Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko tana haerenga tuatahi ki tetahi huihuinga nui i te 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. I mutu ia i te tuaiwa i te whakataetae rangatahi ka tohaina te mētara hiriwa a te roopu me te toa o te whakataetae Gebregziabher Gebremariam. E rua tau i muri mai ka timata ia ki te whai paanga i roto i nga taumata matua ma te wikitoria i te mētara hiriwa i te 10,000 mita i te 2004 African Championships in Athletics i muri i a Charles Kamathi. I tīpakohia ia hei māngai mō Etiopia i te
2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships a ka mutu ia i te tekau o nga waahi. He pai ake tana mahi i te marama i muri mai i tana awhina i tona whenua ki te wikitoria i te International Chiba Ekiden i Japan, ka wikitoria i te Great Ethiopian Run i roto i te waa rekoata. I mutu a Dinkesa i te tau me te wikitoria i te Iris Lotto Cross Cup i Belgium.