Sport in Eritrea
Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena.
Cycling
Cycling has a long tradition in Eritrea and was first introduced during the colonial period.The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage cycling event, is held annually since 1946 throughout the country. [1][2]
The national cycling teams of both men and women are ranked first on the African continent, and ranked amongst one of the best cycling nations in the world.[3] The Eritrea national cycling team has experienced a lot of success, winning the African continental cycling championship several years in a row. In 2013, the women's team won the gold medal in the African Continental Cycling Championships for the first time, and for the second time in 2015 and third time in 2019.[4][5][6][7]
Eritrean riders have enjoyed success in local and world championships.[8] The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling event, is held annually throughout the country. Eritrea has produced a number of professional road racing cyclists. As of 2013, there were five Eritrean cyclists competing professionally: Daniel Teklehaymanot, Natnael Berhane, Ferekalsi Debesay, Meron Russom, and Jani Tewelde.[9] Teklehaymanot and fellow Eritrean Merhawi Kudus became the first black African riders to compete in the Tour de France when they were selected by the You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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In July of the year, Teklehaimanot also became the first rider from an African team to wear the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France.[11]
Other Sports
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the first Eritrean to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics when he took the marathon at the 2015 World Championships.[12] One of Eritrea's most notable sportsmen is Zersenay Tadese, a multiple winner of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, who also became the first Eritrean gold medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships when he won the individual senior gold at the 2007 championships. He was also an Olympic bronze medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, and set a half marathon world record at the 2010 Lisbon Half Marathon. Also of note is Meb Keflezighi, an Eritrean-born American athlete who won two World Marathon Majors (2009 New York City Marathon, 2014 Boston Marathon) and was a silver medallist in the marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]
Eritrea made Winter Olympic debut 25 February 2018 when they competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018. Eritrea's team was represented by their flagbearer Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda who competed as alpine skier.[14]
See also
References
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- ^ "Eritrea and cycling: An unlikely relationship". The Best of Africa.
- ^ "CQ Ranking". cqranking.com.
- ^ Eritrean Cycling Team Wins the 2015 African Continental Cycling Championships TTT – Archived 9 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Raimoq.com (10 February 2015). Retrieved on 5 June 2016.
- ^ 'Next wave of riders is even better' – Eritrean cycling preparing to peak. The Guardian (17 August 2015). Retrieved on 5 June 2016.
- ^ Eritrean national teams rank first at the African Cycling Championship time race – Archived 9 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Raimoq.com (1 December 2013). Retrieved on 5 June 2016.
- ^ "African Continental Championships - TTT 2019 | Results". www.procyclingstats.com.
- ^ "Berhane could become the first Eritrean to ride the Tour de France". Cycling News. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ McGrath, Andy (18 January 2013). "Eritrea's champions of the future". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ Cummings, Basia (10 July 2015). "Daniel Teklehaimanot: 'I'm proud to be an Eritrean riding the Tour de France'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot 1st African to wear the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France". Caperi. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships 2015: Eritrean teen Ghirmay Ghebreslassie wins men's marathon title". smh.com.au. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego; Manners, John (14 October 2010). "Athlete profile for Zersenay Tadese". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Rieger, Sarah (28 December 2017). "Calgary skier headed to Winter Olympics... but not with Team Canada". CBC News. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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