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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Abbreviation | EAF |
| Founded | 4 June 1961 |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Location | Addis Ababa,Ethiopia |
| President | Sileshi Sihine |
| Vice president | Gezahegne Abera |
| Secretary | Bililign Mekoya Workneh |
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Ethiopian Athletic Federation (EAF) is anWA recognized member officially representingEthiopia as thenational governing body for the sport ofAthletics.
The history of the sport may be traced back to military and school organizations in 1897. The organization was formed on 4 June 1961.[1] The ability of East African athletes was announced to the world in the1960 Olympics as barefootedAbebe Bikila took the gold medal in theMarathon. Bikila repeated in 1964 and the floodgates were opened. Ethiopia has captured 45 Olympic medals, all of them inlong distance running through 2012, despite participating in three Olympic boycotts. The organization is also responsible for selecting representatives to other world championship events.
In November 2016, former Olympic gold medalist and Ethiopian long distance running greatHaile Gebrselassie was elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation.[2] On 14 November 2018, double Olympic championDerartu Tulu succeeded Haile Gebrselassie as president of EAF.[3] On 22 December 2024, following an abysmal performance at the2024 Paris Olympics under Derartu Tulu's leadership, two-time Olympic silver medalistSileshi Sihine was elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, replacing Tulu.
Ethiopia's kits are currently supplied byAdidas.
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