Kammala wannan jumla: Hawansa a matsayin ƙwararren ɗan wasa ya fara ne a gasar rabin marathon ta Habasha ta 2003, inda ya zama na biyu a bayan Dereje Adere. A sakamakon haka an zaba shi ga tawagar Habasha a gasar cin kofin duniya.
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, inda ya zo na 17th. A wannan shekarar kuma ya zama na uku a Paderborn Easter Run da na biyu a Reims Half Marathon.