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Ethiopia - Meseret Defar wins Athlete of the Year Award

11/25/07

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Ethiopia - Meseret Defar wins Athlete of the Year Award

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Ethiopian World champion Meseret Defar holds her 'Athlete of the Year Award', Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in Monaco, awarded by the International Athletic Foundation. Defar is the current World champion for the women's 5000m. (AP PHOTO/Lionel Cironneau)

Meseret Defar wins Athlete of the Year Award

Ethiopian World champion Meseret Defar holds her 'Athlete of the Year Award', Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in Monaco, awarded by the International Athletic Foundation. Defar is the current World champion for the women's 5000m.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco: (AP) World champion sprinter Tyson Gay and middle-distance runner Meseret Defar won World Athlete of the Year awards on Sunday.

Gay won the 100 and 200 meters at the world championships in Osaka, Japan, and was part of the victorious 400 relay team. That made him the fourth man to win three golds at a single worlds.

"To follow in Carl Lewis' footsteps is just a great honor," said Gay, referring to the first man to win the award in 1988. "I honestly think that I need to have the world record like some of the other great sprinters like Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene. I think that sets you apart."

The 25-year-old Gay also won the Jesse Owens Award earlier this month as the outstanding men's track and field athlete in the United States for 2007.

Defar set the two-mile world record at the Van Damme Memorial meet on Sept. 14, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds. The Ethiopian finished in 8 minutes, 58.58 seconds.

The 23-year-old Defar also set world records in the 5,000 and the indoor 3,000 earlier in the season, and won the 5,000 at the Aug. 25-Sept. 2 worlds in Osaka, Japan.

"I don't have words to describe how happy I am," said Defar, who won all her races this season. "This is very special for Ethiopian women. Those who struggle very hard and who don't have very many opportunities to achieve the highest levels of athletics. So I dedicate this award to them."

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell won men's performance of the year for his world-record time of 9.74 seconds in the 100 meters, set in Rieti, Italy, in September.

High jump world champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia won the women's award by clearing 2.07 meters in Stockholm, Sweden, coming closer to the 2.09-meter mark that has stood for two decades.

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msg Comment from: zita [Visitor]
wend!
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msg Comment from: Mike [Visitor]
Well done yene konjo and Congra!
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msg Comment from: alem [Visitor]
LOVE you SIS! You deserve it!
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msg Comment from: Gebremedhin Asmelash [Visitor]
Fantastic,
Congratulations Mesi. banch Koran
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msg Comment from: Z-Mike [Visitor]
congrates to our hero:!: you deserve it girl. you're beatifultoo:D
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msg Comment from: bulch [Visitor]
we are proud of you!!! what a talent and beauty God bless you.
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msg Comment from: mekuria [Visitor]
bravo mesi we love you!
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msg Comment from: gmb [Visitor]
congra! How about Haile?
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msg Comment from: mekuria [Visitor]
we love you mesi congra!
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msg Comment from: Bushi [Visitor]
She looks like not only athlet but also
worlds top-model.Love you....go a head.
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msg Comment from: Nebil [Visitor]
wow she is cute. Congera sis and thanks for everything you have done for my beloved country in the world called ETHIOPIA.. thanks
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msg Comment from: S. Tef [Visitor]
Great athlete. Very bright as well.
PermalinkPermalink 11/25/07 @ 14:49

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msg Comment from: Daniel [Visitor]
Congra!!!!!!!! Mesi. It's great News. GOD Bless you.
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msg Comment from: ts [Visitor]
:) Congratulation to Meseret Defar [Mesi] one of our strong and beautiful Ethiopian heroes. Ethiopians all over the world are very proud of you. Mesi wins with dedication, strength, grace,and style an Ethiopian character.

Long live Mesi
Long live hagere Ethiopia
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msg Comment from: Bell [Visitor]
Good job! You are the best example to all young girls who wants to persue your foot step in the sport world. Good lack for the future and keep up winning Strong girl!!
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msg Comment from: Yebeltal [Visitor]
We love u Mesi. Congra
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msg Comment from: Ethiopian [Visitor]
wel done Meseret keep up the good work!! by the way Haile won the inspiration award in the same occassion in Monaco Congratulations Haile!!! There is always some thing great about you every where. You are a true inspiration to us all!! God bless you.
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msg Comment from: dellaw [Visitor]
elelilili!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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msg Comment from: "joker"(> _ [Visitor]
WELL DONE, ,GOBEZE,BETAM ARIF. We are behind you always! ya looking sexy demo! Big ups to you.


GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA
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msg Comment from: safu [Visitor]
Congratulations!
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msg Comment from: koko [Visitor]
betam new yetedesetnew endihum kortenebeshal berchi bezihu ketyebet
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msg Comment from: Yeha [Visitor]
Nice.
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msg Comment from: Beftu [Visitor]
Isn't she an adorable doll.:))
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msg Comment from: semen [Visitor]
proud of u keep it up we all love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!
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msg Comment from: Abinet [Visitor]
Mesi jegenawa!

You make us proud at all of your races. Your winning of Athlete of the Year title is well desrved and gives us one more reason to be proud.

What an impressive combination of excellent personality, tallent and beauty you have!
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msg Comment from: genet [Visitor]
we love u mese thanks for being our berave atlat and u do have some more things to do in the futur and bestrong and make ur countrys falge above all thanks again
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msg Comment from: mazay [Visitor]
I am very happy for you.you deserve more then that go mesi. May Lord be with you.
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msg Comment from: genet [Visitor]
congea mesi tks tks we really appericate what u done for ur Ethiopia thanks
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msg Comment from: genet [Visitor]
congea mesi tks tks we really appericate what u done for ur Ethiopia thanks
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msg Comment from: Assab Ethiopia [Visitor]
I Have no enough words to tell you how Ethiopians are happy to see this in a nation betrayed by its leaders.Thank you Meseret.
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msg Comment from: mamo [Visitor]
Wonderful Mese .GOD bless you.
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msg Comment from: ethiosas [Visitor]
Good job hny! congratulation! keep it up, we will always behind you & other young girls
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msg Comment from: sam [Visitor]
thanks to your inspiration and marketing o
our country to the rest of the world.
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msg Comment from: Tezebet [Visitor]
Simply you are amazing and beautiful…Congratulation
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msg Comment from: Facts [Visitor]
Mesi,

I am soooo proud of you!
Wow!!!! Super Talent!
Yene Konjo, men lebelesh, I wish you and your family the very best of everything!
Take care!
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msg Comment from: abity [Visitor]
i was like 'wow'when iheard you won attlet of the year award .i am speechless
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msg Comment from: Ethiopiawit [Visitor]
Congradulation my dear. You are not only great athlet, also beautiful bright Ethiopian girl. We are proud of you. I wish you all the best in your future!
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msg Comment from: Gejaw [Visitor]
Messi, Congra, I believe all the Ehiopian people are equally happy of this day. This day is the first day, that I can say for sure, when all Ethiopians are happy at the same time and same issue.
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msg Comment from: Yager Lig [Visitor]
Congrats Mesi, you are an icon and role model to the new generation, teaching us with dedication and hard work we can become world class in every profession we engage!
God Bless!
Enjoy your achievements!
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msg Comment from: fe [Visitor]
:way to go mesi!
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msg Comment from: Voiceout [Visitor]
Amazing ! Congrats Mesy ! Keep it up.
Indeed you look great.
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msg Comment from: Belachew [Visitor]
Congratulation Mesi!!! You deserve it!
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msg Comment from: tigist [Visitor]
gobaz lege congra we love u.
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msg Comment from: workamaw [Visitor]
Mr Zeti,

Do you mind correcting your macho expression \'Wond!\' She is no \'wond\' but a a corageous \"set.\" And, she won the prize for what she is, not for what she is absoultly not.

Congratulations Mesi and all Ethiopians.
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msg Comment from: yeEthiopia Lij [Visitor]
Mesi Congra. I am proud of you and all the Ethiopian Athletes. Thanks all of you for what you done for Mama Ethiopia. You are all the best that Ethiopia has.

ETHIOPIA Lezelalem Tinoralech!
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msg Comment from: elias [Visitor]
Your dream came true!!!
Keep on doing and smile as usual.
lots of love
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msg Comment from: AGAM [Visitor]
Congratulation our beautifull ethiopian sister.Keep up with the good job putting ethiopia on the map.
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msg Comment from: Zam zamerota [Visitor]
it is not lottery. u got it bcos of your effort. try to repeat your history one more time.that is all
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msg Comment from: mkymth [Visitor]
what word I will describe my proud of you .you know the song I just call so say I love you that is the word I was loking for mesi I love you and produ of you.
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msg Comment from: kiddy [Visitor]
congraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
but the way you dress I don't like it you need to change it.
God blesssssssssss.
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msg Comment from: hammere [Visitor]
kiddy:
what the hell do you have with her clothing. It is her preference. I know what you want. You want to see where she throws these clothes, then collect and send them to your sister.

No way.
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msg Comment from: Ethiopiawi 1 [Visitor]
Great MESERET u deserv it GOBEZ YE
HAGERE SET.
GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO MESERET
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msg Comment from: Tamrat Tamrat [Visitor]
Congra Mesi!

I am looking forwad for Bejing!
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msg Comment from: Amoraw [Visitor]
Mesi! betam enwedshalen. bezihu ketyi we will always behind you.
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msg Comment from: Amoraw [Visitor]
Mesi! betam enwedshalen bezihu ketyi
we will always behind you.
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msg Comment from: ejolle adama [Visitor]
I PROUD ON YOU
Bravo messi,all abesha and africans feel happy when we heard a news.U did
a wonderful great performance all
through the year.U DESERVE IT!
I wish U the best the rest of your life."BERCHI ISHI"
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msg Comment from: Desta (from Liberia) [Visitor]
Conguratulation!!! Meseret Defar!!!
Your award is not chance the strongest performance!!!!
I wish you all the best.
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msg Comment from: Desta (from Liberia) [Visitor]
Conguratulation!!! Meseret Defar!!! Your award is not chance the strongest performance!!!! I wish you all the best.
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