Seven federations interested in hosting 2016 IAAF events
The IAAF received Letters of Interests from seven Member Federations interested in hosting the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships and the IAAF World U20 Championships.
The IAAF received Letters of Interests from seven Member Federations interested in hosting the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships and the IAAF World U20 Championships.
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos International Marathon was unveiled on Tuesday in Lagos, Nigeria.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail on the provision he surrenders his passport and wears an electronic tag while he awaits sentencing for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
IAAF Ethics Commission provisionally suspends Isaiah Kiplagat, David Okeyo and Joseph Kinyua from any IAAF or Athletics Kenya position “in the interests of the integrity of the sport”
Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Kenya’s Cynthia Limo came out on top after thrilling battles over the last kilometre for both the men’s and women’s titles at the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday.
Fresh from receiving her AIMS World Record Award for 2015, Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat talks about more world records ahead of the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday November 29.
The IAAF issues strong-worded response to allegations that the body tolerated rampant blood doping in Athletics and defends Paula Radcliffe’s blood data claims as based on “gross misinterpretation of raw and incomplete data.”
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba was named the female IAAF World Athlete of the Year for 2015 while compatriot Almaz Ayana won the Adidas golden shoe award on Thursday 26 November.
Kenyan steeplechaser Ezekiel Kemboi is one of the six new members of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission appointed by the IAAF Council on Thursday November 26.
More athletes from across the world are expected to take part in the 4th Sfax Marathon International Olive Trees race which has been listed among the Certified Marathon Courses in 2015.
Athletes under the aegis of Professional Athletes’ Association of Kenya (PAAK) protested at AK office, demand Isaiah Kiplagat and David Okeyo step aside for full investigations into corruption allegations against them.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) believes its officials are targeted negatively in the fight against doping that is bedeviling track and field discipline at the moment.
Kenenisa Bekele, one of the world’s greatest ever distance runners, is the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Event Ambassador and will attend the race on Sunday 29 November.
WADA strengthens Anti-Doping worldwide, toughens compliance and regulation for all signatories, declares Six signatories including RUSADA Non-Compliant with immediate effect.
World record holders Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) and Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) head the elite entry list for the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday 29 November.
Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks has been named in the IAAF Inspection Team, and IAAF list the verification criteria to determine the qualification for membership of the IAAF by the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF).
Athletics Kenya vice president and IAAF Council member David Okeyo has reiterated that the Nike sponsorship deal was above board and executed with integrity.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have denied doping cover-ups and bribery claims made by Coach Paul Kibet Simbolei – the alleged whistleblower who accused senior officials of receiving money from athletes in exchange for lenient doping bans.
The Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has provisionally suspended the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) as an IAAF Member with immediate effect.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released entry standard for athletes seeking to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Video Interview with Ethiopian Sisay Lemma Kasaye and Kenyan Micah Kogo at the 2015 Frankfurt Marathon (Also In HD)
Watch the post-competition interview with Nigeria’s Naomi Uhunoma Osazuwa – the 2015 All African Games Heptathlon Gold Medallist. (Also In HD)
Following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report on Russia’s doping violations, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it could strip medals from the alleged cheats, but said there was “no reason” to doubt the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics tests.
Former IAAF President Lamine Diack, from Senegal, has been provisionally suspended as an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspends the accreditation of the Moscow Antidoping Centre with immediate effect following the release yesterday of the WADA Independent Commission Report.
Watch the Video of the WADA Independent Commission Report into Doping in Athletics Press Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday November 9, 2015.
The International Olympic Committee Ethics Commission has recommended the provisional suspension of former IAAF President, Mr Lamine Diack, as Honorary Member of the IOC.
The IAAF President, Sebastian Coe, is seeking approval from his fellow IAAF Council Members to consider sanctions, which could include provisional and full suspension and the removal of future IAAF events, against the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF).
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has welcomed the thorough Report into widespread doping allegations issued by the WADA Independent Commission which accused Russian Athletics of cover-up.
Africans Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba were acclaimed as the male and female winners of the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Award for 2015 at the AIMS Best Marathon Award Gala held in Athens on the evening of 6 November.
The IAAF Council make a significant amendment to the statutes of the IAAF Code of Ethics with immediate effect to aid transparency of the IAAF Ethics Commission.
In coordination with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), the IAAF has cancelled this year’s IAF World Athletics Gala which was due to take place in Monaco on Saturday 28 November.
Former Botswana sprinter Obakeng Ngwigwa has been appointed as the Technical Director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
The Richard Pound-chaired World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s Independent Commission (IC) to publish Report on findings of investigation into allegations of widespread doping in sport on Nov 9.