Uganda’s World marathon champion, Stephen Kiprotich, said the IAAF World Championships gold is his best medal as compared to the one he won in the London 2012 Olympics Games. While responding to questions at a press conference in Moscow after his triumphant fete, the double gold medalist said he believes it’s the better of the […]
Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3,000 metres steeplechase world title in convincing style at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday August 15th. The 31-year-old, two-time Olympic champion, timed eight minutes 06:01 seconds to take gold while compatriot Conseslus Kipruto took silver in 8:06.37 and France’s two-time Olympic silver medallist Mahiedine Mekhissi was […]
The 2010 African Champion, Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed from Egypt, today set a national record of 83.62 metres in the men’s Javelin Throw qualification at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Competing in Group B inside the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, El Sayed only needed one throw to erase his old mark of 82.45 metres set […]
Kenyan [link id=”255″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Milcah Chemos Cheywa”] led an African sweep of the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final and Ethiopian [link id=”256″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Mohammed Aman”] won the men’s 800m title at the 14th [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF World Championships in Moscow” target=”_blank”]. After two World bronze medals, Cheywa justified her favourite tag – in the absence […]
Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure ran a storming race to win the Silver medal in the women’s 100m final at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Moscow” target=”_blank”], Russia. The 26-year-old Ivorian came through strong with 10 metres left to finished second in 10.93 seconds and thus became the first African woman […]
Blessing Okagbare spoke with the IAAF tv after winning the silver medal in women’s Long Jump at the 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia
Ethiopian reigning Olympic Champion, [link id=”249″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Tirunesh Dibaba”], won her third World 10,000m title at the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow” target=”_blank”] on Sunday. Displaying her trademark kick, the 27-year-old sped away from the field at the bell with an effortless 59.96 seconds last lap to regained the title […]
Video Interview with Ivorian sprinter Murielle Ahoure after the 100m Heats today at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Video Interview with [link id=”248″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Ayanleh Souleiman”] of [link id=”181″ tax=”category” text=”Djibouti”] after the 800m Men Prelims at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia on Saturday.
Video Interview with Nigeria’s sprinter champion and African record-holder, [link id=”158″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Blessing Okagbare”], after the women’s Long Jump qualification at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia yesterday. She jumped 6.83m to qualify for Sunday’s final.
Video Interview with Nigeria’s 400m runner Omolara Omotosho at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia yesterday.
Video Interview with Nigeria’s 800m runner Leoman Momoh at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia yesterday.
Kenya’s [link id=”250″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat”] won the women’s marathon Gold medal on Saturday at the 14th [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF World Championship”]s in Athletics being held in [link id=”238″ tax=”am_venues” text=”Moscow”], Russia. The 33-year-old, who led home a clean Kenyan podium sweep in the event in Daegu 2011, made history as the first […]
It’s that time again!! The World Championships are here once more and this time in Moscow, Russia. After the excitement of the last world championships in Daegu, South Korea it is safe to assume that this year it will be more action-packed. To help everyone to join in on the action, a “Ones to Watch” […]
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council and Congress this morning ratified the new World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, signifying a return to 4 year sanctions for serious doping offences. According to a statement released following the second day’s working session of the 49th IAAF Congress in Moscow, Russia, the Code was approved by acclamation. Also on the […]
South Africa’s hope of a good showing in the men’s marathon event at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow next week was dealt a further blow on Tuesday when Lusapho April pulled out with an Achilles injury. “I’m very disappointed I will miss the world champs,” April said on Tuesday. “I have Achilles tendonitis and […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has launched an app for the iPod, iPad and Android devices ahead of the 14th IAAF World Championships starting in Moscow, Russia on Saturday August 10. The IAAF App will be the official Live results, statistics and news application for iPod, iPad and Android devices from the IAAF website – iaaf.org. […]
Ethiopia’s Jillo Dube will speak on the Ethiopian method of training for middle and long distances at the 2nd IAAF World Coaches’ Conference scheduled for Moscow on Monday August 19, 2013. The 2nd IAAF World Coaches’ Conference will present the opportunity for coaches from over 200 national teams assembled for the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF […]
[link id=”127″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Athletics South Africa” target=”_blank”] has selected a team of 27 athletes to participate at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia from 10-18 August 2013. The team of 21 track & field athletes, four marathoners and two race walkers, includes 14 athletes who have met the IAAF A-Standard for the […]
[link id=”94″ tax=”category” text=”Morocco”] will send a team of 21 athletes, 14 men and seven women to take part in the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”14th IAAF World Championships”] in Athletics to be held from August 10 to 18 next month in the Russian capital, Moscow. The contingent from the [link id=”5370″ text=”North African”] country to […]
Ethiopian distance superstars, [link id=”76″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Haile Gebrselassie”] and [link id=”220″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Kenenisa Bekele”] will face Briton, Somali-born, Mohammed ‘Mo’ Farah in South Shields at the 2013 Bupa Great North Run on Sunday, September 15. The two former Olympic 10,000m champions and the reigning one will contest the same race for the first time ever. Event […]
The dwindling fortunes being witnessed in Nigeria’s athletic scene could soon be a thing of the past with the newly activated Nestle/IAAF Kids Athletics programme, stakeholders have posited. At the official launching of the global initiative in Lagos Nigeria on Thursday July 25, 2013, the Nigerian Sports Minister, Honourable Bolaji Abdullahi, challenged the Athletics Federation […]
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare twice lowered the African women’s 100m record to beat a star-studded line-up at the Sainsbury Anniversary Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in London today. Okagbare first erased the 14 year-old mark of 10.90 secs, set by compatriot Glory Alozie (now of Spain) in La Laguna, Mexico on May 6, 1999, with a […]
A comprehensive blood testing programme will be organised at the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, as part of a sophisticated anti-doping programme for the 14th edition of the championships which take place from 10th to 18th August 2013. Two years ago the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) collected blood samples from all athletes taking […]
Two former champions will return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon while the silver medallist of the World Championships’ Marathon from Daegu 2011 has also been confirmed for the race on October 27th. Gilbert Kirwa won Germany’s oldest city marathon in 2009. He established a course record of 2:06:14, which has been significantly lowered to 2:03:42 in the […]
World Champion Amantle Montsho of Botswana and Côte d’Ivoire’s Murielle Ahoure stormed to national records while Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare soared over seven metres twice at the Herculis Meeting – Diamond League in Monaco. Montsho, won the 400m in a national record of 49.33 secs, the fastest time in the world this year, a national record […]
Algeria’s Olympic 1500m champion Taoufik Makhloufi on Thursday withdrew from next month’s IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow because of a viral infection, El Watan newspaper reported on its website. The 25-year-old had a difficult start to his outdoor season, finishing 11th in 3:52.94 over a mile at Eugene, Oregon, on June 1. He has […]
Caster Semenya won her first race after a lengthy injury layoff on Wednesday night, but fell well short in her attempt to qualify for next month’s IAAF World Championships. The South African clocked a pedestrian 2:06.58 to win the women’s 800m race at the Lahti Games in Finland – her first competitive outing since last […]
Kenyan reigning World and Olympic champion David Rudisha has pulled out of the 800 metres at 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia with a knee injury. Rudisha, 24, bruised the bone in his right knee at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York in May and had had been receiving specialist treatment in […]
Nestle Nigeria will launch the Nestlé/IAAF Kid’s Athletics Programme, in partnership with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), in Lagos on July 25. The programme, aimed at promoting the development of athletics in schools for children between ages 6 to 12, was created in 2005 by the International Associations of Athletics Federation (IAAF). Nestlé became […]
Ethiopia’s Meresa Kahsay sets a World Youth best of 5:19.99 to win the boy’s 2000m Steeplechase Gold medal at the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. Kaysay was seventh at the world juniors last year and took silver medal at this year’s African Youth Championships in Warri, but this time he won the one […]
Little-known Kenyan girl, Lilian Kasait Rengeruk, announced herself on the big stage on Wednesday, winning the girls 3000m with a World Youth leading time of 8:58.74 on the first day of the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. Rengeruk, 16, showed that her victory over the World junior champion Mercy Chebwogen at the […]
South African sprinter Anaso Jobodwana, who won the men’s 100m title on Monday, completed the double with a dominant performance to win the 200m title at the 27th Summer Universiade / World University Games in Kazan, Russia.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that, with one month to go until the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 10 to 18 August 2013, the pinnacle competition of the IAAF World Athletics Series has extended its global reach. Broadcasting agreements are in place covering more territories than ever before in the history […]