Ethiopia
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele wins a thrilling duel with Wilson Kipsang but misses the world record by just six seconds, with a time of 2:03:03,...
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Kenya
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot shocks World 10,000m record-holder Almaz Ayana to win her first Olympic gold medal in the Women's 5000m at the Rio 2016...
Kenya
Conseslus Kipruto ran an Olympic record of 8:03.28 to win Kenya’s ninth consecutive gold medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase on day 6 of...
Kenya
Kenya's David Rudisha stormed to victory in 1:42.15 to retain his Olympic men's 800m title ahead of Algeria's Taoufik Mahkloufi at the Rio 2016...
RSA
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s world record to win the men's 400m gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in a...
Kenya
London marathon winner, Jemima Sumgong, became the first Kenyan woman to win the Olympics marathon title, clocking 2:24:04 for gold, at the Rio 2016...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the 10,000m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, clocking 29:17.45 to win the first athletics...
Blogs & Comment
Liberian sprinter Phobay Kutu-Akoi narrates to us exclusively on AthleticsAfrica.com her neglect by the Liberian Athletics Federation and her 48-hours of hell en-route to...
Features and Reports
IOC's new digital-first platform will be available anytime, anywhere and on any device, at the conclusion of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 21...
Kenya
Amos Kirui kept Kenya’s perfect U20 World Championships streak in the 3000m Steeplechase alive for the 15th consecutive edition with victory in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Kenya
Kenya's Kumari Taki claims the men’s 1500m gold medal at the ongoing IAAF World U20 Championships at the Zawisza Stadium, in Bydgoszcz, Poland on...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Beyenu Degefa captured the women’s 3000m title, the first gold medal for her country, on Day 2 of the IAAF World U20 Championships...
Eritrea
Kenya’s Rodgers Chumo Kwemoi won the men's 10,000m title in a championship record of 27:25.23 at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships - Bydgoszcz...
RSA
South Africa's Caster Semenya coasted to victory in the 800m at the Monaco IAAF Diamond League on Friday smashing her own national record in...
RSA
A 39-member SA athletics team was named for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Thursday after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee...
Kenya
Athletics Kenya (AK) have withdrawn from the doping appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) involving suspended Kenyan athlete Rita Jeptoo...
Kenya
Athletics Kenya (AK) have announced a strong team of 50 athletes to represent the East African nation at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from...
RSA
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced the final team to the IAAF World U20 Championships to be held on 19-26 July 2016 in Bydgoszcz,...
Kenya
Reigning African Games champion, Alice Aprot spearheaded a Kenyan sweep in the women’s 10,000 metres with a new Championship record at the 20th African...
Kenya
Ruth Chebet and Hyvin Kiyeng missed the existing record by only one second in Eugene, but have another chance at at BAUHAUS-galan - Stockholm’s...