Injury knocks Rudisha out of Kenyan Moscow bound team
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,…
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Moscow 2013 extends broadcast reach to over 200 territories
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…
ASA to send South African athletes to Moscow despite rift
Athletics South Africa (ASA) insisted on Monday that the country’s athletes will head to the IAAF World championships in Moscow as planned, despite the suspension of the federation by the…
Complete Results – 67th All-Nigeria Championships – Calabar 2013
Calabar, Nigeria 19/06/13 – World Championships Trials – Official results 20 km Walk Women Final , Time :13:23 1 312 Asedo Queensly, Nigeria Police 26/2/1988 1:31.36 2 320 Queen Henshaw Nigeria Police…
Egwero wins 100m, Akwu upsets Onakoya in Calabar – Day-2 wrap
Ogho-Oghene Egwero won Thursday’s top race with victory in the men’s 100m in 10.18 secs on day-two of the CRS/All Nigeria Athletics Championships in Calabar, Cross-Rivers State. The day produced…
Complete Results – Warri Relays 2013
Official Results – Warri Relays – 14/06/2013 5000 Meter Women (Promotional) 1 114 Amina Olowora NGR 17:48.25 2 133 Iwangar Akaha NGR 18:13.46 3 138 Mnguhenen Ishor NGR 19:46.10 Shot Put…
Nigerian athletes impress at Benin Golden League
A handful of fairly impressive performances were over the weekend recorded in the third leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria /Solid Works Golden League held inside the University of Benin…
Turning the clock back to Moscow 1980
The IAAF World Championships, Moscow 2013, which takes place from 10 to 18 August, will be infused with memories of the last global athletics championship to be staged in the famous Luzhniki Stadium: the 1980 Olympic Games.
Van Zyl beats Olympic gold medalist in Manchester
LJ Van Zyl’s performance at this weekend’s Great City Games in Manchester was outstanding as he not only beat Jack Green (GBR), but also Olympic gold medalist Felix Sanchez (DOM)…
Lusapho April and Olena Burkovska break course records in Hannover
Despite warm weather conditions both course records were broken in the TUI Marathon Hannover: South Africa’s Lusapho April clocked 2:08:32 while Ukraine’s Olena Burkovska crossed the line in 2:27:07. While…
Dereje Debele Tulu breaks course record in Duesseldorf
Ethiopians Dereje Debele Tulu and Melkam Gizaw took the 11th edition of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on Sunday. In ideal weather conditions 26 year-old Dereje Debele Tulu broke the…
SA Record falls in the junior men’s 110m hurdles
Tiaan Smit (WPA) broke the SA Record in the junior men’s 110m hurdles when he crossed the line in 13.51sec on the third day at the SA Sub-youth, Youth, Junior…
Henry Sugut wins Vienna Marathon for a third time
Defending champion Henry Sugut from Kenya produced a result at the 30th Vienna City Marathon that fitted to the occasion. It was the 30th edition of Austria’s biggest sporting event and…
Gebrselassie to chase sixth Manchester victory
The ageless will chase a fifth successive – and sixth in total – title on 26 May at the, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. The Ethiopian superstar, who will…
Sugut returns to defend in Vienna with Kipchumba on his trail
Kenya’s Henry Sugut, VCM’s defending champion and course record-holder, will face tough oppositions as he return to the Vienna City Marathon on April 14. Among them is Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba,…