Jan Meda Sport Ground or Jan Meda, is a large field in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With an area of 25,000 square kilometers[citation needed], the sport ground hosts Jan Meda International Cross Country as well as social and religious events, most notability, the Timkat celebration held there.[1][2][3]
Commissioned by Emperor Menelik II to commemorate Ethiopian victory during 1896 Battle of Adwa, the ground is dedicated to St. George. Menelik, his royal family and entourages used the field for horse racing and polo. Jan Meda is a compound word of Jan (Janhoy, meaning "His Majesty King") and Meda ("field"). Thus, it is called "King's field". Jan Meda is a large open space located in north-eastern of Addis Ababa.[4][5][6]
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JanMeda Sport Ground or JanMeda, is a large field in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With an area of 25,000 square kilometers[citation needed], the sport ground...
second with 16:13.48. On 1 February, she won the junior 6 km race at the JanMeda International Cross Country in Addis Ababa – Ethiopia's trials for the...
Palace. Other features of the city include the large Mercato market, the JanMeda racecourse, Bihere Tsige Recreation Centre and a railway line to Djibouti...
The JanMeda International Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition held at the JanMeda Race Course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Typically...
provides with specialized services in the country. It is located near JanMeda on Russia St. Menelik II Referral Hospital was established in 1909 and...
Year Location Event Result Mark Notes 2003 JanMeda International Cross Country Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Cross country: short race 1st 13:16.54 2nd: Werknesh...
where he became champion. In 2016 he won both the national title at the JanMeda Cross Country and defended his 5000 m title at the track championships...
their souls from the sins committed". Most of these events took place at JanMeda Square. In Gondar, the Fasilides Bath represents Jordan River. At the eve...
gained selection with a runner-up finish in the junior section at the JanMeda Cross Country behind Hagos Gebrhiwet. Birhan had four wins on the professional...
against Senica on 28 September 2019, in an away fixture at OMS Arena. Meda had replaced Ján Dzúrik in the 87th minute of the match, shortly after Samson Akinyoola...
clearly for the Fokker VIIs, as they were too large for the airfield at JanMeda. In the newspaper, Courier d'Ethiopie, it is only mentioned as "aerodrome...
marathon in a time of 60:34. In January 2023, he was runner up at the JanMeda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta. He was a bronze medalist at the 2023...
Marathon a month later. Feyisa won the national cross country title at the JanMeda International, earning selection for the global race. At the 2016 Summer...
and Falmouth Road Race. Running for Oromia Police, she was sixth at the JanMeda Cross Country in February 2008 – a finish which gained her selection for...
at the Marrakech Half Marathon. and then took a surprise victory at the JanMeda Cross Country, which served as the national selection event for the 2010...
World Cross Country Championships with a runner-up performance at the JanMeda Cross Country. He finished the race in 24th position and, as the fifth...
year he was in the top five of the Cross Internacional de Itálica and the JanMeda Cross Country, thus gaining selection for the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country...
Earlier in the year he successfully defended his senior men's title at the JanMeda International Cross Country, which doubles as the Ethiopian Championships...
World Cross Country Championships. The competition was hosted within the JanMeda International Cross Country in 2004 and 2009. The 2013 edition was due...
meetings such as the Kenya National Cross Country Championships and the JanMeda International Cross Country (which doubles as the Ethiopian championships)...
year, he upset the favoured Tariku Bekele to win the 8 km race at the JanMeda International Cross Country. Based on this performance, he was entered...
Castellón, finishing eighth in a time of 2:20:36 hours. Third place at the JanMeda Cross Country saw him chosen for the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...
at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon. In 2013, a fifth-place finish at the JanMeda International earned him selection for Ethiopia at the 2013 IAAF World...
cross country running. Having come third in the junior race at the 2007 JanMeda Cross Country International, she qualified for the 2007 IAAF World Cross...
Championships. In February 2011, she won her fourth career title at the JanMeda International Cross Country in Addis Ababa. At the 2012 Frankfurt Marathon...
the bronze behind Kenya and Eritrea. He gave a strong performance at the JanMeda Cross Country in February 2011, surprising the more established Imane Merga...
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