The 22nd Edition of Great Ethiopian Run took place on Sunday, 20 November 2022 in Addis Ababa with over 40 thousand local and international participants. The above picture was taken at the Great Ethiopian Run while participants with three colors of T-shirts were pictured attending the greatest Run in Africa.
In addition to tens of thousands of Ethiopians, as in the picture, foreigners were also participated in the annual Running ceremony in Addis Ababa. The participants of the 10 kilometer running event are allowed to wear a T-shirt prepared by the Great Ethiopian Run organizer, which is red, yellow and green. The colors are symbols of the Ethiopian flag and the picture shown above is taken while the participants with the three colors joined together. Per the schedule of the Great Run, those who wear green T-shirt starts first, the yellow second while the red starts at the end. But, within minutes, they join and run together which creates a colorful and funny moments.
The participants are walking, dancing, singing and performing funny activities during the event and the above picture taken around the Meskel Square area, the starting point and the destination of the tournament, immediately after the start of therace. The bridge in the picture is the Addis Ababa light rail-way road around the Meskel Square, the meeting point of the rails from Kaliti station and Ayat station.
The Great Ethiopian Run international 10km race is the biggest road race in Africa held every year since 2001. Annually, the event has its own motto printed on every T-shirt and this year’s message of the tournament was “education for all children”.
Physically disabled people attending the Great Run
The above picture means a lot. The above picture is also taken during the 22nd edition of the 10 kilometers race of the Great Ethiopian Run held on Sunday, 20 November 2022 in Addis Ababa. In the picture, 12 physically disabled women are shown on their wheelchairs attending the running race around Meskel Square.
This picture shows the strength, commitment and readiness of the physically disabled women and the inclusiveness of the Great Ethiopian Run. They are conveying messages of greatness. In addition, these disable women are also conveying the message of “education for all” by attending this great tournament. These hero women are examples to show that there is nothing impossible. They are highlights of the event conveying strength and beauty.
Football diplomacy!
The above two pictures were taken in Addis Ababa during the opening ceremony of the 22nd FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Embassy of the State of Qatar prepared a special event in Addis Ababa marking the start of the 22nd World Cup at Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event was attended by Ethiopian higher government officials, ministers and state ministers, and the diplomatic community residing in Addis Ababa. During the event, the participants were attended the opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar virtually.
The Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Addis Ababa during the event presented gifts to the Ethiopian officials and diplomats of different countries who attended the ceremony. The above two pictures show the Ambassador of Qatar in Ethiopia handover the gift to Minister Kejela Merdasa, Minister of Culture and Sports and Ambassador Birtukan Ayano, state minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.
The first picture shows Qatar’s Ambassador to Ethiopia providing the gift Qatar’s national football team Kit and a football to Minister Kejela Merdasa. Similarly, the second picture shows the Qatar Ambassador providing a gift of Qatar’s national football team kit to State Minister Ambassador Birtukan Ayano. Ambassador Birtukan Ayano is shown wearing a cultural Ethiopian dress..
BY DARGIE KAHSAY
The Ethiopian Herald November 27/2022
