Sarah Etonge
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Sarah Liengu Etonge is a current African mountain running
star. She has won the annual Mount Cameroon Race of Hope
five times in her native Buea
, in the Southwest Province. Her most recent victory came in 2005, with a time of 5:38:06. On March 12, 2005, Etonge was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in mountaineering by the President of a Buea-based NGO, Professor Emeritus Dr. Lydia Luma of the Cameroon Education Corporation. In 2006, the city of Buea revealed a statue in her honor. It was only the second municipal statue constructed in Buea ever, and the first since that for Otto von Bismarck
.
Fell running
Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty...
star. She has won the annual Mount Cameroon Race of Hope
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope
The Mount Cameroon Race of Hope is an annual, televised footrace held at Mount Cameroon in the Southwest Province of Cameroon in January or February. The 2011 is scheduled for February 26. The event begins at Molyko Sports Complex in Buea and follows a path up Mount Cameroon and back; The...
five times in her native Buea
Buea
Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The town is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon and has a population of 90,088 . Buea was the colonial capital of the German Kamerun from 1901 to 1919,and the capital of the Southern Cameroons from 1949 until 1961...
, in the Southwest Province. Her most recent victory came in 2005, with a time of 5:38:06. On March 12, 2005, Etonge was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in mountaineering by the President of a Buea-based NGO, Professor Emeritus Dr. Lydia Luma of the Cameroon Education Corporation. In 2006, the city of Buea revealed a statue in her honor. It was only the second municipal statue constructed in Buea ever, and the first since that for Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
.
External links
- Sarah Etonge interviewed on BBC FourBBC FourBBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
(requires Real Player). - Volcanic Sprint, a 2007 documentary film featuring Sarah Etonge by Dorst MediaWorks.