Comments on: Ethiopia’s unlikely boxer fights for gold

By: aron

aron — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:58:15 +0000

selam my name is aron i done boxe for 10 years in italy 60 kg with good result losing 2002 italian amateur boxe championship .know i am trainer for italian boxe federation i am looking forwared to turn backe home in addis and give my experience others young people in ethiopian i done this sport to get more money to help my mum and 7 of my brothers in addis .know i have alerady half of materials to open my gym in addis god willing .if you wont to contact me this is my e mail hellenaldo@yahoo.it. selam god bless ethiopia

By: anbessaw

anbessaw — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:34:02 +0000

He trains at the boxing federation located on the road that heads from 22 mazoria to bole

By: Senait

Senait — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:24:19 +0000

It is a very sad story. I agree with the mother for a reason where there is no government to care for its people and there is no medical facility to treat this young man when and if he got hurt on the process. I am not trying to discourage him at all ,in fact i will help like the rest if his address is posted but think about Muhammad Ali who is living example of what Boxing can do to your body. At the end his mother will be the only person to care for her first born. Let us help him no matter what he decides on his profession.By the way billioner i can tell you are not a ‘billioner’

By: Assefa

Assefa — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:38:40 +0000

Elias,
As always you are doing a fantastic job. It is imperative to expose such a talented youg man in boxing. What happened the $300,000 the ESFNA money received from Alamudi. In my opinion, at least, they should be able to sponsor this young man without no complains. Elias, go after them. If they cannot, will be glad to help him.

By: kertataw

kertataw — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:03:44 +0000

May be the ESFNA (Ethiopian Sports Federation North America) should give some of the money it generated last week in DC to this guy. That may help improve your image.

By: balcha

balcha — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:17:56 +0000

I wish if he wins these idiots who always hunt our weakness.As one of the third world country we have some problems and we know that, they dont need to tell us our problems now and then.Let me tell you a true story,I was living in bahirdar before i came to America,as you know bahirdar is a tourist tawn and one day, there is a mauntain there where tourists recreat, I saw one Australian tourist asking the kids there to take of there dress and climb the trees so that he would take there pictures and give them one birr each,soon as I heared that I told the kids not to do that pretended to call a police finally he scared and appologized, Why did he wanted to do that? If I were not there probably we would see those poor kids picture on there biased web sites or televisions.So,they always hunt bad images even in the name of tourist.We need to be aware of there conspiracy.

By: Taye

Taye — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:45:54 +0000

I’ll be very much willing to help this young man, please let us know how we can help.

By: Bire

Bire — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:19:50 +0000

Ethiopiaw,
Good idea let’s help this couragious young man.Any one who knows how to contact him please tell us.

By: Maichew

Maichew — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:54:26 +0000

In a country where thieves and robers are reigning it is difficult to entertain upcoming generation.
It is bitter to hear such a sad story.
Under such adverse conditions it is not easy to participate such a hard contest. The time is running out(August 8) will be kick off the Olympics. It is as difficult as David Vs. Goliad.

I suggest that the Boxer quits the race and prepare for another championships. Stay alive and help mom.

When the next benevolent, democratic-nationalist government comes to effect, we will start everything all over again.

We will triple the number of athlets from A to Z regions.

We trust in God save Ethiopia !

By: Asfaw Mamo

Asfaw Mamo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:42:58 +0000

We wish him good luck! Remember that we got the bronze medal 36 years ago in Munich and that the boxer of the weight in question was Lema Yemane? Where is Lema now? I salute him.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:02:19 +0000

molla we are ready to help you

By: Anwar Mifta

Anwar Mifta — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:31:23 +0000

Ethiopiaw says:
Molla let the force be with I Am very intersted About you i help u 101%.Elias please post his address.Let us help this young man.

By: billioner

billioner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:56:44 +0000

I hate always when the journalist reason out any dificulties in Ethiopia to poverty.

By: Ethiopiaw

Ethiopiaw — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:45:33 +0000

Molla let the force be with you.Elias please post his address.Let us help this young man.