Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whānau ia ki Dekishahay, Eritrea (i taua wā tonu he wāhanga o Etiopia). I a ia e tamariki ana, i whakataetae ia i nga whakataetae rangatahi i te IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ka mutu te tekau ma rua i te 2006 me te tuaono i te 2007. I te taha o ona hoa kapa, i wini ia i te mētara hiriwa i te kaupapa roopu i nga whakataetae 2007. I mutu ia i te tuarima i te 1500 mita i te 2006 World Junior Championships. I nga Taakaro katoa o Awherika i te tau 2007 i mutu ia i te tuawhitu i te 5000 mita. I whakataetae ia i tana whakataetae whakawhiti whenua matua tuatahi i te
2008 World Cross Country Championships, engari ko te 43 anake i mutu.