Likina Amebaw (born 30 November 1997) is an Ethiopian long distance runner.
Career
In April 2021, she won the
cross country at the Almond Blossom Cross Country in
Albufeira
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. She won again in Albufeira in February 2023.
In October 2023, she won the first Gold event of that season’s
World Athletics Cross Country Tour
The World Athletics Cross Country Tour is an annual series of cross country running competitions which are recognised by the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). Athletes accumulate points in the series' cross country meets during the sea ...
, claiming victory at the Cross Internacional Zornotza in
Amorebieta
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At the time of the 2019 census, the population of the muni ...
.
In November 2023, she won the Cross Internacional de Soria, a Gold level meeting on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, in
Soria, Spain.
In April 2024, she ran a personal best time of 29:56 to win the Paris for the Festival of Running 10km road race.
She finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the
Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...
event the
2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme
The 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme was the 15th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Morocco. Held on 19 May at the Stade de Marrakech, it was the fourth leg of the 2024 Diamond League – the highest le ...
in Morocco in May 2024. At the end of the month, she finished second in the 3000 metres at the 2024
Bislett Games in
Oslo
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in 8:24.29.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amebaw, Likina
1997 births
Living people
Ethiopian female athletes