From the roads to the track – and back again – there seems little that can quell the success of the lady we have come to regard as the queen of distance running: Tirunesh Dibaba. On a similarly flat course, Dibaba, 32, finished second at April’s London Marathon, running in 2:17:56. “It was a very fast race,” Dibaba said afterwards. Dibaba is a living example of the massive progress for Ethiopian women in both professional sport and industry. “We are lucky to have her go first,” said Dibaba, referring to Ethiopian women seeing her iconic cousin’s international success.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2017 17:03 UTC