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BBC Friday, 9 January 2009 Thousands of runners are to compete in this year’s Bupa Great Winter Run during Edinburgh’s 5km race around Arthur’s Seat. More than 2,500 runners are to take part in Holyrood Park on Saturday, from seven-year-olds to elite runners. The day begins at 1020 GMT with the under-13 girls inter-district cross country 2km championship. The Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country events kick off just after 1300 GMT on Saturday. The elite races will be televised live on BBC1 and competitors include Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese and Eluid Kipchoge of Kenya. British competitors include Steph Twell in the women’s 5.6km and Andy Baddeley in the men’s 4km. Baddeley, who is fully fit after an Achilles injury restricted his beginning to the winter season, believes Edinburgh again offers the perfect start in his build-up for next August’s World Championships in Berlin. "I’m really looking forward to defending my Edinburgh cross country title. It was a tough race last year and I’m sure it will be just as hard again," said Mr Baddeley. "Winning again is very important to me," added Baddeley who has not ruled out competing at the World Cross Country Championships in March. |
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Zersenay Tadese and Eluid Kipchoge of Kenya will compete Saturday
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Capital (and largest city) Asmara 15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917
Official language(s) Tigrinya, Arabic, English Other languages Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb,.
Ethnic groups 60% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government - President Isaias Afewerki
Independence - From Italy November 1941 - From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951 - from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991 - From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area - Total 117,600 km2 (100th) 45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population - 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th) - 2008 census 5,291,370 - Density 43.1/km2 (165th) 111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate - Total $3.625 billion[5] - Per capita $681[5] GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate - Total $2.117 billion[5] - Per capita $397[5] HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th) Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) Drives on the right ISO 3166 code ER Internet TLD .er Calling code 291 1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million... Source: Wikipedia
