Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife ta ne a garin Maychew mai tarihi, Tigray, kuma taken ta na farko na kasa da kasa ya zo ne a gasar zakarun duniya ta IAAF ta 1999 inda ta kasance a saman 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
2002 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya.