Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18
Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men?s world record at the IAAF Gold Label road race, clocking 58:18 to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese in 2010.
Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men?s world record at the IAAF Gold Label road race, clocking 58:18 to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese in 2010.
Debutante Tsehay Gemechu breaks Airtel Delhi Half Marathon women’s course record with 1:06:50, as Andamlak Belihu and Amdework Walelegn go 1-2 for Ethiopia in the men’s race.
Dakar, the capital city of Senegal has been selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host for the 2022 Youth Summer Olympic Games – the first IOC event to be held in Africa.
Japan will now host two of the biggest events on the athletics calendar in successive years after the IAAF Council voted this week to award the 2019 IAAF World Relays to Yokohama.
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya, broke the world record at the 2018 BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday , winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:01:39.
Photo gallery: African athletes compete at the third edition of the IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic on 8-9 September, 2018.
The IAAF has released the provisional entry list for the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018, which will take place from 8-9 September in the M?stský Stadium in Ostrava Vítkovice, Czech Republic.
The nine-member South African ultra-distance team departs for Sveti, Croatia on Tuesday night, ahead of the IAU 100km World Championships to be held on Saturday 8 September 2018.
The fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is scheduled to hold on Saturday 2 February, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria, and all entries and registration must be completed on or before 11 January, 2019.
Caster Semenya produced another superb performance, smashing the South African record, to win the women’s 1,000m at the ISTAF Berlin – IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
World champions Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga were the standout performers, leading a large group of South African athletes by successfully defending their titles at the first of two finals in the IAAF Diamond League series in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday
The registration for the fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2019 will officially begin on Monday, September 3, 2018.
More than 20 secondary schools in Nigeria will compete at the inaugural edition of the Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays scheduled for Saturday 17 November, 2018.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire has been selected as host of the CAA African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships in April 2019.
South African and World Long Jump champion Luvo Manyonga was in spectacular shape, smashing the Meeting record to win the event in 8.53m at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham, UK.
The Gaborone International Meet (GIM) 2019 Local Organising Committee (LOC) was launched on Tuesday August 21, 2018 at the Oasis Motel in Tlokweng, Botswana.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has announced a strong team of 77 athletes (35 Femmes / Women, 39 Hommes / Men, and three reserves) to represent Africa at the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 to be held on 8-9 September.
The African Athletics Journalists Association (AAJA) and Athletics South Africa (ASA) have expressed their condolences on the passing of Kenyan former World 400m hurdles Champion Nicholas Bett.
Teams are beginning to take shape for the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 with the start of the two-day competition, set for 8-9 September in the eastern Czech city, now just 30 days away.
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the recently concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018, have expressed deep shock at the news of the sudden death of Kenyan athlete, Nicholas Kiplagat Bett.
Gallery: African athletes compete inside the newly renovated Stephen Keshi stadium – venue of the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018, in Asaba, Delta State from 1-5 August, 2018.
LIVE Blog on Day 5 of track and field action at the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships (#Asaba2018) from the mainbowl of the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Nigeria – Sunday 5 August, 2018.
Defending champions South Africa enjoyed a spectacular afternoon session on Day 2 of the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
As it happens LIVE on Day FOUR of track and field action at the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships (#Asaba2018) from the mainbowl of the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Nigeria – Friday 3 August, 2018.
Africa Championships 2018…As it happens LIVE on Day TWO of track and field action at the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships (#Asaba2018) from the mainbowl of the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Nigeria – Thursday 2 August, 2018.
Ethiopian Jemal Yimer Mekonnen wins the men’s 10,000m title to claim the first gold medal of the 21st CAA African Senior Championships in Athletics in Asaba, Nigeria – Asaba 2018.
LIVE Blog of Day ONE of track and field action at the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships (#Asaba2018) from the mainbowl of Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Nigeria – Wednesday 1 August, 2018.
With exactly two years to go until the athletics action gets underway in the Japanese capital, the IAAF has published the qualification system for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
The Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) has announced plans to start an annual one day Africa tour meeting, which is similar to the IAAF Diamond League in order to provide more competition for the continent’s athletes.
The IAAF Council has approved a position statement on protecting athletes from abuse and harassment as part of an ongoing athlete welfare campaign.
Kwesé Sports will provide live coverage of events at the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Asaba 2018 from 1 – 5 August, on their 24-hour sports TV station, Kwesé Free Sports.
The IAAF has announced the selection of Nairobi in Kenya as the host city of the 2020 IAAF World Athletics U20 (Junior) Championships. Nairobi’s candidacy was formally endorsed by the IAAF Council in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Lesotho have been officially confirmed as the host country for the 2022 African Youth Games, which would take place in the capital city Maseru.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir ran the fastest 800m since 2012, clocking 1:42.05 to light up the second day of the Anniversary Games in London – the 11th meeting of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Series of meetings, on Sunday 22 July.
Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England 21-22 July.
On a night of sensational running at a hot and humid Stade Louis II, Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech produced the crowning performance of the tenth IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season as she took more than eight seconds off the women’s world 3000m steeplechase record, coming home, alone and triumphant, in 8:44.32.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world record to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Herculis meeting on Friday, clocking 8:44.32 for victory, at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Asaba 2018 Photo gallery: Nigerian athletes compete during the African Tour meeting, a test event to open the new Stephen Keshi stadium – venue of next month’s 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships, in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday 18 July.
2014 Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and 2018 NCAA 200m champion Divine Oduduru will lead a 95-member Nigerian team for the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State on 1-5 August.
Asaba, the Delta-State capital, is buzzing ahead of Wednesday’s African Athletic tour event which will be used to test the facilities for 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018 next month.
The IAAF responds to an open letter from the Women’s Sports Foundation and Athlete Ally, which requested that the IAAF rescind the new eligibility regulations for the female classification, due to come into effect on November 1, 2018.
Meseret Defar, Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, Olusoji Fasuba, Caster Semenya and many more great African athletes are to be inducted into the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Hall of Fame during the African Athletics Gala on 31 July in Asaba, Nigeria.
Photo gallery of African athletes at the Tampere 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships from the Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland – 10 July – 15 July 2018.
Alemaz Samuel Teshale became the third successive Ethiopian winner of the women’s 1500m at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 in Finland on Sunday.
Solomon Lekuta of Kenya secured his nation their third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 800m at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Sunday.
It took a fierce homestretch battle between Takele Nigate of Ethiopia and Kenyan Leonard Bett before the Ethiopian could wrestle away Kenya’s reign in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase event after 15 consecutive editions on Sunday at Tampere 2018.
A thrilling 5000m final at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 which was won by Kenya’s Edward Zakayo would have been good enough to grace any Diamond League meeting both in terms of the line-up and ensuing spectacle.
South Africa closed their campaign in style, bagging two more medals from Sokwakhana Zazini (Gold) and Breyton Poole (Bronze), at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Saturday 14 July.
Caster Semenya broke another national record in Rabat, Morocco on Friday evening, surging to a comfortable victory in the women’s 1000m race at the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series.
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Kenya retains her World U20 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase title, her third gold medal since 2015, in a new Championships record time of 9:12.78 at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018. ?
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