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With a total of 1546 athletes entered from 175 IAAF member federations, Oregon 2014 is set to be one of the biggest ever editions of the IAAF World Junior Championships.
Continue readingNigerian Olympian Enefiok ‘Enee’ Udo-Obong and AISTS course-mates joined the IOC President Thomas Bach to kick-off the 2nd edition of the Olympic Capital Run before Bach hosted the Olympic Day celebrations at the IOC headquarters today.
Continue readingGlasgow 2014 organisers on Monday June 9 outlined changes to the provision of Wi-Fi access for accredited media at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Continue readingAthletics fans in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to watch the inaugural IAAF World Relays, this weekend in Nassau, The Bahamas Live on the internet and also on SuperSport.
Continue readingA total prize purse of USD $1.4million will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas, on May 24-25, 2014.
Continue readingThe 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held between July 22-27 in Eugene, Oregon, is set to be the biggest ever IAAF event to be held on US soil.
Continue readingThe IAAF President Lamine Diack has announced, ahead of the start of the 2014 IDL series in Doha, Qatar, on Friday that the next five years of the IAAF Diamond League are guaranteed following a new agreement.
Continue readingOMEGA, the official Timekeeper of the global premier athletics series, IAAF Diamond League, has launched a mobile application designed to complement their partnership.
Continue readingIt’s exactly one month to go until the first gun goes at the inaugural IAAF World Relays, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on May 24-25, 2014.
Continue readingIAAF has appointed Ato Boldon, Joanna Hayes and Jackie Joyner-Kersee as Ambassadors to the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held in Eugene, USA, between 22-27 July.
Continue readingGlasgow 2014 organisers today marked 100 days to go until the start of the XX Commonwealth Games with a stunning aerial shot of Hampden Park, Scotland’s National Stadium temporarily transformed into an Athletics venue for the Games.
Continue readingIAAF President Lamine Diack has announced plans for ‘Athletics for a Better World’ (ABW) a new social responsibility programme that will use the universality of athletics to make a positive difference in the world.
Continue readingMore than 750 athletes are expected to compete at the first edition of the IAAF World Relays, which will be held on May 24-25, 2014 in Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas.
Continue readingA total prize purse of US$245,000 will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the IAAF/Al-Bank World Half Marathon Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March 2014.
Continue readingA total of US$2,464,000 is on offer from the IAAF as prize money at this weekend’s IAAF World Indoor Championships, in Sopot, Poland – March 7-9, 2014. Over 600 competitors from 138 countries will be competing for honours at the IAAF…
Continue readingThe marathon event at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland will start and finish in Glasgow Green covering a route that will take in iconic Glasgow landmarks and give spectators a superb chance of seeing the race. The Local…
Continue readingWith one month to go to the IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014, Sopot is optimistic of world records performances. The athletics world has been treated to two world indoor records already this year, courtesy of , so hopes are…
Continue readingBritish Athletics and Sainsbury has confirmed that the London leg of the 2014 IAAF Diamond League meeting will now take place at the Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on July 11-12, 2014. The two-day meet, which will become known as…
Continue readingThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet at the IOC headquarters in Vidy, Lausanne, on Tuesday December 10, 2013. The EB is scheduled to receive reports from various IOC Commissions, including the Athletes’ Commission; the summer and…
Continue readingThe 200-day countdown has begun to the inaugural IAAF World Relays, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on the weekend of May 24-25, 2014. The IAAF World Relays is the latest addition to the list of IAAF events and…
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