Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaberekerwa muguta rine nhoroondo reMaychew, Tigray, uye zita rake rokutanga renyika dzakawanda rakauya pa
1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships uko akakwira pachigaro chepamusoro mumakwikwi evana vadiki. Akaita mutambo wake weOlympic achiri kuyaruka uye akauya wechinomwe mumakwikwi ekupedzisira emamita zviuru zvishanu kumaOlympics eSydney muna 2000. Akakunda mu2002 Great Ethiopian Run uye akauya wechipiri mumakwikwi madiki pa2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.