Oqbe Kibrom makes second attempt in Vienna
Oqbe Kibrom will return to the start line of the Vienna City Marathon on 19th April hoping to become the first Eritrean runner to win the men’s race at his second attempt.
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Oqbe Kibrom will return to the start line of the Vienna City Marathon on 19th April hoping to become the first Eritrean runner to win the men’s race at his second attempt.
Kenyan distance legend Eliud Kipchoge has announced the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on May 24 as the first stop on his World tour.
The Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took 10 seconds off Yomif Kejelcha’s official world record for the distance at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon 2026.
Ethiopian trio Tigist Ketema, Degitu Azimeraw and Sichala Kumeshi are on the start list in the women’s elite field of the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg on April 26, 2026.
Two time champion Bernard Koech returns to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg in 2026 and the Kenyan will not be the only one who comes back with great memories.
Kenyan rising Steeplechase star, Mercy Chepngeno, has signed a landmark NIL deal with Swiss Sportswear Brand, On.
A small number of refinements have been made to the women’s 400m and 400m hurdles schedule, while round one of the men’s 1500m has moved to the afternoon session on day two of competition.
Debutant Nibret Melak and Anchinalu Dessie made it an Ethiopian double as the Dubai Marathon celebrated its 25th anniversary with two world-class winning times on Sunday.
The MoU was signed by Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Iddie Adam. Ghana will host the African Athletics Championships from May 12-17, 2026 in Accra.
The two-time Olympic Steeplechase champion from Morocco, Soufiane El Bakkali, joins the Swiss brand On to collaborate on performance innovation and pursue further global titles.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has sent a notice of non-compliance to the Comité National Lutte Antidopage de Côte d’Ivoire in relation to failure to address non-conformities identified through the CCQ exercise.
Kenyan Vitalis Kibiwott smashed the Turkish Allcomers’ record when he became the surprise winner of the 2025 Mersin Marathon on Sunday December 14.
The timetable for the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 has been published, as Botswana’s capital prepares to welcome the world’s fastest athletes on 2-3 May.
Kenya’s Ruth Jepchumba Bundotich announced as the recipient of the 2025 World Athletics Woman of the Year Award, honouring her contributions to the growth of women’s athletics in Kenya and beyond.
The Ultimate Championship will assemble world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes for an epic clash of titans on 11-13 September 2026.
Women’s 100m to kick-start LA 2028 Olympic Games with athletics to span the entire Olympic period – starting on day one and running through to the final day of the Games.
The World Athletics Indoor Tour will return in 2026, featuring a packed calendar of almost 80 meetings across all levels.
Ethiopians Buze Diriba and Belay Asfaw triumphed at the 42nd Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday, clocking 2:19:34 and 2:06:16 respectively.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League calendar is out. Sport’s biggest names will hope to make history as athletics’ premier one-day series returns for its 17th season.
Ethiopian Shura Kitata, winner of the 2017 Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, will return for the 42nd race on October 26, 2025 as favourite.
The world half marathon record set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia in October 2024 has been ratified by World Athletics.
A stunning 10km debut victory, in the second fastest U20 time ever, for Ethiopian teenager Khairi Bejiga at the 2025 tRUNsylvania 10K on Sunday October 5.
Defending champions Dejene Debela of Ethiopia and Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet will both be returning for the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon on November 2, 2025
Running legend and former world record holder Paul Tergat has been named the International Ambassador for the 2025 Brașov Running Festival.
The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 is the most widely covered and impactful World Championships in history.
Sabastian Sawe won the 51st BMW BERLIN MARATHON with a world leading time of 2:02:16 while Rosemary Wanjiru crossed the line in 2:21:05.
Team Botswana, anchored by Collen Kebinatshipi, pipped USA to claim the men’s 4x400m relay title on final day at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet replicated her double victory from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the 5000m gold on day eight of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe will make his debut at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, aiming for the course record of 2:01:09 set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2022.
Collen Kebinatshipi achieved a historic first in the men’s 400m, becoming Botswana’s first ever world champion in a men’s event, on day six at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, a two-time global bronze medallist, ran a Championship record to get the women’s 3000m steeplechase gold on day five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kenyan 1500m legend Faith Kipyegon and Hammer star Ethan Katzberg successfully defended their titles on Day 4 at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Alphonce Felix Simbu takes Tanzania’s first global title with gold in the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Four Africans, Suren Ayadassen (MRI), Pieter de Jager (RSA), Aminata Sangare (MLI) and Moses Bantsi (BOT), were honoured at the 55th World Athletics Congress in Tokyo.
More than 2000 athletes from almost 200 nations will compete for medals in 49 disciplines between 13-21 September at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
Sprint legend Usain Bolt graced the red carpet alongside Olympic champions Mondo Duplantis and Thea LaFond at the star-studded party hosted by World Athletics in Tokyo.
Kenyans Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru will head deep start lists, with personal bests of 2:02:05 and 2:16:14 respectively, at the 2025 Berlin Marathon.
A prototype of the technology will be on display at the TDK booth inside Tokyo’s National Stadium during the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September.
World record-breaker Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya heads outstanding women’s field for the 2025 tRUNsylvania 10K.
The topics of growth, innovation and prioritisation drove discussion at the 238th World Athletics Council Meeting in Tokyo.
Botswana’s Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo led a Kids’ Athletics activation at the Minato City Takanawadai Elementary School on Tuesday.
Athletics South Africa named a 49-member team, comprising 32 men and 17 women, for the 20th World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September.
The exclusive two-part documentary Built for Speed: The Letsile Tebogo Story tells the story of a sprinter who continues to carry the hopes of his nation.
Kenya’s two-time World Championships 5000m medallist Jacob Krop heads the men’s field for the 5th tRUNsylvania 10K men’s on Sunday 5 October.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 15 athletes to represent Team Nigeria at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan from 13-21 September.
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo won the Jesse Owens Rising Star Award again at the 2025 Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
World records set by Agnes Ngetich, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Mondo Duplantis, and two world U20 short track records set by Cameron Myers have been ratified by World Athletics.
Olympic and world medallist Faith Cherotich and Nelly Chepchirchir won Diamond League titles at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting on Thursday 28 August, 2025.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Britain’s Max Burgin to claim his third Diamond League 800m crown at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, the world half marathon record-holder, won the 21K de Buenos Aires – a World Athletics Label road race – in Argentina on Sunday.
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