In an interview with AthleticsAfrica’s Tunde Eludini, AFN’s Technical Director, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama says the Athletics federation expect better results at the 2nd AFN Golden League meet in Ilorin this weekend.
On the sidelines of the 1st AFN Golden League meet, recently held in Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Abuja, Athletics Africa’s Tunde Eludini caught up with the National High Performance Director, Angie Taylor.
AthleticsAfrica’s Tunde Eludini interviews Angie Taylor, the Nigerian National Sports Commission (NSC) High Performance Director, in Abuja on varying issues affecting sports in Nigeria.
It’s exactly one month to go until the first gun goes at the inaugural IAAF World Relays, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on May 24-25, 2014.
Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo successfully defended her Boston Marathon title on Monday with a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes and 57 seconds.
Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel set a new men’s event record of 13:26 to win, in a photo finish, his second consecutive title at the sixth annual B.A.A. 5K in Boston on Saturday.
Lesotho’s Lebenya Nkoka and Russia’s Nina Podnebesnova secure victories in the men’s and women’s races at the 56km Old Mutual Two Oceans ultra-marathon in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 20 athletes to compete at the 2014 Mt.Sac Relays this weekend at the historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, California
IAAF has appointed Ato Boldon, Joanna Hayes and Jackie Joyner-Kersee as Ambassadors to the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held in Eugene, USA, between 22-27 July.
Kenyan World Marathon record-holder Wilson Kipsang discusses his course record in victory at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon.
For 27 year-old Getu Feleke, Vienna was a major step back into world-class. Running the second fastest time of his career it was the third time he registered a sub 2:06 result.
Ethiopian Getu Feleke clocked a superb course record of 2:05:41 to win the 31st Vienna City Marathon in good weather conditions on Sunday.
Glasgow 2014 organisers today marked 100 days to go until the start of the XX Commonwealth Games with a stunning aerial shot of Hampden Park, Scotland’s National Stadium temporarily transformed into an Athletics venue for the Games.
The official results of the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Athletics Championships 2014 at the Absa Tuks Stadium from April 11-12, 2014
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge won the 34th ABN AMRO Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, but failed in his bid to break the course record on a windy day in the Dutch port city.
Aderemi Kazeem of the Nigerian Police broke the Nigerian record in the 20km Men’s Walk race at 1st leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League Meet held at the Abuja National Stadium on Saturday.
Kenyans Edna Kiplagat and Wilson Kipsang claimed impressive victories at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in front of Buckingham Palace, London on Sunday.
The ad hoc committee of Athletics South Africa (ASA) has announced that a special general meeting would be held on May 24 to elect a new ASA executive board.
African champion Simon Magakwe becomes the first South African to break the sub-10-second barrier in the 100 metres at the SA Athletics Championships in Pretoria on Saturday.
London’s first Kenyan champion, Douglas Wakiihuri, reflects on his career and the part he’ll play in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Interviews with top African Athletes at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon such as Ibrahim Jeilan, Priscah Jeptoo, Geoffrey Mutai and Emmanuel Mutai.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, on Thursday announced the appointment of former Olympics and World champion, Maurice Greene, as the relay coordinator of Team Nigeria track and field athletes.
Up and coming track star and renaissance man Amechi Egbe is crowd-funding in order to realise his dream to represent Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brasil.
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, delegated to oversee the successful hosting of the first AFN Golden League meeting in Abuja on Saturday.
IAAF President Lamine Diack has announced plans for ‘Athletics for a Better World’ (ABW) a new social responsibility programme that will use the universality of athletics to make a positive difference in the world.
Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will open the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon Expo at London Dockland’s Excel Exhibition Centre at 11am on Wednesday April 9, 2014.
African top marathon runners are ready to break Mohammed (Mo) Farah’s challenge, and the course record, at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, April 13.
Nigerian youth coach Rauf Abass has commenced plans to contest his life ban by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Athletics-Africa.com has learnt.
Reigning Olympic 800 metres champion and world record holder David Rudisha, from Kenya, will return to IAAF Diamond League action at the Doha 2014 meeting on Friday May 9th.
Ethiopia’s three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele notched up another impressive milestone in an already glittering career by winning the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris (Paris Marathon) on Sunday on his marathon debut.
Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui fulfilled the expectations and clocked a world-class time of 66:19 to win the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on Saturday.
AthleticsAfrica.com supports the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP 2014) taking place worldwide today, April 6, 2014.
Video interview with Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor, the gold medallist in Men’s race, at the 2014 IAAF/AL Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark – March 29 2014. Duration: 0:42.
Video interview with Kenya’s Gladys Cherono, women’s race gold medallist, at the 2014 IAAF / AL Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark – March 29 2014.
Video Interview with Kenya’s Wilson Kiprop before his race at the 2014 IAAF / AL Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark – 29 March 2014.