Urga Ararisa Negewo
Age: 24
Ethnic Group: Oromo
Native Language: Afan Oromo
Hometown: Burayu, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Residence: Addis Ababa
Events: Marathon
International:
Belfast Marathon, winner, 2:16:56,( May 2010)
Venice Marathon, DNF, 30km 1:32:06, (October 2009)
Rome Marathon (debut) Position, 15 2:16:01 (PB) (March 2009)
Domestic:
- 5000m: 14:24.9 (Asella, April 2007)
- 10000m: 30:24.2 (Jimma, April 2007)
- Marathon: 2:20:53 (Abebe Bikila International Marathon, Addis Ababa, June 2008)
Family: I live with my parents. I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters. I am single
School:
Sigameda Primary School Grades 1-6
Sigameda Secondary School Grades 7-8
After 8th Grade I stopped learning to continue running.
Career goals:
I want to eventually be an investor around my village on mechanized farming.
Getting to School:
I walk and run 4km each way (8km total) per day of school and back to home.
Athletics Career:
In school I started running 1500m & 5000m, I won and got certificate that make me to be inerested in running.
What are the main challenges you have faced in your athletics career?
The challenge begun from my family, they enforced me to help them in farming.
Then there is little opportunity for racing and shortage of different facilities for running.
What has inspired you as an athlete?
I am inspired by the marathon records that have been kept by Ethiopians for a long period of time by the famous athltes. I want to make it so I am also the one who share this record.
EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO EAST AFRICAN YOUTH THROUGH RUNNING
Running Across Borders
