Kipyegon claims fourth world 1500m title in Tokyo
Kenyan 1500m legend Faith Kipyegon and Hammer star Ethan Katzberg successfully defended their titles on Day 4 at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
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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.
The three-day competition, which will be held at the Arena Torun from 20-22 March 2026, will get underway with action in the men’s heptathlon on the morning of the first day.
On signings Doris Lemngole (Kenya) and Ezekiel Nathaniel (Nigeria) impress with debut professional win at the 50th Athletissima – Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne.
World Athletics opens the host selection process for the 2028 edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon clocked 8:07.04, the second-fastest time in history, smashing the African 3000m record at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League in Silesia, Poland.
Nigerian athlete Ezekiel Nathaniel set a national record of 47.31 seconds in the men’s 400m hurdles at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has named 26 athletes for the CAA Region II Senior Athletics Championships on August 18-19, 2025 in Accra, Ghana.
The 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships awarded to South African city of Cape Town, marking the first time the event will be held in Africa.
The Ultimate Championship launches in Budapest in 2026, when the world’s greatest will settle the debate across three sessions of action from 11-13 September.
Laban Chepkwony shatters David Rudisha’s meeting record in men’s 800m, plus victory for Marie-Josee Ta Lou Smith in 100m at 2025 Istvan Gyulai Memorial meeting in Budapest on Tuesday.
Ethiopians Dejene Megersa and Buze Diriba are among the favourites to win the 2025 Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 26 October.
On strengthens collegiate roster, adding three of NCAA’s most exciting distance runners from Kenya – Doris Lemngole, Marion Jepngetich, and Joy Naukot to its NIL roster.
The 2025 Wanda Diamond League event will kick off with the pole vault competition at the City Event on 19 August, in Ouchy (Lausanne), on the shores of Lake Geneva.
CAA Region II Senior Championships in Accra rescheduled to 18-19 August, 2025 following the deaths of Ghana’s military and political leaders in a helicopter crash.
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel, a 2025 NCAA Champion and one of the fastest athletes in the world in 400m hurdles, has signed a professional contract with Swiss sportswear brand On.
Zimbabwean sprint sensation Tapiwanashe Makarawu joins Swiss sportswear brand On after a breakout season with the University of Kentucky in 2025.
Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru heads the women’s field of the 51st BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 21 September, 2025.
CAA Region II Senior Athletics Championships to hold at the University of Ghana Sports Complex Legon, Ghana from 15-17 August 2025.
Malta announced as host of the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games, to be held in four main clusters across the islands of Malta and Gozo.
World Athletics introduces SRY gene test for athletes wishing to compete in the female category.
World half marathon champion Sabastian Sawe from Kenya will run the 2025 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 21 September.
Bayanda Walaza fell short of a third gold medal as South Africa claimed silver in the men’s 4x100m relay at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum in Sunday.
South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza completed his sprint double with a dominant performance to win the men’s 200m final at Rhine Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Bochum on Thursday.
South Africa’s Lythe Pillay dominated the Men’s 400m final at Rhine Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, clocking 44.84 at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum.
South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza won the men’s 100m final at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Games in 10.16 secs, followed by Thailand’s Puripol Boonson (10.22) and Japan’s Hiroki Yanagita (10.23).
Following the conclusion of the Kenyan trials, AK have selected a strong team to represent Team Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Gudaf Tsegay smashed the Ethiopian Mile record, while Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held on to beat a strong men’s 800m field at the sold-out Novuna London Athletics Meet, a Wanda Diamond League meeting in London, on Saturday.
Sally Pearson and Christian Taylor have been announced as World Athletics ambassadors for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) held its 31st Congress in Abeokuta, Nigeria on 14 July 2025, adopting key resolutions to tackle issues undermining African athletics development.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 92 athletes to represent the host nation at the 3rd CAA U18/U20 Combined Championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
A 70-strong South African team depart in two groups to Nigeria for the 3rd CAA African U18/U20 Combined Championships in Abeokuta from 16-20 July, 2025.
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi sets a new world lead, Nelly Chepchirchir maintains her 2025 undefeated record, Yomif Kejelcha dominates the 5000m on a thrilling night at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
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