Ethiopia’s athletics boss, Derartu Tulu has urged the federal government to ease access to the war-torn region of Tigray, which is home to several medallists from the recently concluded World Athletics Championships.
Three of Ethiopia’s four gold medallists and one silver medallist from the championships held in the US city of Eugene earlier this month hail from Tigray, including the women’s marathon winner Gotytom Gebreslase.
In Amharic, Sahle-work Zewde, President of Ethiopia, voiced are frustration on the ongoing situation in the east African nation.
The northern region has been largely cut off from the rest of the country due to a conflict between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that erupted in November 2020. This restriction does not exclude the athletes
