be out there competing for my country.

Anyway……….. Wish you all luck.

It is really sad to hear Fantu sidelined because of injury at the last min. She has put a lot of hard work into this. I can only imagine what she’s going through.
Get well soon….

What a disaster!! When I saw this girl run at the New york diamond league, I was just amazed how somebody can make that much gap between the rest of the group to win it so easly in an 800m run.
She looked so dominant and unbeatable. And I was sure Ethiopia to get a Gold here. Wow! That's really sad.

@Melo

I agree with you. I feel bad for her.

Tiruneshi, you can do it! My prayer is with you. My joy will be doubled if Tirunshi Dibaba wins the 5000m.
Good Luck my dear

Melo, The Ethiopian team leaders have made the right thing by including Tirunesh in the 5000m. This us a competition and you always have to be represent wih the best runner you have. Bad luck for Genet but she has no chance of winning Gold here. Meseret is not at her best shape and she has lost for cheryot in every meetings they had in the past. This is an Olympic Gold we are talking about and they have made the right thing. PS! I am a competitive athlete and have been in similar situation in my career, and had no problem with that. Yes it is very very sad Fantu is injured There we lost a GOLD.

Genet Yalew was consented and agreed to cede her 5000 m Olympic place to Tirunesh, she agreed to do so based on the realities of her or the Ethiopian team winning chance without Tirunesh.

There is more glory if Tirunesh win this Gold than any other Ethiopian. Two double Olympic gold medal is a big glory.

It is a sacrifice Genet made even if Tirunesh is not that sort of person and most likely undeserving, Tirunesh don't have a team spirit at all, I never forget how Tirunesh was an obstacle for Meseret Defar to win Diamond League on the final moment. Tirunesh don't have a good will for other fellow Ethiopian success even if she have benefited from other fellow Ethiopian time and again.

The athletics world never forgets how Tirunesh made unnecessary extra efforts to block (not to win as there is no award for Tirunesh) hundreds of thousands of dollar award waiting for Meseret, I remember how Meseret cried in front of the camera.

I am not against this move Genet made but, it just remind me what Tirunesh did on Meseret and this should be a life long lesson for Tirunesh Dibaba.

ET,...

You have it vise versa. Rather it was Mesert Defar who deliberatly blocked Tiruye not to win the million dollar jackboat.

Bad News

Very sad indeed that Fantu Magiso, one of the favourites for the Olympic women's 800 metres title, has been withdrawn from the Games due to injuring her leg during a training.

Magiso is an outstanding female 800m runner in our team.
The Probability of her Winning was very high. As she has beaten Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in the Rome Diamond League meeting in June.
Furthermore, she has an impressive win at the New York Diamond League.

I wish her good recovery and all the best.

Zurga
the great
Jolee Sebeta

I’m really saddened by the news that one of our most expected medal winner in the middle distance Fantu is going to miss this Olympic. Fantu is a rare and unique runner who was showing her brilliant talent and skill to out shine the most famous athletes in the category for the year 2012 and definitely I have had full confidence to win the gold and rewrite a new athletics history beyond the traditional long distance big achievement. Her Olympic win will be our big chance to break the old tradition of all new comer athletes to be a runner of long distance only by following the wake of their predecessor and we missed this big opportunity a lot. I wish her a quick recovery. I’m happy by Mohammed 1st place win in the first heat of the 800M yesterday.

Olympic is the biggest stage for athletes, if all things go right according to plan, it is a launching pad for their future carrier. That means more sponsors, a privilege to go out and compete in exhibition matches where the big money is and of course the steady flow of cash and more. But for us, fans, Ethiopians, the only thing we get out of it bragging rights, nothing more. And to tell Genet Yalew to step aside because Ethiopian fans need to satisfy their inflated ego, that is just being out of touch with reality and being selfish on Ethiopian fans side. You want Gold? ? Genet wants that gold more than any one of us here. It’s her job, her career, its her life.

And people, please understand this…... bragging only don’t pay the bills. These young athletes have a family to feed. They are not there to feed our ego…. They have been feeding our ego for too long, most of them got old without making something out of it. It was just few athletes who benefited from running, the rest were used, abused and thrown to the garbage. Something has to be done. Most of them spend the peak of their time being used by their colleague as a pace maker In the name of team work.

Terunish has gold in 10000m already. If she loses in 5000m, it’s no big deal. She already is one of the best athletes out there. She got nothing to prove. But for Genet 5000m means a shot to greatness, a shot to be part of the elite, a shot to have a promising career, and an opportunity to help her family and contribute to her county. There is a lot at stake here for genet,…BUT For us, fans/ Ethiopians, what is at stake is our ego.

if kenenesas’ lose in 10,000m is any indication,…… the two athletes who were running alongside him, Tariku and Gebremedin, missed their chance to give it their 100% and win the gold because they were told and programmed to be pace makers, nothing more. It’s just pathetic. They were begging kennessa to take the lead instead. The time will come when Kenensa gets old and someone has to take his place. When that time comes, it might be too late for these two athletes to compete. They have been used and abused too much.

*career, rather.

Melo, I can understand why you are are siding with Genet but I think in this case, country comes first. Based on management assessment, they thought Ethiopia has a better chance winning Gold with Tirunesh. I don't see anything wrong with that. Is it unfair? yes but managemet has to look out for the country's interest.

Melo

I feel the same way. Genet was included in the 5000m team based on her performance. They should have made this decision at the trial stage. Evicting this young athlete simply because Tirunesh changed her mind to participate in the race is a grave injustice. Dube Jilo and some dumb officials at the EAF did the same thing to the world champion Ibrahim Jeilan. They refused to allow him participate in two Olympics in a row. He is in a better position than Kenenisa, Tariku and G/Mariam. But Dube and his buddies don’t like Ibrahim Jeilan. Our loss in MEN’S 10000m is due to a very biased and poor decision by Dube and other EAF officials.
Any way, all Tirunesh, Meseret and Gelete have qualified for the final. GOOD LUCK to our athletes.

Kul,...

C'mmon, be reasonable. Do you remember the last time we lost the WC women's 5000m finals. It is because they didn't put Turye in the squad believing Meseret could be good enough to defend it. Mesert even failed to win a medal.
When they selected this team for London, Turye,s status was not reliable because of her injury, and thought it would've been impossible task for her to accomplish. But as you see her, she is a real miracle maker which will be a crime not to give her a chance or ignore her achievment. Imagine and Think about it, if we loose the 5k without her what would be the fate of the officials back home. Literally the public will flog them in the middle of Merkatto.

Speaking of Jailan, you've it all wrong. He is rather the one who boycoted the team, due to his support for the muslim protesters, angry for some being arrested. From credible source I heard that he stop working out and stoped communication with the national team. I know he has really a good talent. But any talent in a sports world without dicipline is nothing.

addis zemen

Please know that I am not arguing that Tiruye is not in good shape. All I am saying is that it is not fair to let Tiruye run at the expense of Genet.

What you just said about Ibrahim Julian is news to me. I never heard EAF officials say that he boycotted the London Olympics because of the Muslim thing.

Melo. You are spot on your analysis. The athletics federation is a rotten egg useless collection of headless craps. i do not understand how G/egziabher who was largely running marathonwas included in the 10,000 meters. his marathon wiining time in Newyork (2:07) was not good enough to get him selected. And now they hand picked him for 10000 meters. G/egizabher does not have the finishing kick at all and there were other athlets who were better in the 10000 meters such as lelisa. Gebregizabher instead of speeding up the race upfront, isolated himself by staying at the back in arediculous decision like a lapped athlete. he was non-cooperating and waas running for himself to fulfil his mere inclusion in the race. To add insult to injury he came towards the final rounds at a time when the race was effectively concluded and tried to push the ethiopians to go fast. the is annoying. The whole affais with this atgletucs federation sucks big time. A fedeartion led by the most illitrate nut head dube jilo does not get anywhere.

Sorry i should have said kul not melo.

Mohammad Aman was phenomenal today!!!!!

Extraterrestrial,
wendime Extraterrestrial, the truth is the reverse. It was Meseret who killed the chance of Tirunesh. Check your memory my good friend.
Good bless.

Tomorrow we will see the first ever girl from tigray area to win olympic Gold medal.
Her name is Abeba Aregawi and will run the 1500m women's final tomorrow night. She is so impressive and looks unbeatable. Good luck our girl.

It is incredible how some people out there tell lies to justify their hate. Tirunesh never denied a chance Meseret a share of Golden League jackpot. You said you saw "Meseret cried!" If you were honest, you would have said the opposite. Coming to the reality, I am not a fan of Ethiopian Athletics or Politics whatsoever. But I think they did the right call in this case. OL is a national pride not an individual confetti. Countries put out the strong athletes, and that is all. Everybody can see that Tirunesh is by far the best Ethiopia has gotten. You go with your best people. The OL has no time frame like in footbaøll tournaments. You can change the team for a race. So if you have best athletes, you just send them to win for the country. Country first, please at least this time!

Extraterrorist, as always making stupid and false accusations against innocents and victims. Why not shutting your pie hole instead of embarrassing yourself? As your own woyane comrade and others pointed out, it was Meseret who had eliminated Tiruye's chance of winning a share in the million jackpot. The way she ran that day in the last one hundred meter is as unforgettable as the Haile vs Tergat duel in Sydney, albeit for the wrong reason. She was declared winner after checking the photo finish. I understand what she has done is nothing illegal, it was a competition and at the time the two were rivals, but how can she enter the competition for the sole purpose of ruining her olympic team mate's and compatriot's success like that!? She was so mean and pure Mikegna. I hope Tiruye will beat her good in this olympic. No doubt, i won't be as happy at all if she wins instead of Tiruye.

AS of Tiruye replacing Genet, no doubt this is heartbreaking for the young girl, but hey, it is the Great Tirunesh Dibaba! Right now, she is the most inspiring athlete we have right now, she is the heart and soul of the team. Can you believe Argentina's soccer team denying a place for Messi because he hesitated at the beginning due to injury or or Portugal for Ronaldo or US's basket ball team for James.... Olympic is about the team, about the country and the flag, and anything that will improve the medal standing of the nation ought be done. Genet will have a chance in the coming diamond league or world championship or if she proves great like Tiruye she will have a chance to run both the 10k and 5k in the next Olympic, in Brazil. However, i absolutely agree with most that, the federation in general is incompetent as it is the mirror image of the government.

Oh and, i feel bad for Fantu as individual and our country. She definitely would have won the gold if it wasn't for the horrendous training facility in that embarrassing stadium of ours and the useless doctor's and physiotherapists,if the team has any at all, who have failed to phantom any solution. What happened to Genzebe Dibaba is also equally upsetting. I feel so bad when i saw her on a wheelchair crying, she would have destroyed the 1500m feild.

Last one, don't know about Ibrahim Jelan, but i sure like what i see in Mo Aman! I hope he will win the Gold.

ET-Moron (Extraterrestrial),

You think you know what you are talking about. But every time you scribble something here, you are exposing your ignorance to the "Nazret community".

In your moronic comment above, you wrote: "I never forget how Tirunesh was an obstacle for Meseret Defar to win Diamond League on the final moment."

Moron, you are not the only one who follows athletics. The true account of what you probably are referring to happened the other way around:

In 2006 Golden (Not Diamond) League competitions, Tirunesh Dibaba was in pursuit of a $1 million dollar jackpot prize having won 5 of the 6 races preceding the Berlin race. On Sept. 3, 2006 in Berlin, the two great athletes competed head to head with Meseret Defar winning the 5000m race and ending Tirunesh'es chance at a share of the $1 million Golden League Jackpot at the Berlin ISTAF 5000m.

Now, that is what happened. How you come up with up-side-down stories is amazing to me. But since you are one of those woyanne's cyber foot soldiers, who tells all kind of fabricated stories, I shouldn't be surprised.

BTW I think, Tirunesh Dibaba is one of the greatest athletes in the world, not only for her extra ordinary talent and the superb records than need no explanation, but also because of her admirable sports(wo)manship. At no time has she ever been seen holding grudges against her sports-rival for denying her $$$ (lots of it) in that 2006 race.

Wow!!! thanks guys for the correction, you are right it was Meseret did it on Tiruneshe.

My apologies to all including Fitwarari free azz.

I don’t understand why many of you here say that Meseret deliberately blocked Tiruye from winning the grand jackpot. I am disgusted to read some of you call Mesert as “mikegna” for showing some sportsmanship in the race. What was she supposed to do? Deliberately lose the race?

Yes, Tiruye lost some $125,000 for losing that race. But she has only herself to blame, not Meseret. Both went to the race to win. Meseret performed well and won the race. That’s it.

Tiruye has a better chance of making Olympic history by winning double gold in two consecutive Olympics. But what if Meseret wins gold in 5000m? Are you people gonna say she deliberately blocked Tiruye winning double gold? Come on people, this is sport.

Kul,...

Good point. There is no controversy what so ever on this olympic. It is up for grabs who ever wins it.
But if you remember on that particular race when Teruye had a chance of winning a share of a million dollar jackpot. The race was so easy and Turye was at the finish line and was sure to win it. All she needs to do is one step and touch the rope. But what did meseret do? She literally sneak up on her unnoticed unexpectedly making a cheap and creepy move.
Go to some archieve and watch it. You will wonder why Meseret did that kind of creepy and cheap shot move.

addis zemen

I actually saw that race on live TV. I was sorry for Tiruye but I didn’t blame Meseret either. Meseret was not a pacemaker for Tiruye. She was in that race to win. She won it and got some money.

I raised two simple questions in my earlier comment. If you think that Meseret was not supposed to win the race and she should have deliberately let Tiruye win it, then you and I are in two different leagues opinion.

Kul,...

Not really. You've it the wrong way. Nobody could've beaten Turye on that race. What happend was, Turye thought on the finish line that Meseret conceded the loss, and Turye slowed down "tezenagach" thinkig she won. That's when Meseret sneaked up and streached her torsso and beat her on the rope, with a photo finish.

Possible medal scenario and my prediction on the remaining Games at the olympic for Ethiopia.
5000m women, Gold.
1500m women, Gold.
800m men, silver for sure. Possible Gold.
5000m men, silver or bronze multiple medals. Gold a 50% possiblity.
Marathon men, we need a Gezahegn Abera kind of miracle hear. Possible!

extramoron, your apology is as worthless as ur accusations. false accusations and claims and lies are what u are made to do, and what u always do here.

kul, there is no doubt about meseret's mekegninet against Tiruye. She came to the race with one mission, and that was denying Tiruye the chance to win thousands. Given her own and her families economical situation, that was probably the most important race to date. The thought of losing failure to win the race was for sure daunting and the pressure slowly dissipate her energy. Therefore, that was the most difficult to win, and Mesert as an athlete from the same economical and cultural background knew this. As a team mate, she was supposed to say some encouraging words and perhaps skip the race all together if letting Tiruye win once she enter in it is difficult to do for her. What did she do instead, she tried her very best in a race that was ABSOLUTELY MEANINGLESS for her in terms of finance and career advancement. There were many more stages to come for her to demonstrate her ability and prove she is a better athlete, but she felt she just have to ruin Tiruye's success. Then comes one stage after another for her including the olympic in Beijing, the world championship in S.Korea, what did she accomplished specially in Korea recently when she had the chance to take the crown in the absence of Tiruye??? she was almost listless.

Now in London, neither queen Tiruye nor her fans want any form of backing nor support from her. As i said above, the Olympic is not about personality, it is rather about the team and the country it represents. If it is not Tiruye or Gelete, i want her to win instead of someone else from another country, but it is clear she is not my favorite at all and she will never beat Tiruye again, not in london not anywhere else. Did you see how Tiruye ran on the heat even if she knew all she need to do is qualifying for the next round without wasting energy to come out on top? She just couldn't let mesert past her no more even if she knew the ranking in the heat is pointless. btw, could somebody please tell her to stop kissing Tiruye at the end of the race, am sure the queen doesn't want it.

Have I read somewhere Genet Yalew had the best finishing time this year up until the Olympics kicked off? If so, I am terribly sorry for this young aspirant. I hope we do not see her running for a different flag.

If my memory serves me right, it was Meseret who was the stumbling block when Tirunesh was about to win the jackpot. My heart was broken that day.

AZ, I thought you were posting from a Badme trench.

Free

If we buy your argument, then Meseret was supposed to intentionally lose to Tiruye so that Tiruye will get the jackpot. But that is not the spirit of the competition. Meseret was not a pacemaker. She was a competitor. And she won it and you call that jealousy

Let’s face it,… you have got to have a boat load of cash or you have to be well connected inside tplf circle in order to get a spot in the Olympics or any other international tournament. But if you are like Genet Yalew with no money and no connections inside tplf, you are out of luck. Even if you are better than any of them athletes in the team, untapped, young, energetic, just doesn’t matter anymore. That’s the world we are living in. Just show them (tplfs) the money and you are well on your way to where ever you want. 99.9% of aspiring athletes in Ethiopia don’t have that extra cash to bribe tplf officials or don’t have people inside the circle. Just a handful of old athletes have the privilege to be in high profile tournaments, like the Olympics, because they pay in CASH.


tplf is making the Olympics a money making venture. Just like the drug smuggling and baby selling venture. Country first is not their motto. Why should we except the athletes to behave, to be part of team work, and wave the Ethiopian flag when they don’t even know their fate?? They (Athletes) are forced to step aside because someone came to tplf officials with a bag full of cash. Any of ‘em (our athletes) ,except the elite ones with cash, could be replaced in a heart bit to the highest bidder. Case in point…. Genet Yalew.

*expect, i mean

kul, i already stated in my first comment above that when u consider what u called the spirit of the game, meseret entered the race to compete, which means like every athlete in the race winning was her objective. The question is why? was it necessary? did she really have to enter in that race? was winning that particular race translate into financial gain or career advancement? the answer is no no no no. If she was really a good person, a good team mate, she would have even played a role for Tiruye's benefit. Do you remember how Gete Wami was or how Workinesh Kidane foiled the Kenyans plan to suffocate Tiruye... different cases but it shows the good in those individuals. However, as a mean spirited and unbelievably jealous person, Meseret chose to enter the race for THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SPOILING TIRUYE'S SUCCESS. There is no other explanation to it. The race was just another pointless competition to her which she could have passed easily. But, she entered the race and crossed the line by an inch first and ruined Tiruye's chance while gaining nothing practical for herself with the exception of satisfying her jealousy. That is not the spirit of friendship, teammate, and compatriot. It just shows her character, which i have considered deplorable.

Free

Why you mix up things? You correctly stated that Meseret entered the race to compete with the objective of winning the race. Then you say it was not necessary for her to compete; you say that she shouldn’t have entered that race. This is big contradiction. You even said that Meseret should have “played a role to Tiruye’s benefit”. But here is what Tiruye said just before the Berlin race if she would ask a favor from Meseret for a slower race: “I will never do it and even if I did, I am sure Meseret would never agree to any deal. I travel to win and so will she. There will be no shortcuts. When I run against Meseret, we wait and watch each other for eleven and half laps. All that counts is the last lap. The best runner in the last lap will win the race.” This is not my word. This is Tiruye’s word.
Before the Berlin race the two met 19 times and Meseret had 11 to 8 winning advantage. Both are rivals in good spirit. They have good personal relationship. We all saw how they greeted each other yesterday. Back in 2006 just before the Berlin race the two met at the Paris race and here is what Tiruye said about the Paris race and her competition with Meseret: “The Paris race was the most difficult race of my career. We are both in top condition this season. We are not enemies as people may think. We are very good friends off the track. She is like a sister to me.” This is what she said. Unfortunately you and some people here try to show that they don’t like each other. You try to show that Meseret is jealous. Fortunately, both Tiruye and Meseret don’t feel that way. And that’s all what matters.

"Why you mix up things? You correctly stated that Meseret entered the race to compete with the objective of winning the race. Then you say it was not necessary for her to compete; you say that she shouldn’t have entered that race. This is big contradiction"

Kul, Where is the mixing up, where is the big contradiction? how in the world stating 'she entered the competition to win, but she shouldn't be in the race to begin with since doing so wouldn't add an iota of of economical and career improvement' is contradicting? There is neither contradiction nor confusion in what i wrote. of course, Tiruye will never say publicly i hate meseret for spoiling my shot on a relatively better financial success nor she will plead for her help. she is a proud professional athlete. What about meseret, well she is the kind of person who gets satisfaction by spoiling the success of her good friend, teammate who takes her for a sister? Thanks for bringing the quote, it just makes the whole thing far worse than i thought. Good friends and sisters don't go after each others' success, but meseret did and it shows her character.