Nelson Mandela Marathon Global Running Series launched
The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Golazo have joined forces to launch the Nelson Mandela Marathon, a new global running movement rooted not in performance, but in purpose.
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Golazo have joined forces to launch the Nelson Mandela Marathon, a new global running movement rooted not in performance, but in purpose.
How to follow and watch African athletes at the African Senior Athletics Championships Accra 2026 on May 12-17, 2026 from the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra, Ghana.
Live Updates of the final day of competition from the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 at the national stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on Sunday May 3.
Live Updates of the first day of competition from the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 at the national stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on Saturday May 2.
How to follow and watch African athletes at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on May 2-3, 2026 from the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana.
On his marathon debut, the gifted Ethiopian athlete ran 1:59:41 at the 2026 London Marathon – one of the most extraordinary debuts the marathon has ever seen.
The visually impaired Ethiopian, who claimed 1,500m gold at the 2021 and 2024 Paralympics, won Austria’s most prestigious road race, breaking the course record by nearly a minute.
Ethiopians Haftamnesh Tesfaye and Tigist Gezahagn lead the women’s elite start list at the 2026 Vienna City Marathon on April 19 keen to produce some fast racing.
Competing on the same track as elite professional athletes from around the world, children will have an opportunity to display their talent in a range of sprint races from 60 metres to 100 metres for kids between the U7 and U15 age groups.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) withdraws the notice of non-compliance sent to the Comité National Lutte Antidopage de Côte d’Ivoire.
Geoffrey Kamworor returns to the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon thirteen years after his first senior career victory, looking to continue the return to form that made him one of the world’s best distance runners pre-pandemic.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added the National Anti-Doping Organization of Kenya (ADAK) to the compliance ‘watchlist’.
Buze Diriba not only won the race on Sunday but improved her personal best to 2:19:34, making her the fifth fastest woman in Frankfurt Marathon’s history.
The WADA List is released three months ahead of it taking effect so that athletes, their entourage, and other stakeholders can acquaint themselves with any modifications.
On Sunday it was not rain but heat that stopped Sabastian Sawe’s record chase. While Makau ran a ‘Rain world record’ in Berlin in 2010, Sawe now achieved a ‘Warm weather world record’.
Here are some of what you can expect on the sustainability front over the next two weeks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
How to follow and watch African athletes at the Weltklasse Zürich – Wanda Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland from 27-28 August 2025.
How to follow and watch African athletes at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme meeting – Wanda Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium on Friday 22 August 2025.
How to watch African athletes perform at the 50th Athletissima meeting – Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday 20 August 2025.
Olympians Farida Abaroge, Perina Lokure Nakang and Musa Suliman are among the six athletes named on the Athlete Refugee Team (ART) that will represent millions of refugees at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
WADA announces hosts for 2026 Regional Symposiums aimed at preparing for implementation of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code.
800m runners Veronica Vancardo (SUI) and Charne Swart Du Plessis (RSA) reunited at the Lohrheidestadion Thursday evening, two years after going viral for helping a distressed fellow athlete at the Chengdu FISU World University Games.
Find out where and how to watch, and follow the 3rd CAA Combined African U18/U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria – 16-20 July, 2025.
How to watch star African athletes Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Letsile Tebogo, Djamel Sedjati, Tshepiso Masalela and Yomif Kejelcha at the Herculis EBS Meeting – Wanda Diamond League in Monaco on Friday 11 July 2025.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon will make one attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes on June 26 at the Stade Charléty in Paris.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes its 2023 Testing Figures Report, summarizing results of samples WADA-accredited laboratories analysed and reported in ADAMS in 2023.
How to watch star African athletes Tobi Amusan, Julius Yego, Faith Cherotich, Tshepiso Masalela, and Soufiane El Bakkali at the Meeting de Paris – Wanda Diamond League in Paris, France on Friday 20 June 2025.
In a tale of shattered trust and stolen dreams, Gelete Burka finds her two-decade legacy whisked away by the very hands she once held dear—her husband’s.
How to Watch World record-holder Gudaf Tsegay and Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet clash at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea – Wanda Diamond League in Rome, Italy, on Friday 6 June 2025.
World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Foundation Board re-elects independent President Witold Ba?ka and Vice-President Yang Yang for final three-year term.
Find out where and how to watch Ferdinand Omanyala run, and to follow the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi.
How to Watch El Bakkali, Tebogo and Simbine at the Meeting International Mohammed VI – Wanda Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday 25 May 2025.
Find out where and how to watch Gudaf Tsegay run, and follow the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) condemns the Enhanced Games, set for Las Vegas, United States in May 2026, as a dangerous and irresponsible concept.
This amount is additional to the State of Qatar’s annual contribution to WADA of more than USD 200,000, and was committed during a visit by WADA President, Witold Ba?ka, to Qatar.
Join us for live coverage from the Tianhe Stadium of the final day at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday 11 May 2025.
Join us for the live coverage of the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Saturday 10 May 2025
How to Watch: USA and Botswana will clash once again after their unforgettable Olympic showdown in Paris at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 from 10-11 May 2025.
How to Watch: The 2025 Wanda Diamond League kicks off in Xiamen, China with an incredible line-up on Saturday 26 April 2025.
WADA partners with the Moroccan National Anti-Doping Organization for inaugural African NADO Forum.
Find out where and how to watch and follow the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Africa
Three days after her 25th birthday Betty Chepkemoi celebrated her first major triumph in road running and her biggest career win at the Vienna City Marathon.
Grand Slam Track, founded by the four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson, is set to be broadcast across 189 countries and territories worldwide.
The collaboration between WADA and WAoS will develop new education and training programmes to enhance the learning and development opportunities within the global anti-doping and sport community.
The succession of legendary Paul Tergat as president of National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) gathers pace as Francis Mutuku formally enters the race for the top position.
From 2025, there will also be a select number of Diamond+Disciplines – four at the series meetings and eight at the Final – in which athletes can earn higher prize money.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says that cases of confirmed age cheating could lead to the stripping of medals and nullification of results.
Five-time World Cross-Country champion, Paul Tergat, calls on African Athletics officials to bolster the Continental Cross-Country Championships.
The women’s race promises to be the star of the 18th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon on Saturday morning, with both race favourites, Ethiopians Germawit Gebrzhair and…
A true game-changer on the track, Letsile Tebogo represents more than just raw talent; he’s a glimpse of the charisma and potential that may redefine African athletics.
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