while fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Since its inception in 2001, Great Ethiopian Run, an independent non-governmental organization (NGO), has staged over 60 races in different parts of Ethiopia with charity purpose. Football Football is the most popular sport in Ethiopia. Despite lack of success by the national team, it is supported by a significant part of the population. The national team won the African Cup of Nations in 1962. Basketball Ethiopia joined the international basketball governing body FIBA in 1949 and has the longest basketball tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since the 1960s, however, the national team fell behind its African competition but aims to return to former glory. See also Ethiopia at the Olympics Ethiopia national football team Ethiopian Football Federation Ministry of Youth and Sport (Ethiopia) References Ethiopia Ethiopian culture