 |  | | | Ethiopian Women First | 18th April 2007 | | |
 Professional running in Ethiopia has long been dominated by men, and the country has produced some of the world's best male distance runners. But in the last decade, female runners like Meseret Defar, have also begun winning Olympic medals, world championship races and marathons. Today, seven of the 10 top-earning athletes in Ethiopia are women.
Addis Ababa, was the venue earlier this month for 'Women First', the largest all female run in Africa. It is 5k long and draws 8,000 women from across the country. Our reporter, Angela Robson, spoke to some of the athletes taking part and Africa's "queen of distance running", Berhane Adere.
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