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World
Qualification system for athletics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held between 2-11 August 2024 published.
Senegal
The fourth meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission Dakar 2026 , held virtually on 13 October, focused on the latest activities of the Youth...
RSA
Mbuleli Mathanga and Glenrose Xaba delivered in style to win the national senior titles at the ASA Cross Country Championships in Rustenburg on Saturday.
Uganda
Jacob Kiplimo took another step up in class on Sunday when the Ugandan became a world record-holder with his 57:31 victory at the EDP...
East Africa
Ugandan Victor Kiplangat takes debut win while Kenyan Sheila Jerotich comes from behind in stunning sister act at the 2021 N Kolay Istanbul Marathon.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum, previously a 1500m specialist, steps up with world 5km record in Lille on Saturday.
Asia
The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, scheduled for 27 March 2022 in Yangzhou, China, has been postponed until November 2022.
Ethiopia
The world and Olympic 10,000m medallist also becomes just the second athlete in history to hold world records for 5000m, 10,000m and the half...
Senegal
First Dakar 2026 initiatives to get underway on the ground in 2022 in the spirit of “teranga”.
Ethiopia
Ethiopians Guye Adola scores unexpected triumph in Berlin, debutant Gotytom Gebreslase surprises to win women’s title.
Kenya
World record holder and seven-time World Marathon Majors winner Mary Keitany from Kenya retires from the sport.
Burundi
Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba took more than two seconds off Genzebe Dibaba’s world 2000m record with a brilliant run of 5:21.56 at the Boris Hanzekovic...
Africa
Kenyan Leonard Langat wins the 2021 Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:09:25 while debutant Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui ran 2:24:29 to take a...
Africa
Kenyan Agnes Tirop and Ethiopian Senbere Teferi created history at the adizero Road To Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele makes his fourth appearance in Germany’s biggest and most spectacular marathon, while his compatriot Hiwot Gebrekidan will run in Berlin’s women’s...
Ethiopia
Yalemzerf Yehualaw becomes the first woman to break 64 minutes for the half marathon, running a remarkable 1:03:43 at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon.
Kenya
Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei breaks Sifan Hassan’s course record while Felix Kipkoech runs world lead at the 2021 GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Kenya
Kenyan marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge becomes only the third man to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title on Sunday in Sapporo.
East Africa
Emmanuel Korir and Peruth Chemutai win first gold medals for Kenya and Uganda respectively on a great night for East Africa at the Tokyo...
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Selemon Barega takes a thrilling gold in the men's 10,000 metres final, the first gold medal in the athletics at Tokyo 2020 Olympics,...
Kenya
The Women-only world half marathon record of 1:05:16 set by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir in Gdynia, Poland on 17 October 2020 has been ratified.
Europe
Birmingham 2022 is one year away, with the Main Ballot open to everyone from 8 September 2021.
Oceania
International Olympic Committee Members voted to elect Brisbane 2032 as host of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad.