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Ethiopian athletes swept the medals table in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 in China on Saturday March 28.
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The IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 gets under way on Saturday, March 28 and you can follow all the action on the IAAF website.
Continue readingNo less than US$280,000 in prize money will be paid out by the IAAF to the leading runners in the two senior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 on Saturday 28 March.
Continue readingNigeria’s leading marathoner, Deborah Pam, hopes to spring a surprise on the East Africans at the 2015 edition of the Okpekpe 10km Road Race in May.
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The 2004 Olympics relay bronze medalist, Deji Aliu, has cautioned Nigerian sports administrators not to play politics with sports and athletes future.
Continue readingPlateau State’s duo Deborah Pam and Harris Ismail both smashed the course records to win at the 2015 Splash FM Integrity Marathon race in Ibadan, Nigeria on March 22.
Continue readingAthletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) names 40 young athletes and 9 seniors for preparation camps ahead of the 2015 CAA African Youths, IAAF World Youths and IAAF World Relays championship events.
Continue readingHere we look at 10 athletes worth keeping an eye on at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Guiyang 2015 on Saturday March 28, 2015.
Continue readingKenya’s 800m world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha is the main attraction at the Melbourne IAAF World Challenge meeting on Saturday night.
Continue readingMore than 6,000 athletes are expected to participate in the 2015 Diacore Gaborone Marathon (DGM) on Sunday March 22nd at the Grand Palm Resort in Gaborone, Botswana.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingQatari record holder, Femi Ogunode, will test his might against top world stars when the 2015 IAAF Diamond League campaign kicks off at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday May 15.
Continue readingNigerian athletes hoping to take part in the 3rd edition of the annual Okpekpe Road Race have been assured of local races to prepare them for the 10km race.
Continue readingLittle-known Kenyan Leonard Korir outsprinted training partner Stephen Sambu to win the 2015 United Airlines NYC Half marathon in New York City on Saturday.
Continue readingKenya’s 800m world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha, opened his 2015 season with an impressive 1:45.01 win at the Sydney Track Classic in Australia on Saturday.
Continue readingEse Brume’s championships record and Yomif Kejelcha classy run highlights the final day of the African Junior Athletics Championships 2015 in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
Continue readingOrganizing partners of the 12th African Junior Athletics Championship said that the 26th CAA Congress and the ongoing championship are the most successful in the championships history.
Continue readingThe Bid Committee for the Commonwealth Games in Durban 2022 has reiterated their commitment to deliver a cost effective Games that will leave a lasting legacy for the city.
Continue readingThe South African city of Cape Town has a new world class athletics stadium with an improved capacity and state of the art running track.
Continue readingThe Local Organising Committee (LOC) website for the 2nd IAAF World Relays, Bahamas 2015 (holding from May 2-3 in Nassau) is now open: bahamasworldrelays.org
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