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Eritrean Athletes Poised to Leave Their Mark at the 19th World Athletics Championships

Tesfaldet Mebrahtu

Translated By Habtom Tesfamichael

https://shabait.com/2023/08/16/eritrean ... pionships/

Aug 16, 2023


Oqbe Kibrom

Scheduled for August 19-27, 2023, the 19th World Athletics Championship is set to unfold in Budapest, Hungary. Amid the array of nations participating, the Eritrean national athletics team stands ready to engage with a squad of six gifted athletes. Fueled by an unflagging devotion to their sport and buoyed by past accomplishments, these athletes are primed to showcase their prowess; upholding Eritrea’s distinguished legacy in athletics.

Eritrea boasts a storied history in the World Athletics Championships, replete with noteworthy feats that have captivated its populace and gained global acclaim. The nation’s initial foray in 2009 witnessed Zeresenay Tadesse, a remarkable Eritrean athlete, securing a silver medal in the fiercely contested 10,000 meters competition.

In 2015, Eritrea enjoyed an unprecedented moment of glory when Ghirmay Ghebreslassie clinched a gold medal in the marathon event held in Beijing. Ghirmay’s triumph underscored Eritrea’s burgeoning prominence in long-distance running, a testament to the nation’s unwavering commitment to nurturing and cultivating athletic talents.

With the 19th World Athletics Championships looming, the Eritrean national athletics team readies to build upon this legacy of distinction. Comprising six athletes, this squad stands as a formidable force, poised to compete across diverse disciplines.


Nazriet Woldu

Among the women representing Eritrea, the accomplished Olympian Nazriet Woldu stands out. Nazriet, a consistent performer in recent years, emerges as a strong contender for a medal in the women’s marathon. Notably, her remarkable achievements encompass a fourth-place finish in the preceding World Athletics Championships held in Oregon. This was preceded by her record-breaking feats in Degu, South Korea. Impressively, just two months after her Oregon endeavor, she claimed a bronze medal in the Sydney Marathon.

Nazriet, adorned with numerous national records, enjoys worldwide recognition as a leading luminary in the sports arena. Her stellar showing in the esteemed Boston Marathon, culminating in a top-six placement, has propelled her into the spotlight. Bolstered by her rich experience and a string of marathon triumphs, widespread anticipation heralds her ascent to the medal podium this year. This sentiment reverberates in the words of Livingstone Abraham, coach of the Eritrean national athletics team, and echoes the consensus among various experts. Diligently primed for the impending event, Nazriet stands in excellent physical form. Having recently joined Eritrea’s national athletics squad following rigorous training alongside luminaries from around the globe, she exudes confidence in her abilities. Nazret attributes her international training to furnishing her with invaluable insights into her competitive standing.

This year carries unique significance for Eritrea, marking the debut of two female athletes representing the country in the World Athletics Championships. Alongside Nazriet in the women’s marathon stands Dolshi Tesfu, a rising star in Eritrea’s athletic panorama. Dolshi’s marathon performance underscores steady advancement, typified by her remarkable second-place finish clocking 2:21:35 in the Rotterdam Marathon. This time, remains the fastest by any Eritrean female athlete.


Dolshi Tesfu

Her maiden marathon in the Valencia Marathon, last year, solidified her standing as the fastest Eritrean athlete. Additionally, Dolshi’s silver medal at the East African Half Marathon Championships in Massawa and her Eritrean record-setting run at the Asmara Half Marathon in 2022 further underscore her prowess. These Olympian athletes’ feats are poised to usher in glory for both their names and Eritrea at the World Athletics Championships, with the women’s marathon slated for August 26th.

Eritrea’s male marathon runners, have carved out a legacy of remarkable victories across a spectrum of competitions. Once hamstrung by limited team numbers in international events, the nation has now made strides, with over ten representatives set to don Eritrea’s colors. Notably, the Eritrean national athletics team heads to Budapest this year armed with a full contingent of athletes, including a reserve player. This augmented participation, plays a pivotal role in nurturing collaboration and cohesion.

In the realm of men’s marathon, Eritrea touts an impressive lineup of athletes, each armed with distinct strengths and laurels. A standout in this ensemble is Merhawi Mebrahtu, who shall represent Eritrea in the fiercely competitive 10,000 meters event.

Olympian athlete Oqbe Kibrom, notably holds the distinction of recording the fastest marathon time among Eritrean athletes this year. His journey in athletics commenced, after Eritrea secured gold at the World Athletics Championships through Olympian Girmay Gebreselassie. This former cyclist showcased his extraordinary capabilities in the Barcelona Marathon, clocking an impressive 2:05:51 – the fastest Eritrean marathon time of the year. Oqbe Kibrom, further etched his name in Eritrea’s annals by setting a national marathon record in the 2020 Valencia Marathon.


Goitom Kifle

Recent years, have witnessed Oqbe Kibrom’s participation in prominent events like the Tokyo Olympics and the Oregon World Athletics Championships. The latter saw him grappling with a hamstring sprain, mere days before the competition’s commencement. Nonetheless, the Olympian athlete assures of his prime health status and top-tier fitness. He extols the virtues of training alongside three fellow Eritrean athletes, a union cultivated over several years, stressing their collective readiness to etch their names and bring honor to their nation.

We’re all in excellent shape, poised to leave a lasting impact both as individuals and representatives of our homeland,

he asserts.

Among the esteemed athletes representing the Eritrean national athletics team, Olympian Goitoom Kifle occupies a seasoned role. Laden with high expectations, Goitoom is poised to play a pivotal role in the team’s performance. His standout achievement includes a remarkable personal best of 2:05 in the 2021 Valencia Marathon, a testament to his exceptional abilities and unwavering dedication. Notably, Goitoom further showcased his mettle with a commendable sixth-place finish in this year’s race held in Degu, South Korea. His consistent achievements and notable showings have cemented his reputation as a formidable athlete on the international stage.

Berhane Tsegay, triumphant in the national half marathon hosted in Mendefera last year, is diligently preparing for the impending championship. His laurels encompass securing first place in the Copenhagen Marathon last year and clinching a bronze medal in this year’s Degu Marathon in South Korea, underscoring his exceptional talent and competitive spirit.

Merhawi Kesete, a proud ambassador of the Eritrean national athletics team at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar, is poised to embark on a fresh odyssey as part of the national team – this time in Hungary. An erstwhile race, witnessed Olympian Ezekiel Tewolde setting a national record in the Amsterdam Marathon. Merhawi Kesete, having achieved a personal best of 2:06, further bolstered his stature by securing a top-five finish in Japan this year.


Merhawi Mebrahtu

The national team’s footprint extends robustly to the 10,000m track event through Merhawi Mebrahtu, marking the athlete’s inaugural engagement in this category during the current year. The preceding year, witnessed this athlete competing in the 5,000 meters at a similar event staged in Oregon. Moreover, Merhawi Kesete seized a silver medal at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia, last year.

Zeresenay Tadesse, an Olympic stalwart, occupies a prominent echelon in Eritrea’s and global athletics history. Revered as the pioneer in securing gold, silver, and bronze medals for Eritrea across prestigious events like the World Athletics Championships, World Cross-Country Championships, Olympics, and World Half Marathon Championships, his legacy remains indelible.

A beacon in recounting the annals of Eritrean athletics, Zeresenay Tadesse extends heartfelt well wishes to the Eritrean national team as they brace for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships. He exudes confidence, affirming,

These athletes have already carved their mark and earned distinction for themselves and their nation, through their exceptional performances. I trust they will return as victors, transcending any hurdles in their path.

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Eritrean Festivals: exposing the hypocrisy of the West.



Over the last couple of weeks, peaceful Eritrean communities in western Europe and North America were shocked to witness the violent attempts to disrupt their annual “Festival Eritrea” celebrations that have been held now, for over thirty years in different countries and until this year, in a peaceful and festive-oriented, family-friendly manner. This year, however, a coordinated and well-funded disruptive movement was unleashed on festival goers in Germany, London, Sweden, Canada, and The United States. Closer scrutiny will reveal that the modus operandi of the violent disruptors was identical: after getting permission to hold counter-demonstrations outside the festival grounds, they immediately turned violent and attacked the peaceful attendees including elderly mothers and grandmothers, burnt down properties including cars and even stabbed individuals.



All this, under the very eyes of the respective police forces who were literally standing by watching things unfold. Perhaps very tellingly of the imbecility of these thugs, is that they even turned on the police – who for the most part until that point were standing by unwilling to call in reinforcements – thereby forcing a reaction from the police who were left with no other option but to call for reinforcements, it was these reinforcements that stopped further carnage and pillaging from taking place. But, the damage had already been done. Apart from Sweden, the festivals were either cancelled or moved to a smaller location, as was the case in Toronto, Canada.



Following the aftermath of these events, the western mainstream media did not waste time in trying to justify the actions of these hooligans by claiming that these peaceful festivals were fund-raising events organized by the Eritrean government. Some were even claiming that the funds collected were then used to supply the Eritrean Defense Forces. Various western media outlets were quick to interview known anti-Eritrean government elements such as professors, analysts, and so-called human-rights experts, who not-surprisingly seemed to be reading from the same script when they tried to justify (falling just short of condoning) the actions of the thugs and terrorists. Here in Canada, people like Prof. Awet from Queens University even tried to add what he called a “socio-political context” to the hooliganism, again giving justification to the wanton destruction of private property and terrorizing of innocent festival goers of all ages including the elderly and very young kids, on the pretext that the festival was organized by pro-Eritrean government elements.




Be that as it may, there seems to be one very vital issue that the likes of the aforementioned professor and all the media outlets that have and continue to report on these shameful and cowardly acts are forgetting or conveniently omitting: the fact that innocent Canadians were targeted because they were exercising their constitutional and human right to gather peacefully, and more importantly, that they were denied this fundamental right of theirs by a bunch of hooligans and terrorists.

Every Canadian, not least Eritrean-Canadians has the right to gather – for whatever reasons, be it to support or denounce theirs or any other government – if they abide by the laws and are granted permission by the relevant authorities. This is what the peaceful festival goers were doing – gathering! It is irrelevant who organized the festival and what the festival stands for as long as it does not contravene any law of the country, which Eritrean Festivals have never done in the over three-decades in which they have taken place, peacefully and without incident. If there are people who want to demonstrate outside the festival grounds, they too have a right to do so, again only if they abide by the relevant laws and by-laws of the city, which clearly stipulates that they must do it peacefully. This, the protestors did not do, and it is very telling of the real motives of those masquerading as political activists and demonstrators, when on the one hand they decry what they consider to be a lack of democracy in Eritrea, only to deny others, who do not agree with them, their democratic and human rights!




Those who have followed the events around the Eritrean Festivals, are in no doubt who the anti-democratic elements are. As such, the responsibility of safe-guarding the democratic, constitutional, and human rights of Canadians and in this case, Eritrean-Canadians, falls squarely on the Government of Canada, the Provincial Government of Ontario, The City of Toronto and the Ontario Police Force as well as the Courts of Justice. The hooligans must be brought to justice and charged with engaging in anti-constitutional criminal acts! Too much focus has been placed on the nature of the festival and why it was organized, which is nothing more than a smokescreen to divert attention from the real and pressing issue — the denial of peaceful and law-abiding Canadian citizens of their right to gather peacefully for a peaceful and law-abiding reason. The ball sits squarely in the court of the Federal and Provincial governments to ensure that the anti-democratic elements are not only brought to court but to also ensure that the constitutional and human rights of Canadian Eritreans and Eritreans residing in Canada, are
protected, and enforced as enshrined in the Canadian Constitution.

Michael Issac

15th August 2023

Yared Tesfay

Is it me or do u post unrelated stuff just to post stuff
What does eritrea refusing COVID vaccination got to do with a a skinny short legged shabian who is running the marathon

Dr Zackovich

What has a hômosexual-beggar-fake djiboutian- son of a dead prostitute got to do with this thread, but dirty it?

Zack wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 15:42

Is it me or do u post unrelated stuff just to post stuff
What does eritrea refusing COVID vaccination got to do with a a skinny short legged shabian who is running the marathon

Dr Zackovich

LOCAL NEWS
Youth’s aptitude for innovation and invention

https://shabait.com/2023/08/16/youths-a ... eaPrevails

Asmara, 16 August 2023- The creativity and invention materials on display at the National Festival 2023, gave evidence of the youth’s potential.

The visitors of the festival called on the public and concerned institutions to give youth development the attention it deserves, while praising their talent for innovation and inventiveness.



The participants of the display expressed gratitude for the opportunity provided to help them see their skills and creative potential, as well as for the positive feedback they have been receiving from festival goers.




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Seminar on women’s participation in development initiatives

https://shabait.com/2023/08/16/seminar- ... eaPrevails

Mendefera, August 16, 2023- A seminar on the role of women in national development programs and national issues was given by Ms. Tekea Tesfamicael, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women, to female personnel of the Eastern Command of the Eritrean Defense Forces in Dekemhare.

Ms. Tekea provided a thorough introduction to the history and goals of the national union, the involvement of Eritrean women in numerous national endeavors, and the struggle for equality of Eritrean women.



Ms. Tekea praised the heroic efforts made by Eritrean women in the country’s development, in the struggle for national independence, and in defending national sovereignty while outlining the role female graduates from various colleges are playing in the process of building the country.

Ms. Tekea urged the participants to increase their overall capacity and participation in national matters, as she noted that more work needs to be done to fully ensure the equal status of women in society.

The participants commending for organizing the seminar, called for its sustainability.

The Eritrean community in Frankfurt am Main conducted a successful public seminar on Saturday, August 12, 2023. ሃገራዊ ሽማገለ ፍራንፈርት፡ ብዕለት 12 ሓምለ ዕዉት ህዝባዊ ሰሚናር ኣካዱ። @qana_meror






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Asmara Festival, food stand. @GhideonMusa

Open letter to Giles Scott-Smith, Dean LUC/Professor Transnational Relations and New Diplomatic History

AZG Group: @azgcapital

Crazy how our own village idiot the short legged shabian zemeselo is triggered to use profanity just because he can’t find the connection between a vaccine issue and a marathon running thing legged kebessa. Oo what. The hell he thinks then. Let me post all unrelated stuff as long as it contains a short legged shabian or anything related to short legged shabians

Dr Zackovich

Zack wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 19:54

Crazy how our own village idiot the short legged shabian zemeselo is triggered to use profanity just because he can’t find the connection between a vaccine issue and a marathon running thing legged kebessa. Oo what. The hell he thinks then. Let me post all unrelated stuff as long as it contains a short legged shabian or anything related to short legged shabians

Dr Zackovich

Zack,

Dear bro,

This fu.cker is being paid a couple of hundred pounds per month by the Eritrean Embassy in London, which contributes to his meagre British State Pension. Therefore, he has got to post any garbage, as he's Afwerki's rat on this forum, unless he's a mentally ill retard suffering from loneliness, which I do not exclude.

Modern day, quéer-niGGÉrs!!!

I'm not like ur móron axum-quzema, to open 15 new threads for every post.

Besides, have you illiterates ever opened a magazine? It consists of everything, from politics to sports etc...

Somaliman wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 21:06

Zack wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 19:54

Crazy how our own village idiot the short legged shabian zemeselo is triggered to use profanity just because he can’t find the connection between a vaccine issue and a marathon running thing legged kebessa. Oo what. The hell he thinks then. Let me post all unrelated stuff as long as it contains a short legged shabian or anything related to short legged shabians

Dr Zackovich

Zack,

Dear bro,

This fu.cker is being paid a couple of hundred pounds per month by the Eritrean Embassy in London, which contributes to his meagre British State Pension. Therefore, he has got to post any garbage, as he's Afwerki's rat on this forum, unless he's a mentally ill retard suffering from loneliness, which I do not exclude.

Well this is a forum and a forum u open a topic and then u talk about that subject . I know u short legged shabian don’t understand free press forums. And the ability to speak ur mind .
A forum one talks about a particular subject and all the other people talk about that subject at hand. With different opinions don’t have to agree al that’s the essence of a forum. It’s not like a magazine where u have something else on every page. In topics u talk about topics at hand that’s all



Somaliman ma maqli jirtay hebel Wu waashay ama maryihi bu dhigtay . Wa kan laftigisa Qof caadi ah sidan uma shaqayn karo


Dr Zackovich

Blah..blah..blah..twát!

I have zero memory of having opened any of ur posts, let alone responded.

Irrelevant shît!

Now get the fûck out of my face, hómo!

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 03:26

Well this is a forum and a forum u open a topic and then u talk about that subject . I know u short legged shabian don’t understand free press forums. And the ability to speak ur mind .
A forum one talks about a particular subject and all the other people talk about that subject at hand. With different opinions don’t have to agree al that’s the essence of a forum. It’s not like a magazine where u have something else on every page. In topics u talk about topics at hand that’s all



Somaliman ma maqli jirtay hebel Wu waashay ama maryihi bu dhigtay . Wa kan laftigisa Qof caadi ah sidan uma shaqayn karo


Dr Zackovich

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 03:54

Blah..blah..blah..twát!

I have zero memory of having opened any of ur posts, let alone responded.

Irrelevant shît!

Now get the fûck out of my face, hómo!

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 03:26

Well this is a forum and a forum u open a topic and then u talk about that subject . I know u short legged shabian don’t understand free press forums. And the ability to speak ur mind .
A forum one talks about a particular subject and all the other people talk about that subject at hand. With different opinions don’t have to agree al that’s the essence of a forum. It’s not like a magazine where u have something else on every page. In topics u talk about topics at hand that’s all



Somaliman ma maqli jirtay hebel Wu waashay ama maryihi bu dhigtay . Wa kan laftigisa Qof caadi ah sidan uma shaqayn karo


Dr Zackovich

But here ur responding and with bold letter I might have hit a nerve u really not that well educated if u compare a discussion forum with a magazine . I don’t know if I have to cry or laugh . I won’t laugh for that would be very mean . And I am not mean
It clearly did u something my post ur all using profanity sex uality slurs my o my . What is happening with u dear lad . Do u wanne talk about are u re thinking the strategy that. Isias regime isn’t that great but u have to post these posts just to make a living well that would be troublesome and a dilemma. Because then u are positing stuff that u don’t really believe in


Dr Zackovich

Dignity-less, tramp!

You think you deserve anything better, white man shît eater?

You're confessing, your purpose is to go into people's nerves- not to have a civil discussion- which your upbringing denies you.

Now dig-up ur hoe mamma and have at her, biiatch!

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 09:55

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 03:54

Blah..blah..blah..twát!

I have zero memory of having opened any of ur posts, let alone responded.

Irrelevant shît!

Now get the fûck out of my face, hómo!

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 03:26

Well this is a forum and a forum u open a topic and then u talk about that subject . I know u short legged shabian don’t understand free press forums. And the ability to speak ur mind .
A forum one talks about a particular subject and all the other people talk about that subject at hand. With different opinions don’t have to agree al that’s the essence of a forum. It’s not like a magazine where u have something else on every page. In topics u talk about topics at hand that’s all



Somaliman ma maqli jirtay hebel Wu waashay ama maryihi bu dhigtay . Wa kan laftigisa Qof caadi ah sidan uma shaqayn karo


Dr Zackovich

But here ur responding and with bold letter I might have hit a nerve u really not that well educated if u compare a discussion forum with a magazine . I don’t know if I have to cry or laugh . I won’t laugh for that would be very mean . And I am not mean
It clearly did u something my post ur all using profanity sex uality slurs my o my . What is happening with u dear lad . Do u wanne talk about are u re thinking the strategy that. Isias regime isn’t that great but u have to post these posts just to make a living well that would be troublesome and a dilemma. Because then u are positing stuff that u don’t really believe in


Dr Zackovich

Ur writing in more bold letters by the minute it looks like ur blood pressure is getting High. U will never find me in here to insult woman childeren mothers no dear lad we Djiboutians have been wel manarred And well raised. Problem is we didn’t grew up in the trenches through out our youth . I have observed many of the short legged shabians they are the most vulgar and use the most profanity. The short legged shabians make us believe that their agame cousins are worse and are more of nasty people but I have never seen agames using slurs being sadistic posting dead bodies I have never seen them insult mothers like u lot do . Now I think this is an experience u guys learned during ur heydays in the trenches I think it were the Amhara soldiers that used to abuse ur mothers and sisters and insult them during the time the Amhara were the boss over the short legged shabians . And I think u picked these nasty habits from them. I always hear that the old generation Eritreans are well manarred but those that were born after the 1970s have lived their entire life in trenches and experienced the hardship the Amhara men caused on them during their wars . I think that’s where u get it from. By the way I always have civil discussions u insult me my mother and I never return the favour. That tells u I can have good discussion no matter what u personally feel about me . I can see that separate from all of this . It’s because u feel emotional u have issues when u see people who have different opinion then u . U can’t have that I for example never insulted just told u . Just a forum isn’t made or a thread can’t have multiple topics at the same time . One discussion at the time I know u want to post as much as u want about ur little cesspool called sawa. In order to gain some checks from the Eritrean embassy . But that’s not how it works with discussion board the essence of such a board is to have different opinions and u made a ridiculous statement and compare it to a said magazine how is that even possible .

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 10:24

I was pretending to be a Djiboutian to hide my Ugum identity. So what? Stealing and telling lies is in our DNA, take it or leave it.

Finally that you came out of the stinking closet, I congratulate you with a word uniquely appropriate to a lying ሙሽሙሽ ዑጎ!

ተሮጓቢ

Somaliman wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 21:06

Zack wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2023, 19:54

Crazy how our own village idiot the short legged shabian zemeselo is triggered to use profanity just because he can’t find the connection between a vaccine issue and a marathon running thing legged kebessa. Oo what. The hell he thinks then. Let me post all unrelated stuff as long as it contains a short legged shabian or anything related to short legged shabians

Slave Zackovich

Stupid slave,
Why you dragged me here and got me humiliated?

Issa Slave is the worst.

I didn't know starvin Marvin from kilil Chigray owned Issa slave. WTF going on

Temt wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 10:41

Zack wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2023, 10:24

I was pretending to be a Djiboutian to hide my Ugum identity. So what? Stealing and telling lies is in our DNA, take it or leave it.

Finally that you came out of the stinking closet, I congratulate you with a word uniquely appropriate to a lying ሙሽሙሽ ዑጎ!

ተሮጓቢ

U can believe what ever u want I know the tigrayans did a number on u lot that u see them every where I wonder some times is there a day the short legged shabians do not mention their agame cousins there isn’t one day the obessesion is real it’s unhealthy but it is real . May the almighty help u lot cause u need it



Dr Zackovich