East-African Athletics & Social Sciences

Sport Participation of Women Through the Prism of Gender Construction

Prof. Christine Mennesson, sport sociologist, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France

Gender and Athletics (Part 1)

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Prof. Christine Mennesson, sport sociologist, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France

› Athletics and Gender - Muluneh Girma, Kotobe University College 09:30-10:00 (30min)

› Socio-Economic Experiences of Women Athletes in Ethiopia - Tirsit Sahledengle, Addis Ababa University 10:00-10:30 (30min)

Other Sciences and Athletics (Part 1)

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Dr. Bezabeh Wolde, Dept of Sport Science, AAU

› A Study of the Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Physical Performance: A Pedagogical And Methodological Study: The Case Of Ethiopian Athletes Of Middle And Long –Distance Athletes - Dr. Solomon Mekonen, Addis Ababa University 09:30-10:00 (30min)

› Impact of Physical Activities on Breath-Hold Time in Collegiate Youths of Mekelle University - Somsankar Mukherjee, Mekelle University 10:00-10:30 (30min)

Coffee break

Gendrer and Athletics (Part 2)

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Prof. Christine Mennesson, Sport Sociologist, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France

› Changes in the Culture of Women Running: Iten and Kaptagat 1980 -2014 - Rhea Richter, Georg-August-University of Göttingen 10:45-11:15 (30min)

› Gender Discrimination in Athletics: Reporting in Select Print Media in Kenya - Maurine Ningal, Egerton University 11:15-11:45 (30min)

› Gender and Athletics among Women in East Africa: The Role of Class, Ethnicity and Nationality - Dr. Benedict Ngala, Montgomery College 11:45-12:15 (30min)

› Causal Attribution of Athletes on their Success and Failure in Distance Running - Dr. Demelash Kassaye, Addis Ababa University 12:15-12:45 (30min)

Other Sciences and Athletics (Part 2)

Dr Bezabeh Wolde, Dept of Sport Science, AAU

› The Effects of Tapering on Middle Distance Athletes Performance in the Case of Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy Athletes - Abayneh Wondimu, Federal Sport Commission 10:45-11:15 (30min)

› Effect of Exercise Training on Changes in Body Composition and Resting Blood Pressure within Adult Patients Enrolled in Jimma University Hypertension Follow Up Clinic, Jimma - Tewodros Gebre Mariam, Jimma University 11:15-11:45 (30min)

› Adolescent Elite Kenyan Runners are at Risk for Energy Deficiency, Menstrual Dysfunction and Disordered Eating Behavior - Esther Muia, Kenyatta University 11:45-12:15 (30min)

› Influence of Selected Predictive Variables on Race Performance of Trainees in Maychew Athletics Training Center, Ethiopia - Woldegebrel Mezgebo, Ethiopia 12:15-12:45 (30min)

Lunch

Nature or Nurture?

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Dr. Stéphane Rennesson, Anthropologist, CNRS, France

› Athletics Ability Debate: Is it Nature or Nurture? - Dr. Felix Kioli, Maseno University 14:00-14:30 (30min)

› A Socio-Ecological Model to Elucidate the Exquisite Performance of Distance Runners from the East-African Region - Dr. Vincent Onywera, Kenyatta University 14:30-15:00 (30min)

Nature, nurture or in between? The amazing body's creative powers

Dr. Stéphane Rennesson, Anthropologist, CNRS, France

Closure speech

Dr. Solomon Teka, Head, Dept of Sport Science, Addis Ababa University