Top Stories and all the latest athletics news and information from the sub-continents and regions of Africa.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have denied doping cover-ups and bribery claims made by Coach Paul Kibet Simbolei – the alleged whistleblower who accused senior officials of receiving money from athletes in exchange for lenient doping bans.
The Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has provisionally suspended the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) as an IAAF Member with immediate effect.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released entry standard for athletes seeking to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report on Russia’s doping violations, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it could strip medals from the alleged cheats, but said there was “no reason” to doubt the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics tests.
Former IAAF President Lamine Diack, from Senegal, has been provisionally suspended as an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The International Olympic Committee Ethics Commission has recommended the provisional suspension of former IAAF President, Mr Lamine Diack, as Honorary Member of the IOC.
The IAAF President, Sebastian Coe, is seeking approval from his fellow IAAF Council Members to consider sanctions, which could include provisional and full suspension and the removal of future IAAF events, against the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF).
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has welcomed the thorough Report into widespread doping allegations issued by the WADA Independent Commission which accused Russian Athletics of cover-up.
Africans Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba were acclaimed as the male and female winners of the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Award for 2015 at the AIMS Best Marathon Award Gala held in Athens on the evening of 6 November.
The IAAF Council make a significant amendment to the statutes of the IAAF Code of Ethics with immediate effect to aid transparency of the IAAF Ethics Commission.
In coordination with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), the IAAF has cancelled this year’s IAF World Athletics Gala which was due to take place in Monaco on Saturday 28 November.
Former Botswana sprinter Obakeng Ngwigwa has been appointed as the Technical Director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
The Richard Pound-chaired World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s Independent Commission (IC) to publish Report on findings of investigation into allegations of widespread doping in sport on Nov 9.
Olympic silver medallists Francis Obikwelu and Gloria Alozie have promised to help produce new track and field champions that will surpass the marks they made for Nigeria and their adopted countries.
A Kenyan double as Eliud Kipchoge runs world leading time of 2:04:00 while Gladys Cherono breaks the 2:20 barrier with 2:19:25 at the 42nd edition of the BMW Berlin-Marathon on Sunday.
IOC President Thomas Bach calls sport a ‘natural partner’ for the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during speech to the United Nations in New York on Saturday.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, has said that Kenya’s recent table-topping performance at the IAAF World Championship is a victory for the whole of the African continent.
Kenyan 4x400m men’s relay team brought proceedings to a close with a stunning championships record on the final day of Athletics action at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday.
Alice Aprot shatters the women’s 10000m championship record to take a surprise gold for Kenya on day Four of Athletics action at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo on Tuesday.
Kenya’s Grace Wanjiru smashed the women’s 20km race walking championship record, Nigeria bagged three gold medals, Botswana’s Isaac Makwala and Zambia’s Kabange Mupopo dominate 400m on day 3 at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo on Tuesday.
Three championships records fell and one equalled on an extraordinary day of athletics at the 11th African Games (formerly All Africa Games) in Brazzaville, Congo on Monday.
Kenyan women swept the podium in the 5000m, Cameroon’s Mbumi Nkouindjin dominates Triple jump, and South African Russell Tucker claimed a surprise gold in men’s Discus on the first day of athletics at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo on Sunday.
Peres Jepchirchir’s rise continues as the young Kenyan star smashes the event record to win in 1:07:17 at the 5th Mattoni Usti nad Labem Half Marathon on Saturday.
World leading runs by top Africans Faith Kipyegon, Habiba Ghribi and Yomif Kejelcha were the highlights of the 39th AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on Friday.
African and Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare – Ighoteguonor to headline a 47-member Nigerian athletics team seeking to restore pride at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo after their medal-less performance at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Kenyan national athletics team arrived in Brazzaville, Congo for the 11th African Games 2015 with the major objective of winning the overall title.
Almaz Ayana’s stunning 5000m triumph over her Ethiopian compatriot and 1500m winner Genzebe Dibaba wins Performance of the Beijing 2015 Championships, powered by adidas, after getting 23.84% of the overall votes.
Kenya’s Julius Yego and South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk smash African records on their way to the World titles, and Kenyan Hyvin Kiyeng claimed her first global gold medal on day 5 at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Genzebe Dibaba wins Ethiopia’s first ever gold in the 1500m at the World Championships; David Rudisha completes comeback with 800m gold for Kenya, and Nicholas Bett stuns to an historic 400m hurdles title on a successful fourth day for Africa at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Veterans Vivian Cheruiyot and Ezekiel Kemboi propelled Kenya to the top of the medal standings at the close of the third day of the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Day Two at the 2015 IAAF World Championships saw David Rudisha back to his best in the men’s 800m semi-finals while Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman and Botswana’s Nijel Amos failed to make the finals.
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was the star performer of Day 1 of Beijing 2015 after winning Eritrea’s first World Championships gold medal – the men’s marathon title – in 2:12:27 in Beijing, China.
Kenya topped the overall medals table with 7 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronze medals at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China on Sunday.
Nigeria’s hope for a medal at the 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China fades after Blessing Okagbare came last in the women’s 100m on Monday.
Kenya dominated the men’s 3000m steeplechase on Day 3 of the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China, with Ezekiel Kemboi leading the podium sweep.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, has been elected as one of the four vice presidents of the International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF).
Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the first gold medal of the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships on a very hot and sunny morning in Beijing on Saturday.
Nigeria’s Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa on course to break her national Heptathlon record at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
A total of US$ 7,194,000 in prize money will be paid at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 to the leading athletes and teams in the 47 events being contested in the Chinese capital.
The IAAF Congress has elected Sebastian Coe to succeed Senegalese Lamine Diack as the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China.
With one week to go, the final entries indicate that 207 IAAF Member Federations will send representatives to Beijing 2015 for the most important sporting event of the year.
IAAF’s long-term storage and retesting strategy first revealed six adverse findings from Helsinki 2005 in March 2013 and a second reanalysis in April 2015 confirms a further 28 athletes with 32 adverse findings.
IAAF Vice president Sergey Bubka has said that athletics cannot afford to fail in its battle against doping and that the sport is a standard bearer for all sports in the fight against drugs cheats.
Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa sets new national record of 6,106 points to secure victory in Heptathlon; Seye Ogunlewe, Patience George and Tega Odele upset favourites on Day 2 of the 2015 Nigerian Championships in Warri on Friday.
Tosin Oke, Gloria Asumnu and Chinazom Amadi provided the highlights on the first day of the 2015 Nigerian Athletics Championships at the Warri Township stadium in Delta-State on Thursday.
IAAF President Lamine Diack has welcomed the news from the LOC of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 that the Bird’s Nest stadium will be full for all the evening sessions at the championships.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to take medallists at the just concluded IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali to the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa from September 5-12.
Ghanaian athletes stole the limelight from their Nigerian counterparts at the 2015 Warri Relays/CAA Grand Prix held inside the Warri Township Stadium, in Delta state of Nigeria on Friday.
IAAF President Lamine Diack has urged organisers to step up promotional efforts to ensure that the Bird’s Nest Stadium becomes, again, a motivating and inspiring stage for the world’s best athletes.
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