Dibaba world record tradition the aim for Genzebe in Oslo
Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record in Oslo on Thursday evening.
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Kenyans set for Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20
Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Geoffrey Ronoh are set to renew their rivalry, while Mary Keitany makes her RunCzech debut at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20.
11 World leads, 4 Diamond league records fall in Doha
11 World leads, Five Meeting and Four Diamond League Records Fall at the opening meeting of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday night.
Sambu and Saina triumph at 2015 Great Manchester Run
Kenyans Stephen Sambu and Betsy Saina emerged victorious at the 2015 Morrisons Great Manchester Run; Stephen Mokoka smashed 35-year-old South African record.
Kandie triumphs in Prague, Melese wins women’s race
Kenyan Felix Kandie won the men’s race in 2:08:32 while Yebrgual Melese of Ethiopia clocked 2:23:49 to take the women’s race at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday.
IAAF DL Doha 2015: Kiprop, Aman and Amos clash in Doha
Reigning world champions Asbel Kiprop and Mohammed Aman will clash with Nijel Amos in a scintillating 800m contest on the Qatar Sports Club track at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday May 15.
Geoffrey Ronoh seeks to conquer the marathon distance in Prague
Kenyan Geoffrey Ronoh, one of 2014 marathon’s rising star, is the man to beat in the absence of Patrick Terer at the 2015 Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday May 3.
Prague and the promises of Patrick Terer
Can Patrick Terer keep his second promise to the organisers of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday May 3? Last year the Kenyan promised to run 2:07:00.
Ugandan coach Wemali infects raped athletes with HIV
The Ugandan Athletics coach, Peter Wemali, who was arrested for allegedly defiling and raping three female national runners, was said to have infected the athletes with the HIV virus, court heard on Thursday.
Kimetto presented with Guinness World Records certificate
Kenya’s world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto was on Friday honoured with an official Guinness World Records certificate ahead of his much-anticipated debut at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.
Kenya’s ‘fantastic four’ to attack Radcliffe’s record
Kenya’s fabulous quartet of women runners will attack Paula Radcliffe’s 10-year-old women-only marathon world record at the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.
London Marathon 2015 Men’s race preview
Virgin Money London Marathon’s elite field coordinator David Bedford claims Wilson Kipsang is the man to beat in Sunday’s elite men’s race.
London Marathon 2015 Women’s race preview
Virgin Money London Marathon’s elite field coordinator David Bedford predicts the greatest women’s marathon ever as Kenya’s ‘fantastic four’ take on Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia at the 2015 London Marathon.
Tuwei to lead LOC for 2017 World Youth Championships
Athletics Kenya (AK) unveils 18-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC) in Athletics in Nairobi – July 12-16, 2017.
Rotich and Desisa triumph at 119th Boston Marathon
East African duo Caroline Rotich of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia won the men’s and women’s races at the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday.
Cheshari Jacob, Souad Ait Salem triumph in Hannover
Cheshari Jacob of Kenya and Souad Ait Salem of Algeria won the 25th edition of the HAJ Hannover Marathon on Sunday.
Ugandan coach remanded in custody for two weeks on rape charges
Ugandan athletics coach Peter Wemali, arrested for allegedly defiling and raping three teenage female national runners, was on Thursday evening ordered to be remanded in judicial custody for two weeks.
IOC President calls for sport to be included in UN SDGs
IOC President calls for sport to be included in UN Sustainable Development Goals during speech at UN headquarters on Wednesday April 15, 2015.
IOC President announces educational service for elite athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announces that the IOC will launch a free, online education service aimed specifically at Olympians, other elite athletes and their coaches.
IOC launches whistle-blower hotline to protect clean athletes
In furtherance of it’s Olympic Agenda 2020 to protect clean athletes, the IOC launches whistle-blower hotline for competition manipulation and other ethical issues that threaten the integrity of sport.
Status of the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020
In a letter to all Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC Ethics Commission has communicated the indemnity policy for all IOC Members.
Diane Nukuri: “Iten is one of the hardest places to train”
Diane Nukuri of Burundi credits Iten training debut with her third place success in Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon, writes Andy Edwards.
In Pictures: African athletes at Guiyang 2015
A cross-section of top African athletes at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships on Saturday March 28th in Guiyang, China.
All set for Kenitra International 10km on April 5
Kénitra city will host the first edition of the Kenitra International 10km road race on April 5, with the participation of the best runners from Morocco and around the World.
Guiyang 2015: Kamworor, Tirop deliver senior titles for Kenya
Geoffrey Kamworor maintains his unbeaten championship record and teenage talent Agnes Tirop triumphed as Kenya won both senior titles at 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang.
Ethiopians dominate junior races at Guiyang 2015 – IAAF World Cross Country Champs
Ethiopian athletes swept the medals table in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 in China on Saturday March 28.
IOC, Govts back words with action to protect clean athletes
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that the potential of its Special Anti-Doping Research Fund – a partnership with governments of the world and the IOC – nears USD 13 million.
Athletics Nigeria calls 40 youths to camp for Mauritius 2015
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) names 40 young athletes and 9 seniors for preparation camps ahead of the 2015 CAA African Youths, IAAF World Youths and IAAF World Relays championship events.
Nijel Amos celebrates 21st birthday in style
Olympics 800m silver medallist, Nijel Amos from Botswana, celebrated his 21st birthday in an all-white glitz and glamour gig with friends and family on Saturday March 14.
David Rudisha kickstarts season with 1:45.01 in Sydney
Kenya’s 800m world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha, opened his 2015 season with an impressive 1:45.01 win at the Sydney Track Classic in Australia on Saturday.
Kalkaba Malboum lauds Addis Ababa 2015 as ‘best ever African Junior champs’
Organizing partners of the 12th African Junior Athletics Championship said that the 26th CAA Congress and the ongoing championship are the most successful in the championships history.
Live Blog: African Junior Athletics Championships 2015 in Addis Ababa
Follow our live updates, photos and videos from the CAA / 12th African Junior Athletics Championships 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – #AddisAbaba2015
Cape Town gets new world class athletics facility
The South African city of Cape Town has a new world class athletics stadium with an improved capacity and state of the art running track.
Watch: Genzebe Dibaba sets world indoor 5000m record at XL-Galan 2015
Watch Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba clock 14:18:86 to set a new world indoor 5000m record at the XL-Galan in Stockholm, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, on Thursday.
Alex Amankwah posts World’s fastest time in men’s 800m
Ghanaian Alex Amankwah smashed Kennedy Osei’s 20 year-old national 800m indoor record after running a World Leading 1:46.86 at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday January 24.