Town of Runners, the 2012 documentary directed by Jerry Rothwell about young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, took the top prize – an impressive golden Achilles trophy – at the International Athletics Film Festival (FICA) in San Sebastian, Spain, on Saturday (10). The 86-minute film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in 2012 and has since gained great acclaim around the world. The Italian film 1968, Sports&Revolution received a special prize after a vote from the public during the five days of the festival. Birmingham, Beamon and Montalvo in the spotlightAfter the awards had been announced, making its debut was a special film made by the IAAF focussing on the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. Spanish long jump record-holder and 1999 world champion Niurka Montalvo was a recipient of a similar honour on Friday.

Source: Ethiopian News November 11, 2018 12:38 UTC