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The Ethiopian Athletics Team, which came in third in the world and first in Africa at the Nanjing World Indoor Championships, will arrive in Addis Ababa this morning; they will be given a hero's welcome

A recognition and award program has also been organized at the Belle Vue Hotel

#Ethiopia | The 20th World Indoor Athletics Championships, which was held for three days in Nanjing, a cultural and historic city in China, ended today;

Ethiopia, which participated in this year's World Indoor Championships, where 576 athletes from 127 countries competed for medals, finished third in the world and first in Africa with a total of five medals, including two gold and three silver.

Ethiopia, which participated in the Glasgow World Indoor Championships two years ago, finished fifth with four medals, winning two golds, one silver and one bronze.

In the women’s 3000m race, the heroic athlete Freweini Hailu and in the women’s 1500m race, another heroic athlete Gudaf Tsegay won gold medals, while the heroic athlete Berihu Aregawi won silver in the men’s 3000m race; the heroic athlete Derbe Wolteji won silver in the women’s 1500m race and the heroic athlete Ngis Getachew won silver medals in the women’s 800m race, ending the Nanjing World Indoor Championships.

It is known that our team, which participated in the 20th World Indoor Athletics Championships and finished third in the world and first in Africa, will return to their country tomorrow.

The head of the federation’s office, Ato Yohannes Gedawu, told Hattrick Sports that the Ethiopian Athletics Team, which won two gold and three silver medals, will arrive at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport at 1:00 AM and will be warmly welcomed by the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Ethiopian Federation, His Excellency Shewit Shanka, and senior leaders of the Athletics Federation.

After the hero’s welcome at the airport, a recognition and incentive award ceremony will be held at the Bellevue Hotel in Medanka, the head of the office told us over the phone.

When we asked the federation's office head, Ato Yohannes Gedawu, how much incentive money will be given to athletes who have brought honor to their country by winning gold and silver medals, he replied:

"I cannot tell you how much it is right now; by the way, the federation gives recognition more than awards; it is to say that we thank you for your achievements," the office head said. "Regarding the incentive prize, how much for gold? How much for silver and bronze, we implement what is stated in the guidelines; what the federation gives is not commensurate with the achievements of the athletes; it is very small; the biggest thing we give is recognition and gratitude; as we get sponsors in the future, we will try to give better rewards (incentives)," said the office head, Ato Yohannes Gedawu.

????By journalist Isaac Belay (Hatrick Sports Official)