Seven of the eight runners were present; including Fikru “Coach” Molla, Kidanemariam Jembere, and “Quadruple Ethiopian Great Run Diplomatic Champion,” Ambassador Jens- Petter Kjemprud.
In between cheers, sips of bubbling Italian grape-products and munching of potato-chips, plans were made for extended participation in next years competition, through setting up a women’s team, following in the footsteps of great running profiles like Tirunesh Dibaba, Grethe Waitz, Meseret Defar and Ingrid Kristiansen. The team set-up is not yet clear, but pundits suspect participation from staff members like Alemnesh Tadele, Silje Vikøy and Alemitu Erecha.
Read more about previous Embassy victories on http://www.norway.org.et/News_and_events/etiopia/relaywinners/