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.
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.
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
South African Wayde van Niekerk smashes African 400m record with 43.96 in Paris, Birech overcame Jager at last hurdle, Dibaba and Sum shine in Paris – IAAF Diamond League on Saturday.
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.
Our exclusive chat with Arundel School’s sprint sensation, Rutendo “Chim” Chimbaru and Sixth former Princess Nwani in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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.
London Marathon champion Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia will head the women’s field at the 2015 Morrisons Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday September 13.
Kenya will be represented by 25 athletes and six officials at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 in Colombia next month – July 15-19, 2015.
After winning two medals at the 2015 Africa Youth Championship in Mauritius, Nomatter Kapfudzaruwa has her sights firmly on next month’s IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.
The 2nd IAAF World Youth Coaches Conference will be held in Cali, Colombia, on Monday 20 July after the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015.
Nicholas Imhoaperamhe and Nkem Ezealah stormed to sprint victories at the second leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria – AFN Golden League meeting in Abuja on Saturday.
The second leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Golden League meet initially fixed for Kaduna State will now take place in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Kenyan Mary Keitany smashed the course record while compatriot Josphat Kiptis surprised the men favourites at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on Saturday June 20.
Abraham Cheroben and Rose Chelimo brave torrid heat to achieve a Kenyan double at the Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon in Ceske Budejovice on Satuday June 6.
There are joint leaders in three of the 32 individual Diamond Races after seven meetings, and with the tables beginning to take shape, it looks set to be a nail-biting second half of the season.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a new Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report. With nearly 2,000 Sanctions, the 2013 Report is the most comprehensive stats offering to-date.
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.
Nigeria and African fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, wishes new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and new Delta-State governor Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi well on their inauguration into office.
Carvin Nkanata rise to prominence proves one thing: If taken seriously and supported by AK, Kenya can enjoy greater success in sprinting, writes Lucy Mutisya
Nicholas Imhoaperamhe and Wisdom Isoken Igbinosun dominated the 100m races at the 1st Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League 2015 series held at the Rojenny Stadium in Oba on Thursday.
Asbel Kiprop, Jairus Birech, Genzebe Dibaba and Murielle Ahoure are some of the African winners at the 50th ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
Complete results of the Diamond Race at the 50th ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo, Norway on Thursday 11 June, 2015.
Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record in Oslo on Thursday evening.
Defending champion Lebogang Phalula sprinted the last kilometre to win the Durban leg of the Spar Women’s 10km Challenge in 33 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday morning.
Kenya’s Julius Yego extended the African Javelin record to 91.39 metres in dramatic fashion at the IAAF Diamond league meeting in Birmingham on Sunday.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria adds three new meets to its Golden League series to further prepare the national athletes for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing and the African Games in Brazzaville.
The Millennium Marathon, the first ever international long distance race to be held in Ghana, on September 6, 2015 has been approved by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).
Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Geoffrey Ronoh are set to renew their rivalry, while Mary Keitany makes her RunCzech debut at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20.
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.
Ghana’s Lydia Mato sets her sights on the national 1500m record after breaking 23-year-old national 3000m with a personal best time of 9:31.97 about two weeks ago.
Lydia Mato continues to dominate all races she competed in from 1500m to 10000m, and the latest Ghana Athletics Association rankings for Ghanaian athletes.
Complete Results of the 2015 IAAF World Challenge / Meeting Internationale D’Athlétisme de Dakar held at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday May 23, 2015.
11 World leads, Five Meeting and Four Diamond League Records Fall at the opening meeting of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday night.
Kenyans Stephen Sambu and Betsy Saina emerged victorious at the 2015 Morrisons Great Manchester Run; Stephen Mokoka smashed 35-year-old South African record.
Ghana’s home-based athletes got their national circuit season underway at the 2015 Interplast Ghana / Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) National Circuit Championships at the Sunyani Secondary School (SUSEC) grass track on Saturday.
Ethiopian long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie has announced his final decision to retire from competitive running.
Ethiopian and Kenyan women will battle for supremacy over the 3000m Steeplechase at the Doha 2015 meeting taking place at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday May 15.
Kenyan Felix Kandie won the men’s race in 2:08:32 while Yebrgual Melese of Ethiopia clocked 2:23:49 to take the women’s race at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday.
Watch the post-race interview in the mixed zone with the victorious women’s 4x200m champion from Nigeria on the first day of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015
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.
Reigning world champions Asbel Kiprop and Mohammed Aman will clash with Nijel Amos in a scintillating 800m contest on the Qatar Sports Club track at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday May 15.
Kenyan Geoffrey Ronoh, one of 2014 marathon’s rising star, is the man to beat in the absence of Patrick Terer at the 2015 Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday May 3.
Can Patrick Terer keep his second promise to the organisers of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday May 3? Last year the Kenyan promised to run 2:07:00.
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.
A total prize purse of USD $1.4million will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the 2nd IAAF/BTC World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas on May 2-3, 2015
The Ugandan Athletics coach, Peter Wemali, who was arrested for allegedly defiling and raping three female national runners, was said to have infected the athletes with the HIV virus, court heard on Thursday.
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge outsprinted defending champion Wilson Kipsang to win the closest men’s race at the Virgin Money London Marathon for eight years.
Ethiopian Tigist Tufa tore up the prediction book to win the 35th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon over more fancied Kenyan rivals in London on Sunday.
Kenya’s world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto was on Friday honoured with an official Guinness World Records certificate ahead of his much-anticipated debut at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.
The 2015 Warri Relays/CAA Grand Prix has been rescheduled to July 24, 2015 at the Warri Township stadium in Delta-State, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has confirmed.
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