Makwala reclaims African 400m record in La Chaux-de-Fonds
African champion Isaac Makwala of Botswana reclaimed the African 400m record in La Chaux-de-Fonds on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the mark was erased by South African Wayde van Niekerk.
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Bruintjies breaks South African 100m record
Henricho Bruintjies sets a new South African record of 9.97 secs for men’s 100m at the 2015 Resisprint International meeting in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds on Sunday
Interview with Alfred Chawonza – Zimbabwe
AthleticsAfrica crew had an exclusive chat with the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 800m hopeful, Alfred Chawonza of St George’s College in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Interview: Princess Nwani and Rutendo Chimbaru
Our exclusive chat with Arundel School’s sprint sensation, Rutendo “Chim” Chimbaru and Sixth former Princess Nwani in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Sibanda, Tsatsa impress at Econet Victoria Falls Marathon 2015
Zimbabweans Nkosiyazi Sibanda and Thabitha Tsatsa claimed victories in the men’s and women’s races at the 2015 Econet Wireless Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday.
Zimbabwean teen seeks funds for Cali 2015 WYC trip
Zimbabwean teenager Leon Tafirenyika could see his dream of competing at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali shattered due to lack of funds to travel to Colombia.
Results – IAAF Diamond League Oslo 2015
Complete results of the Diamond Race at the 50th ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo, Norway on Thursday 11 June, 2015.
$11,000 on offer at 2015 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon
More than $11,000 USD is on offer at the 2015 Econet Wireless Victoria Falls Marathon taking place in the Zimbabwean scenic resort town on Sunday 28 June, 2015.
IAAF World Relays: Nigeria wins gold, Kenya silver on Day 1
Nigeria wins the women’s 4x200m gold in dramatic fashion while Kenya settles for silver in the women’s distance medley on the first day of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015.
African teams list at the 2nd IAAF World Relays 2015
Here’s the list of African athletes competing for their countries – Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya and Botswana – at the 2nd IAAF/BTC World Relays 2015 in Nassau, The Bahamas this weekend.
Simon Magakwe slapped with two-year doping ban
Leading South African sprinter and 2012 African 100m champion Simon Magakwe has been banned for two years following an unsuccessful out of competition doping test conducted under the authority of the IAAF on December 22, 2014.
David Rudisha blasts 1:44.94 over 800m in Melbourne
Watch: Kenya’s world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha take the 800m in 1:44.94 at the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday March 21.
A year to go to World Indoors – Portland 2016
The world’s best track and field athletes will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon in March 2016 to compete in the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016.
Interview with Mark Alexander – Durban 2022 Bid chairman
Watch the Skype interview with Mark Alexander, Durban 2022 Bid Committee chairman, after the South Africans submitted their official bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games in London on Monday.
Rita Jeptoo gets two-year doping ban
Kenyan Rita Jeptoo, a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon and two-time Chicago Marathon champion, has been handed a two-year ban for doping violations.
60 seconds with Ghana’s Flings Owusu-Agyapong
As 2014 winds down, AthleticsAfrica editor, Yomi Omogbeja, caught up with Ghanaian sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong for a quick-fire chat. Her 2015 goal is to make a real impact at the World championships.
IOC session unanimously approves Olympic TV Channel launch
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approves the launch of a digital Olympic TV Channel, despite concerns raised by former Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks, at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco.
Bach drives support for Olympic Agenda 2020
IOC President Thomas Bach called for safeguarding the Olympic values, increased participation and reach of sports, and promotion of the educational and health values of sport for all.
Growing global support for Olympic Agenda 2020 plan
Leading Olympians and representatives of the global sporting movement have added their voices in support of Olympic Agenda 2020 as the 127th IOC Session gets underway in Monaco.
Africa can’t bid for World Championships yet – Hicham El Guerrouj
Moroccan distance running legend, Hicham El Guerrouj, said it would take another decade before an African federation can realistically bid for IAAF World Championships.
Glasgow 2014 final my hardest race ever – Nijel Amos
Commonwealth and African 800m champion Nijel Amos said the Glasgow 2014 men’s 800m final, where he out-kicked Kenya’s David Rudisha for the gold medal, was the hardest race of his life.
South Sudan joins global athletics family
The South Sudan has been granted provisional membership of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) by the IAAF Council.
Qatar move ‘best decision I ever made’ – Femi Ogunode
Nigerian-born Qatari sprint champion, Femi Seun Ogunode, says the decision to leave his fatherland and move to Qatar was a calculated risk and he’s so glad it all worked out in the end.
Live: IAAF Continental Cup – Marrakech 2014
Follow AthleticsAfrica.Com Live Coverage of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup (#Marrakech2014) from the Grand Stade de Marrakech, Morocco – September 13-14.
In Pictures: African champions at Marrakech 2014
Photo Gallery – Some of the African champions from the 2014 African Senior Championships are back in Morocco for the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech.
60 seconds with Isaac Makwala – Marrakech 2014
Here are 12 things you never knew about Botswana’s quarter-miler Isaac Makwala, the African men’s 400m record-holder, outside of Track and Field.
Interview: Kabange Mupopo (Zambia) Marrakech 2014
Watch our video interview with Zambia women’s soccer team – Shepolopolo – captain Kabange ‘Kalaba’ Mupopo, Team Africa’s representative to the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco.
Interview: Basant Mosaad Mohamed Hassane (Egypt) Marrakech 2014
Watch our video interview with Basant Mosaad Mohamed Hassane from Egypt, a Team Africa’s representative to the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco this weekend.
Interview: Chinwe Okoro (Nigeria) Marrakech 2014
Watch our video interview with Nigeria’s Chinwe Okoro, Team Africa’s representative in women’s Discus and Shotput at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco.
Interview: Hellen Obiri (Kenya) Marrakech 2014
Watch the video interview with Hellen Onsando Obiri from Kenya – Team Africa’s representative to the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco.
Nigerians dominate Team Africa to Continental Cup – Marrakech 2014
Nigerian athletes dominate the selection list to represent Africa at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco next month, with African 200m champion Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast omitted.
Kenyans Cherono, Birech, Kiprop shine in Birmingham – IAAF Diamond League
Kenya’s Mercy Cherono set a new Diamond League record and world-lead time of 9:11.49 to win the women’s two miles at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix on Sunday.
Live: 19th African Senior Athletics Championships 2014 in Marrakech
Follow AthleticsAfrica.Com Live Coverage of the 19th African Senior Athletics Championships in Marrakech, Morocco – August 10-14, 2014.
Elegbeleye lauds Nigeria Athletics development project
Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Nigeria Athletics team in Glasgow and said the development bodes well for the country’s chances at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Glasgow 2014: Kenyan women sweep 10,000m medals
Kenyans Joyce Chepkirui, Florence Kiplagat and Emily Chebet blew the field away for a clean sweep of the women’s 10,000m medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday.
Glasgow 2014: Blessing Okagbare smashes Commonwealth Games 100m record on Day 2
Blessing Okagbare smashes the Commonwealth Games 100m record to give Nigeria her first Athletics gold medal of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday.
Live: 20th Commonwealth Games Athletics – Glasgow 2014
Follow #AthleticsAfrica Live Coverage from the 20th Commonwealth Games Athletics competition at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland – July 27-August 3, 2014.
AthleticsAfrica is 10 – a decade of celebration of African athletics
Today marks a decade that AthleticsAfrica.Com website went live. 10 years of supporting and promoting Athletics in Africa. Happy Anniversary to us and a big thanks to all our supporters over the years.
Isaac Makwala shatters African record in La Chaux-de-Fonds
Botswana’s Isaac Makwala smashed the African men’s 400m record at the 35th Résisprint international athletics meeting in the Stade de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland on Sunday.
Abdelrahman El Sayed bounces back; Okagbare, Kiprop, Soi and Ayalew shine in Paris
Egypt’s Abdelrahman El Sayed bounced back to win the men’s Javelin; Blessing Okagbare, Asbel Kiprop, Hiwott Ayalew, Edwin Cheruiyot Soi shine at the Meeting Areva 2014 – IAAF Diamond League in Paris.
Day 3 Results: 68th All Nigerian Athletics Championships Calabar 2014
Day 3 Results at 68th All Nigerian Athletics Championships in Calabar, with a shock win for Sade Abugan over Regina George in women’s 400m, and Isah Salihu in the men’s 400m.
Day 2 Results: 68th All Nigerian Athletics Championships Calabar 2014
Full Day 2 Results at the 68th All-Nigerian Athletics Championships in Calabar, with impressive wins for Mark Jelks (10.23) and Tosin Oke (17.21m) in the Men’s 100m and Triple Jump respectively.
Winnie Nanyondo nears Ugandan 800m record in Ostrava
Winnie Nanyondo of Uganda scores a surprise victory to win the women’s 800m in her first international competition in 1:59.27, misses national record by 0.19 seconds, at the 53rd Golden Spike athletics meeting in Ostrava.
IAAF World Relays: Kenyan ladies shatter 4x1500m World Record in Nassau
Kenyan women’s 4x1500m quartet of Mercy Cherono, Faith Kipyegon, Irene Jelagat and Hellen Obiri smashed the 4x1500m World Record at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas on Saturday.
Live: IAAF World Relays 2014 – Nassau, The Bahamas
Follow #AthleticsAfrica Live Coverage from the inaugural edition of the IAAF World Relays on May 24-25, 2014 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Africans to watch IAAF World Relays on YouTube
Athletics fans in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to watch the inaugural IAAF World Relays, this weekend in Nassau, The Bahamas Live on the internet and also on SuperSport.
Blessing Okagbare: two wins, two meet records in Shanghai
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare sets two meet records on her way to victory in the women’s Long Jump and 200m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China on Sunday.
The curious case of Kemi Adekoya in Bahraini colours
The emergence of Kemi Adekoya in Bahraini colours at the IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Qatar last Friday shows there’s no end in sight to the talent drain of African athletes.
City set for maiden Half Marathon El Jadida on June 8
The first edition of the International Half Marathon D’El Jadida (SMIJ) will take place in the Moroccan port city of El Jadida, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
Hellen Obiri smashes African 3000m record in Doha – IAAF Diamond League
Hellen Onsando Obiri sets a new African and Kenyan record in the women’s 3000m at the 2014 IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday, leading a Kenyan sweep home in 8:20.68.
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