Addis Ababa, August 4 ( ENA)--- President
Negaso Gidada sent congratulatory messages on Saturday to the Ethiopian
athletics squad taking part in the 8th world athletics championship underway in
Edmonton, Canada upon Gezahgen Abera's gold victory in the marathon.
The
president said he was hopeful that other athletes would repeat the victory of
the Sydney Olympic gold medallist in the other competitions as well.
In
a message he sent on behalf of the peoples of Ethiopia and on his own behalf the
president said Gezahgne's gold in the prestigious marathon race would encourage
other athletes to make history in other disciplines.
The
peoples of Ethiopia have been following closely the developments in Edmonton and
anxiously waiting for the news coming from there.
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