Kipsang and Bekele to duel on Berlin’s world record course
Kenyan Wilson Kipsang and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele to duel on Berlin’s world record course at the 2016 BMW Berlin-Marathon on 25 September.
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Kenyan Wilson Kipsang and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele to duel on Berlin’s world record course at the 2016 BMW Berlin-Marathon on 25 September.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) removes Kenya from the World Anti-Doping Code’s non-compliant list of countries ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics.
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 the African Championships in Durban, South Africa.
Botswana’s wonder kid, Baboloki ‘Hurricane’ Thebe will take on board the lessons of Bydgoszcz disqualification to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka and Irvette van Zyl secured national men’s and women’s titles at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Half-Marathon Championships in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
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’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 Thursday.
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 in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Wednesday.
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 2016.
Nigeria’s Stephen Mozia threw a huge 21.76 metres to extend his own national Shot put record set a few days ago at the 12th edition of the Athletics Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in Czech Republic on Tuesday.
South African sprinter Akani Simbine broke his own national 100m record at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meeting in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on Monday night.
South Africa’s most promising athletes will be eager to showcase their immense potential when they compete at the five-day World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland starting on Tuesday.
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 the process.
Nigeria’s fastest sprinters Blessing Okagbare and Seye Ogunlewe top the list of Team Nigeria athletes to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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 (SASCOC) revealing the final squad.
Seye Ogunlewe defends his 100m crown and Blessing Okagbare completes the women’s sprint double at the 2016 All-Nigeria Athletics Championships in Sapele on Friday.
Blessing Okagbare returned after a year’s absence to reclaim the women’s 100m title in 11.02 seconds on day 1 of the All-Nigeria Championships in Sapele, Delta State.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have withdrawn from the doping appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) involving suspended Kenyan athlete Rita Jeptoo amid concerns about fair trial.
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius must serve at least three more years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 2013.
Over 50 Nigerian athletes based in Europe and the United States of America have arrived in the country ahead of this week’s All-Nigeria Athletics Championships in Sapele, Delta State.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have announced a strong team of 50 athletes to represent the East African nation at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from 12-21 August.
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, Poland.
Confederation of African Athletics president Hamad Kalkaba Malboum praised the Athletics South Africa for the successful hosting of the 20th African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban.
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 Senior Athletics Championships in Durban on Saturday.
Host South Africa got the party started with two gold medals on day one of the 20th CAA African Senior Championships – Durban 2016 at the Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban.
Athletics South Africa president, Aleck Skhosana, said the country is looking forward to welcoming the world to a true African experience at the Durban 2016 African Senior Championships – 22-26 June.
South African champion Alyssa Conley stormed to a new lifetime best in the women’s 200m at the European Permit Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) welcomes timely thumbs-up from Confederation of African Athletics on the on-going preparations for the CAA 20th African Senior Championships to be held in Durban.
Kenya will be sending her largest ever African championships team to the 20th edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban, South Africa.
Federation Senegalaise d’Athletisme will be represented by 14 athletes at the 20th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban, South Africa next week.
Wayde van Niekerk will lead a strong South African team of 96 athletes to the 20th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban, South Africa next week.
World 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa has moved up to third on the all-time 300m list after clocking 31.03 for victory at the JN Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday night.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Murielle Ahoure sets a new African 100m record with a blistering run of 10.78 (1.6m/s) at the Star Athletics Pro Meet at the Montverde Academy in Florida on Saturday.
Isah Salihu was the star athlete at the third leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League series in Sagamu, Ogun State on Tuesday.
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 Olympic Stadium.
South African David Gatebe won the 2016 Comrades Marathon men’s race in 5:18:19 while Charne Bosman took the women’s in 6:25:55 at the 89km ultra-race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris sped to his second consecutive Diamond Race victory of 2016 at the Prefontaine Classic IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene on Saturday.
Kenyans World champion Hyvin Kiyeng and World silver medalist Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon shatter their national records at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene on Saturday.
Raymond Ekevwo and Anikeme Alphonsus were the star performers at the 6th edition of the Nigerian youth and junior championships which held at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos last week.
The 9th Meeting International Mohammed VI d’athlétisme, which held in Rabat on Sunday, was the first African stage in the history of the IAAF Diamond League and it brought its share of sports performance with seven meeting records.
South African hurdlers Antonio Alkana and Le Roux Hamman were the star performers among a large group of SA athletes who competed at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday.
South African Ruswahl Samaai jumped 8.38m to equal the African all-comers’ record and his own PB at the IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday May 22, 2016.
Cote d’Ivoire’s Murielle Ahoure tops 100m field, Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Kipyegon Bett record victories at the 2016 IAAF World Challenge meeting in Beijing’s national stadium on Wednesday.
Leading global athletes are set to compete at the 9th Meeting International Mohammed VI, the 3rd leg of the 2016 IAAF Diamond League series, scheduled for 22 May at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco.
Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew and Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir powered to impressive victories, beating hot and humid conditions, at the ninth TCS World 10K in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Ghana’s Elizabeth Dadzie and Atsu Nyamadi won the heptathlon and decathlon respectively for the Middle Tennessee State University at the Conference USA Track & Field Championships in Murfreesboro, TN last week.
An eagerly anticipated face-off between world champions Peres Jepchirchir and Agnes Tirop is expected to steal the spotlight at the 9th TCS World 10K in Bengaluru, India on Sunday May 15.
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba will attempt to break two world records in a week when she competes at the two Scandinavia-based IAAF Diamond League meetings in June.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have selected a massive 87-strong preliminary team for the 2016 CAA African Senior Championships in Durban next month (June 22-26, 2016).
Africans Almaz Ayana, Caster Semenya, Conseslus Kipruto and Asbel Kiprop set world leading times at the 2016 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha last Friday.
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