The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) have announced a 40-member team that will represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, UK from 4-13 August. The reigning World and Olympic record-holder in both 5,000m and 10,000m, Kenenisa Bekele, ruled himself out from the selection due to current form. Mare Dibaba will use her wildcard entry as the defending champion in the women’s marathon with three-time Dubai winner Aselefech Mergia. The 2015 Tokyo marathon winner Birhane Dibaba and Toronto Marathon champion Shure Demise will make their major championships debuts at London 2017. Beyo represented Ethiopia in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at last year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil where he failed to make the final.

Source: Ethiopian News July 27, 2017 20:26 UTC