“If God had not blinded them and willed that certain families or tribes among them should be at war with one another constantly, there would not have been an inch of land in the empire, of which the Oromos were not the masters.”
- Wrote Manoel de Almeida, a jesuite priest visiting Abyssinia in the 1620s.
Endowed with long legs and slender thighs
Oromos run and win on every ground that lies
Be it track or Cross Country
It’s well known ours is victory
We run very long, long distance
And we have in our blood all the endurance
We have never run out of patience
Though long it may seem, we’re gonna be winners
Just like we run and win all over the world in athletics
we should run the government in Ethiopian politics
while others are running their mouth
our heroes are taking the golden prize
Yes, our heroes are inducted in Hall of Fame
While Abyssinians’ savage acts put them in shame
The “Green Flood” on the finish line
when a bright day and our blood combine
Abebe Bikila with his barefoot
Won in Rome over those with boot
Beating Italy on the world stage for the second time
First at home and then in Rome Abe being a mime
Raised the flag high up in the sky
Reintroduced Ethiopia for the world’s eye
A coveted award by Jah Emperor Rastafaria
Abe was given the “Star of Ethiopia”
In his footsteps came Fatuma Robaa
Preceded by Derartu followed by daughters of Dibaba
“Our Lady of Boston” they call her so lovingly
The first African woman to win Olympic marathon exceedingly
Haile Gebreselassie smashing over 25 records
Qenenisa Bekele taking all the honors
We also have winners like Meseret Defar
Let me remind you, Oromos can win in every war
“Since we’re surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses
Let us throw everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles
And let us run with perseverance
The race marked out for us”
Let’s run for Oromia
Nation of champions our biyya Tiyya!
Let’s fight the good fight
It might take many years or just a fortnight.
For more visit Run 4 Oromia’s official site.
TEAM OROMIA WINS! <—- Watch Video
Tirunesh Dibaba broke Meseret Defar’s record at the Golden League
Qananissa breezed to victory!
Along with Qanasissa, Meseret Defar and Gelete Burqa have won too in their respective races.
Dire Tune sets new world record!
Silent Army on the plateau
oromntic-couple-running-the-show
Zenebech Tola / Maryam Jamal runs Olmpics representing Barain.
Utura Brilliance
Never give up!
Inducted into Sports Hall of Fame.
Tola upsets Makau in New York Half-Marathon.
Abebe Bikila: an athlete par excellence
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2008 Beijing Olympic Opening
An angel who runs like a demon - Tirunesh Dibaba!
i am oromo for my self why u guys are so dump. they run for their country not their tribe. man its 21 century wake up.
Mr. elias, have you read this?
Yes, it is 21st century, and you my brother need to wake up!
An angel and a daredevil competing
Horn of Africa led by Qananiisa to Olympic Glory!
All hail the Queen, all hail the King!
Haile broke his own Marathon Record.
Seboka broke Toronto Marathon Record on her Birthday!
The Great Run Winners: Gete Wami and Tsegaye Kebede.
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Mestawat Tufa: Tantalizingly close to break 15km world record.