First 40 relay teams qualified for WCH Tokyo 25
Eight teams have qualified for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in five events contested on day one of competition at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25.
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Eight teams have qualified for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in five events contested on day one of competition at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25.
Athletics Kenya selected as the winning Member Federation of the Kids’ Athletics Day challenge, receiving the prize of a US$10,000 award to be used to promote and activate Kids’ Athletics in Kenya.
Athletics South Africa announce a 70-member squad for the CAA African U18 and U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria from 16-20 July 2025.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe reinforced the importance of a “historic” edition of the World Athletics Relays, speaking on the eve of an event that sees the mixed 4x100m make its global debut.
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, three-time Olympic gold medalist and holder of two world records, will compete at Hayward Field on 5 July seeking her seventh Pre Classic 1500m title.
World Athletics and its Member Federations, athletics clubs, schools and people across the globe have celebrated Kids’ Athletics Day on Wednesday with the Relay Around the World Challenge.
Swiss sportswear brand On announce the signing of World Indoor 3000m Champion Freweyni Hailu from Ethiopia to its growing team of world-class athletes.
Abeokuta, Nigeria has been named as the new host city for the 3rd CAA African U18/U20 Combined Championships from 16-20 July, 2025.
Evans Mayaka comes from behind while Emmah Ndiwa dominates the field at the inaugural Maratón de Cali (Colombia) on Sunday.
Kenyans set course records at the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday: Debutant James Kipkurui was surprise winner with 60:50 and Esther Chemtai took the women’s race with 68:52.
Tsige Duguma smashed the Ethiopian record in the 800m with 1:56.64, Berihu Aregawi ran the fastest outdoor 5000m of the year in 12:50.45, and Akani Simbine clocked 9.98 to win the 100m at the Wanda Diamond League in Shanghai/Keqiao on Saturday.
Samuel Fitwi’s strongest rival could be Joshua Kithuku of Kenya as he hope to break records at Sunday’s Gutenberg Half Marathon Mainz.
A total of 19 athletes have been included in the South African team for the World Athletics Relays, Guangzhou 25 from 10-11 May 2025.
A total of eight athletes achieved qualifying standards at the 2025 ASA Senior Championships for the Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships to be held in September, five of which qualified for the first time.
Alex Matata won the Istanbul Half Marathon with 59:40, while Miriam Chebet overtook Sheila Chelangat to win the women’s race in 1:06:07.
Sabastian Sawe dominates elite men’s TCS London Marathon field to keep the crown in Kenyan hands with commanding running reminiscent of Eliud Kipchoge’s prime.
Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record at the 45th edition of the London Marathon, crossing the finish line in 2:15:50.
Zakithi Nene, Colette Uys, and Prudence Sekgodiso excelled on the final day of the 2025 ASA Senior Championships at NWU McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Saturday.
Favour Ofili from Nigeria opened her season with a 10.99 (+0.4 m/s) win in the 100m at the 2025 LSU Alumni Gold event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich became the first athlete to break the 30-minute barrier in a women-only 10-kilometre road race, clocking 29:27 at the Adizero Road To Records event on Saturday.
Sabelo Dhlamini and Zeney Geldenhuys dominated the 400m hurdles finals on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships + Relays and Multi Events at NWU McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom.
Brigid Kosgei and Amos Kipruto head Hamburg’s strongest ever field, Karoline Grovdal chases famous national record at the 39th Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.
Athletes entered for the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 have, between them, amassed 34 medals from the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha won the national 100m titles at ASA Senior Track Championships 2025 at NWU Stadium in Potchefstroom.
The 20th edition of the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon will be staged on Sunday, four days after an earthquake hit the metropolis.
2022 World hurdles champion Oluwatobiloba Amusan is among the key names announced for Team Nigeria to the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 next month.
World Athletics has officially designated Japan Airlines (JAL) as a supplier for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kenya’s John Korir runs the second-fastest winning time in race history (2:04:45), whilst Sharon Lokedi shatters the course record in 2:17:22 to win the 129 Boston Marathon on Monday 21 April, 2025.
World records achieved by Beatrice Chebet, Mondo Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Toshikazu Yamanishi have been ratified by World Athletics.
The organising committee of the Dubai Marathon opens registration for the 25th edition of the iconic race, set to take place on February 1, 2026.
Kenyan Brigid Kosgei, who broke Paula Radcliffe’s world record with 2:14:04 in Chicago 2019, has joined the elite field of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg 2025.
More than 12,000 female participants took part in the 15th edition of the Course féminine de la Victoire in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday 13 April.
The requirement for a master’s degree in sports for the position of the head coach of the Ethiopian national team sparks discontent among current coaches
International Sports Day: More than 3,000 women participated in the fourth edition of the “Foulées féminines de la victoire” event held in Médiouna.
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has been a great ambassador of Kenyan athletics, flying the country’s flag high around the world over the years.