Four leading Ethiopian olim middle distance runners have been recruited by Hadassah Neurim. Arkady Sklyar, head of the village’s National Youth Center for Athletics traveled to Addis Ababa in the summer and brought to Israel three 800meters and 1500 meters specialist runners, who were joined by a fourth runner who made aliyah last year. If the project is a success, and the four runners have very good records, then a dozen more olim will be brought to Israel in the coming year by the Jewish Agency to study at Hadassah Neurim.