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Ethiopia's Father of Athletics Woldemeskel Kostre Dies

Kostre was considered by many to be the architect of Ethiopia's phenomenal success at longer distances from the mid-1980s onwards, writes the IAAF.

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Woldemeskel Kostre, the recipient of the 2006 IAAF Coaches' Award, has died in Addis Ababa at the age of 69.

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