Ethiopian athletes made history at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, UK, winning all but the 800m on both the men’s and women’s distance events. Ethiopia ranked 2nd overall and 1st from Africa on the medal table with a record of 5 medals (4 Golds and 1 Silver medals). 1. Genzebe Dibaba won the women's 3000m and 1500m and became the first woman in history to win 1500m/3000m double at a World Indoor Championship. 2. Samuel Teferra became the first Ethiopian to win a 1500m Gold at a World Indoor Champs. 3. Yomif Kejelcha defended his 3000m title in a style winning the race by a big margin. Selemon Barega outkicked Bethwel Birgen of Kenya to make it an Ethiopian 1-2 sweep. At World Indoor Champs, there can only be 2 athletes per country but Ethiopia had 3 men in the men's 3000m (Yomif Kejelcha, Selemon Barega, and Hagos Gebrhiwet), and they almost made a 1-3 medal sweep as Gebrhiwet finished a close 4th place. Video by @IAAF #worldindoorchampionships #worldindoors2018 #birmingham #running #ethioathleticsnetwork #athletics #running #ethiopia #yomifkejelcha #genzebedibaba #samuelteferra #golds #silver #championships









