Great Ethiopian Run has won the “Best International Race” award, APA learnt on Tuesday.
The Great Ethiopian Run is an annual 10-kilometre road running event held in Addis Ababa every year since 2001.
The last event was staged on 18th November 2018 with 44,000 participants, which makes it the biggest 10km road race in Africa.
The 19th edition of TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run 10km will be on 17 November this year.
The Great Ethiopian Run International 10km is our flagship event held every year since 2001.
With 45,000 participants, the race has become the biggest road race in Africa.
It’s been referred to as ‘the most exciting race in the world’; it is almost certainly one of the world’s noisiest races; and it attracts participants from all over the world.
The run is held at 2400m above sea level, Addis Ababa is the third highest capital in the world.
19th edition of TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run International 10km will be on 17 November 2019.
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