Conley and Bruintjies shine at 2016 SA Senior Championships
Alyssa Conley and Henricho Bruintjies dominated the sprint races at the 2016 South African Senior Championships in Athletics at Coetzenberg in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Alyssa Conley and Henricho Bruintjies dominated the sprint races at the 2016 South African Senior Championships in Athletics at Coetzenberg in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Robert Chemosin made a fitting statement with regards to this year’s motto of the Vienna City Marathon – Theatre of Emotions – when he said: “this marks the beginning of a new life for me.”
South African Lusapho April took the HAJ Hannover Marathon for the third time after 2011 and 2013, his time of 2:11:27 clinching him a place in the Olympic marathon in Rio.
Watch the video highlights of the 33rd Vienna City Marathon 2016 in Vienna, Austria on Sunday 10 April. After two Ethiopian victories in the past two years this edition was dominated by the Kenyans.
Robert Chemosin won the Vienna City Marathon, clocking a fine 2:09:48 in very windy conditions while Shuko Genemo ran 2:24:31 to take the women’s title on Sunday.
Femi Ogunode will be targeting a solid early season start on home turf while reigning world champions Allyson Felix and Dafne Schippers will meet in a scintillating 100m clash at the Doha 2016 meeting on Friday 6 May.
South Africa’s Lusapho April hopes to improve his three-year-old course record of 2:08:32 at the 26th edition of the HAJ Marathon Hannover on Sunday.
The IAAF Diamond League has introduced a new points format for the 2016 season with 1st – 10 points, 2nd – 6 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, and 6th – 1 point.
More than eight countries are set to participate in next month’s fourth Okpekpe International 10km road race in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the compliance period by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) with the World Anti-Doping Code by five weeks.
Ethiopia’s Abayneh Ayele has been added to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg’s elite field after his fine performance at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff.
Kenyan Richard Mengich returns with biggest career win in Berlin, clocking a personal best of 59:58 to take the 2016 Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday 3 April.
IOC Commissions sees 60 per cent increase in women, African members in less than three years – another step in the implementation of the Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms.
Ethiopia’s Guteni Shone, with a personal best of 2:23:32, is the fastest of women’s elite field of the 2016 Vienna City Marathon on 10 April.
Best moments and photos of African performances from the 2016 IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships (Cardiff 2016) in Cardiff, Wales on March 26, 2016.
Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor won the men’s race at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday March 26.
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir took the gold medal in the women’s race at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Cardiff 2016 in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday March 26, 2016.
Live coverage of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Cardiff 2016 from the Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales – Saturday March 26, 2016
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The 2nd edition of the Carthage International Marathon Race has come and gone but the glitz and glamour which heralded the unique race is still making headlines across athletics circles; especially in Tunisia.
Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum and South African doctor Harold Adams announced as one of the chairs of the newly formed IAAF commissions and advisory groups.
Best moments and photos of African performances from the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016 from March 17-20, 2016.
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.
The most sought-after title in women’s road running, the SPAR Grand Prix, is 10 years old this year, and is celebrating by looking to the future.
Live coverage of the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016 at the Oregon Convention Centre in Portland, Oregon – March 17-20, 2016.
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.
Kenya’s Solomon Kirwa Yego clocked a world-leading time of 58:44, and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa ran 1:07:08 to win at the 42nd Roma-Ostia Half Marathon on Sunday.
Kenyan athletes won every available title at the 4th edition of the African Cross Country Championship in Yaoundé, Cameroon on Saturday 12 March, 2016.
South African World 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk claimed a historic sprinting landmark after clocking 9.98 PB at the Free State Championships in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
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.
Sprinter Sean Safo-Antwi has been cleared to switch his allegiance from Britain to Ghana with immediate effect, British Athletics has announced.
Organisers of the annual Okpekpe 10km Road Race in Nigeria have announced a new prize money outlay for the fourth edition of the race scheduled for Saturday 7 May, 2016.