Deji Aliu takes on coaching role, to groom future stars
Former Nigerian 100m champion and 2003 All-Africa Games champion Deji Aliu has taken on coaching role, and set his focus on grooming the next generation of track and field stars for Nigeria
Former Nigerian 100m champion and 2003 All-Africa Games champion Deji Aliu has taken on coaching role, and set his focus on grooming the next generation of track and field stars for Nigeria
University of Benin athletics coach Kayode Yahaya tutored Ese Brume to Commonwealth Games & African Championships long jump gold medals in 2014.
Two-time All-Africa Games high jump champion, Doreen Amata-Igbokwe vows to defend her crown in 2015 when the Games is held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo.
As 2014 winds down, AthleticsAfrica editor, Yomi Omogbeja, caught up with Ghanaian sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong for a quick-fire chat. Her 2015 goal is to make a real impact at the World championships.
AthleticsAfrica.com team wishes you every happiness this holiday season and more prosperity in the New Year. Merry Christmas everyone, see you in 2015.
Following the recent news that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature finals during the morning sessions of the athletics programme, the IAAF has published the full timetable.
Athletics Kenya (AK) has announced a two-year ban on two marathoners Viola Chelangat Kimetto and Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo for failed doping tests, and are investigating six other athletes.
Devoted to developing women’s sport, Meriem Cherni Mizouni – a pioneer of women’s and girls’ sport in Tunisia, has been awarded the 2014 IOC Women and Sport World Trophy.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approves the launch of a digital Olympic TV Channel, despite concerns raised by former Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks, at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco.
Former world record-holder Patrick Makau from Kenya returned to winning ways with victory at the 68th Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday.
IOC President Thomas Bach called for safeguarding the Olympic values, increased participation and reach of sports, and promotion of the educational and health values of sport for all.
Leading Olympians and representatives of the global sporting movement have added their voices in support of Olympic Agenda 2020 as the 127th IOC Session gets underway in Monaco.
Seychellois sprinter Joanne Loutoy and high jumper Lissa Labiche have been awarded the Rio 2016 Olympic Solidarity Scholarship by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
A model way athletics facilities – long jump runway – for children is funded in the UK, and a good idea that African athletics federations can copy to promote healthy lifestyles and bring the local community together.