In 2016, Efrem Giey fled war-torn Eritrea, eventually ending up in Ireland. He is now an Irish citizen, an Irish record holder, and a professional athlete. Efrem Gidey, the Irish Record Holder for the ...

At 13 she was reluctant to take up physical education classes during her formative years in school, but a decade later Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women’s world half-marathon record during ...

In the packed school hall where Efrem Gidey is speaking, there is a question from the back about injury and recovery. It’s pertinent and astute, especially coming as it does from one of the ...

Ethiopian long-distance runner Letesenbet Gidey rewrote a two-day-old 10,000m world record when she clocked 29:01.03 at the Ethiopian Olympic Trials in Hengelo, Netherlands. Letesenbet Gidey shaved ...

Efrem Gidey became the first Irish athlete to triumph at the European 10,000m Cup in winning the senior men’s race on the track in Pacé, France on Saturday night. Coming just over a month after ...

In her debut at the distance, Letesenbet Gidey obliterated the women’s half marathon world record, winning the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso in 1:02:52. The Ethiopian’s performance on Sunday ...

HENGELO, Netherlands -- Letesenbet Gidey lowered the women's 10,000-meter world record on Tuesday, just two days after Sifan Hassan set the mark on the same track. Gidey clocked 29 minutes, 1.03 ...

The 25-lap women’s 10,000m at the 2022 World Championships was determined in a dramatic, sprint finish. Despite being the world record holder, this is Gidey’s first major world title. She claimed ...

Letesenbet Gidey was the pre-race favorite and with the finishing line in sight it seemed as if the Ethiopian was to win gold with ease. But meters from the tape the 24-year-old fell, and in a blink ...

Letesenbet Gidey won 10,000m silver at the 2019 World Championships in Doha Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey broke the women's 10,000m world record by more than five seconds - just two days after it had ...