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Ethiopian Great Run postponed indefinitely after PM declares state of emergency

The Great Ethiopian Run 2018 [photo courtesy ]

The Great Ethiopian Run International 10km which was scheduled for Sunday, November 14 in Addis Ababa has been postponed indefinitely following the State of Emergency in Ethiopia.

Race organisers on Thursday afternoon announced that it had reached a decision to postpone the race after the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday as forces from the northern region of Tigray declared a march to the Capital, Addis Ababa.

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