Eritrea cyclists win gold and bronze medals in Egyptian race
By Shabait
Feb 14, 2009, 13:23
Asmara, 14 February 2009 – Eritrea cyclists won gold and bronze medals in the cycling race that was held in Egypt today.
In the 165 km-long race around Sharm-Asheik, Eritrean cyclists Frekalsi Debessai, who is also bronze medalist of all African Games, stood first, while cyclist Merhawi Gebrehiwet finished the race 3rd.
Also in a 175 km-long race that took place yesterday, Frekalsi Debessai and Michael Tikue stood 3rd and 5th, respectively.
It is to be noted that cyclist Frekalsi Debessai stood first in the 8 km-long chronometer race on February 10 in which he finished the race by 11 minutes and 25 seconds.
Competitors from 8 African countries and other 7 teams from Europe and Asia are taking part in the Egyptian cycling race covering about 700 kilometers and would continue up to February 16.
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
comment closed