Ethiopian marathon champion Shewarge Alene, 30, died after falling ill during a training session in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian marathon champion Shewarge Alene, 30, has died after falling ill during a training session in Addis Ababa and being hospitalized. She recently won the 2025 Stockholm Marathon and had a career spanning 2011 to 2025, competing in 27 marathons and winning 12, with a personal best of 2:27:26 in Cape Town. Born in Ethiopia, she moved to New York City as a teenager and began her professional running career in the U.S. Her passing has prompted widespread mourning in the global running community, with tributes from Adidas and the Stockholm Marathon organizers.