Top Stories and all the latest athletics news and information from the sub-continents and regions of Africa.
South Africa’s Gift Leotlela claims his first ever Diamond League victory, pipping Kenneth Bednarek and Ferdinand Omanyala in a photo finish while Faith Kipyegon stormed to world lead in the women’s 5000m.
Côte d’Ivoire delivered a surprise victory in the men’s 4x100m, breaking their national record to beat defending champions Ghana and Nigeria at the African Senior Athletics Championships Accra 2026.
Host nation Ghana claimed a silver and two bronze medals on day three of the African Senior Athletics Championships 2026, kicking off their medal haul.
President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) and World Athletics Council Member Hamad Kalkaba Malboum died on Wednesday 13 May at the age of 75.
Nigerian world-record holder, Tobi Amusan, stormed to gold on the second day of the African Senior Athletics Championships 2026 in Accra, Ghana (May 13).
Athletics South Africa (ASA) announces a 51-member preliminary squad for the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon from August 5-9.
Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Council selects Botswana and Mauritius to host the African Athletics Senior Championships in 2028 and 2030, respectively.
Wanda Diamond League and Zeekr partner to support performance at the highest level of athletics.
Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali, Olympic champion and 2-time world champion in the 3000m Steeplechase, will compete in the Mazzraty Doha Meeting at Khalifa International Stadium on 19 June.
Kenyans Dennis Kipkogei and Beatrice Cheserek shattered the course records in both the men’s and women’s races at the 2026 Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday.
National record holders Makanakaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu will lead a promising Zimbabwean team in search of glory at the 24th African Athletics Senior Championships Accra 2026.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) announced a team comprising 25 female and 20 male athletes for the African Senior Championships Accra 2026 from May 12-17.
Athletics South Africa named a small but strong 34-athlete roster for the 24th African Athletics Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana (May 12-17), featuring former World indoor champions and winners from previous African Championships.
Children around the world celebrate five years of Kids’ Athletics Day as the Road to two million campaign aims to inspire 700,000-plus kids to get moving in 2026.
Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria technical director, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd) outlines clear pathway to sustained success for next generation of athletes.
The South African team secured two silver medals with record-breaking performances, setting two new African records, at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 over the weekend.
Reghen Magwai won his first national title, and Annie Bothma reclaimed the crown she won in 2023, at the ASA Marathon Championships, which was incorporated into the Durban International Marathon on Sunday.
The first relay teams have qualified for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 after the mixed 4x100m and mixed 4x400m finals at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on Sunday.
South African national men’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams kept title hopes alive, with the defending champions progressing to the finals of their events on Day 1 of the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana
The first eight teams in each relay event at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have secured their places for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27 following the opening day of competition on Saturday
Day one of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 saw Botswana secure automatic qualification to the World Championships for the first time.
Participating nations at this weekend’s Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 will be hoping to secure their qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Held in Letsile Tebogo’s home country ahead of the first World Athletics Series event to take place in Botswana, the session marked the start of a month-long global celebration of Kids’ Athletics Day.
History will be made in Botswana this weekend as the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 sees the global competition take place in Africa for the first time.
Defending champions Evans Mayaka and Emmah Ndiwa of Kenya have returned for the 2nd Cali Marathon on Sunday, but face a tough task in their quest to cross the line first once more.
South African team arrived in Gaborone, Botswana with one thing in mind – defending their title at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 this weekend on 2-3 May.
Olympic champion Winfred Yavi and world champion Faith Cherotich will go head to head in a thrilling 3000m steeplechase clash at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen.
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers unveils historic and ‘standout’ prize medal, designed to celebrate achievement, inclusion and the city of Glasgow, at the Glasgow School of Art.
Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang won the men’s title, while Italy’s Nadia Battocletti retained the women’s overall title in the 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour.
Kenyan Brillian Kipkoech breaks the course record with 2:17:05, while Othmane El Goumri sets new Moroccan record of 2:04:24 to win the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg.
On athlete, Hellen Obiri, smashed her personal best in a hard-fought second-place finish at the TCS London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:53, reinforcing her status as one of today’s elite performers on the world stage.
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa delivered a dominant performance at the 2026 TCS London Marathon, successfully defending her title and setting a new women-only world record of 2:15:41.
Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first man to officially break the two-hour barrier for the marathon with 1:59:30 world record at the TCS London Marathon 2026.
The medals that the world’s best relay runners will compete for at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have been unveiled, with 10 days to go to the global event on 2-3 May.
Two-time Hamburg champion Bernard Koech and fellow-Kenyan Rebecca Tanui head the start list of the 2026 Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.
The entry lists for the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 confirm a strong global line-up for the 8th edition of the event, set to take place in the capital of Botswana on 2-3 May.
Defending champions John Korir and Sharon Lokedi claimed back-to-back victories at the 2026 Boston Marathon, with Korir breaking the course record and Lokedi leading a Kenyan top four home.
Ethiopia’s Tigist Gezahagn breaks the course record with a personal best of 2:20:06, while Fanny Kiprotich of Kenya springs a surprise victory in the men’s race at he 2026 Vienna City Marathon.
Kenya’s Alex Matata won the 2026 Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon in 60:01, just a step ahead of his twin brother Charles Matata who crossed the line in the same time.
Long Jump prodigal star Luvo Manyonga wins his first national title in seven years on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Multiple world-record breaker Faith Kipyegon will open her 2026 season in the women’s 5000m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Shanghai/Keqiao on June 16.
Defending champion Alex Matata of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Ftaw Zeray, with personal records of 59:11 and 65:12 respectively, are favourites to win in Istanbul on Sunday.
Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha successfully defended their national 100m titles while Tayla Kavanagh produced a spectacular effort to win the women’s 5,000m at 2026 ASA Senior Championships in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President Tonobok Okowa expressed delight at Ofili’s return, emphasising the need for unity and encouragement around one of Nigeria’s brightest track talents.
Defending champion Betty Chepkemoi of Kenya and Ethiopian duo Haftamnesh Tesfaye and Tigist Gezahagn are favourites for the Vienna City Marathon 2026.
The World Athletics Nationality Review Panel refuses the applications of 11 athletes seeking to transfer their allegiance to Türkiye.
In the 2026 season, individual athletes will be able to earn up to 20,000 US dollars (USD) at series meetings and up to 60,000 USD at the Wanda Diamond League Final, the highest level in the series’ 17-year history.
The Mazzraty Doha Meeting was originally scheduled to take place at the Qatar Sports Club on May 8 as the opening event of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League season.
Sprint stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Letsile Tebogo to kick off campaign at World Athletics Relays, celebrating five years of Kids’ Athletics Day on May 7, 2026.
Athens emerges as preferred host for inaugural edition; Athens Marathon The Authentic achieves Elite Label status as plan launches to secure hosting rights.
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