US$245,000 in prize money up for grabs at IAAF WHM Valencia 2018
A total prize purse of US$245,000 is on offer at the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 on Saturday 24 March.
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A total prize purse of US$245,000 is on offer at the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 on Saturday 24 March.
More than 2.4 million dollars will be paid as prize money by the IAAF to the leading athletes and teams at the 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 from 1-4 March.
With 50 days to go until the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018, the LOC have unveiled the medals that will be awarded to the top three in each final at the event to be staged at Arena Birmingham from 1 to 4 March.
Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris ended Britain’s Mohammed Farah’s dominance of the men’s 5000m and 10,000m at major championships in grand style at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday night.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has thrown out the appeal for disqualification of Ugandan athlete Ronald Musagala during the men’s 1500m heats.
Kenya’s Eunice Jepkoech Sum, the 2013 World Champion in the women’s 800m, has dropped out of the ongoing IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Botswana’s star athlete Isaac Makwala has been declared medically fit to compete in the men’s 200m at the IAAF World Championships in London tonight.
The 2013 World 3000m Steeplechase champion, Milcah Chemos, is hopeful that the Kenyan women will reign supreme in the water jump and barrier event at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in London.
The IAAF defends the decision of its Medical Delegate to withdraw Botswana’s star athlete Isaac Makwala from the Ongoing IAAF World Championships in London.
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk flaunted his superb form on Tuesday night, taking the first step in his attempt at a historic double at the IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won a tight and dramatic women’s 1500m final on Monday evening, taking gold in 4:02.59 ahead of American Jenny Simpson and South Africa’s Caster Semenya.
Long jump stars Luvo Manyonga and Ruswahl Samaai delivered in style on Saturday evening, earning two medals for the South African team during a spectacular session of Track and Field action on the second day of the IAAF World Championships in London.
Botswana’s Isaac Makwala, one of the medal favourites in both the men’s 200m and 400m at the IAAF World Championships in London has been struck down with a stomach bug.
Live Blog of day five of action at the 2017 IAAF World Championships inside the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford – London.
Seven South African athletes will be in action on Friday night, with the national team expected to open their campaign in style on Day 1 of the IAAF World Championships in London.
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) have announced a 40-member team that will represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, UK from 4-13 August.
Athletics Tanzania (AT) have selected eight track and field athletes to represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London, UK from 4-13 August.
Leeds Beckett University, in cooperation with the IAAF, will carry out the biggest biomechanics research project ever conducted in athletics during next month’s IAAF World Championships London 2017.
Commonwealth Games double sprint champion, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and NCAA 100m hurdles champion Tobiloba Amusan will lead the Nigerian team comprising of 12 athletes to the IAAF World Championships London 2017 from August 4 to 13.
Olympic and World champion David Rudisha will lead a strong 49-member Team Kenya to defend his men’s 800m title at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London next month.
Team South Africa has announced its final 24-member team for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, taking place from 4-13 August, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Stratford.
South African Athletics governing body Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced a 22-member preliminary team for next month’s IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Children will pay £9.58 for a ticket to watch all sessions at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in London next summer.
IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016 delivers a great show, with sell-out sessions and a combined attendance figure of nearly 40,000.
Genzebe Dibaba and Yomif Kejelcha delivered two much needed gold medals to Ethiopia on the final day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon on Sunday.
Francine Niyonsaba won the women’s 800m gold in a world-leading national indoor record of 2:00.01 for Burundi on final day at Portland 2016 – IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Two silver medals by Burundi’s Antoine Gakeme and Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum, and a bronze medal by Gudaf Tsegay highlight African performances on day 3 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016 on Saturday.
A total of US$2,464,000 is on offer from the IAAF as prize money at this week’s IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016 this weekend.
Algeria’s Larbi Bourrada has accepted the official invitation from the IAAF to compete in the combined events at the IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016.
Here are the four new innovations which will be incorporated into the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland 2016 from 17-20 March.
Organisers of the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016, which will be staged between March 17-20, have released the official bulletin to mark the 50 days to go until the event.
Portland set to host North America’s biggest ever IAAF World Indoor Championships with preliminary entries of 699 athletes (403 men, 296 women) received from 154 federations for 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The world’s best track and field athletes will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon in March 2016 to compete in the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016.
The IAAF Council has approved the entry standards for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, and a new qualification system has been introduced.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) website for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, holding from August 22-30 next year in China, is now open.
Doha, Qatar won the right, over Barcelona (ESP) and Eugene (USA), to host the 2019 IAAF World Championships, the IAAF Council announced at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco on Tuesday.
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