Buuxi weedha soo socota: Wuxuu ku dhashay gobolka Tigray, wuxuu khibradiisa ugu horeysa ee tartamada caalamiga ah ka helay IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Ka dib markii uu kaalinta labaad ka galay tartankii qaranka (oo uu ka dambeeyay Tessema Abshiro) ayaa waxaa loo doortay tartanka da'yarta ee tartanka qaranka.
2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships oo ka dhacday Lausanne, waxaana uu kaalinta sagaalaad galay. Sannadkii 2004, wuxuu ku orday orodka weyn ee Itoobiya, isagoo kaalinta siddeedaad ka galay tartanka 10 km, wuxuuna kaalinta labaad ka galay 10,000 mitir ee horyaalka degmada Addis Ababa.