Kammala wannan jumla: An haife ta ne a garin Maychew, Tigray, kuma lambar farko ta kasa da kasa ta zo ne a
1999 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya inda ta hau kan tebur a tseren matasa. Ta fara gasar wasannin Olympics ne tun tana matashiya kuma ta zo ta bakwai a wasan karshe na mita 5000 a wasannin Olympics na Sydney na 2000. Ta lashe Gasar Gasar Habasha ta 2002 kuma ta zama ta biyu a cikin gajeren tsere a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2002 ta IAAF.