Fentaye Belayneh led an Ethiopian 1-2 in women’s 5000m just like Nibret Melak in the men’s 10,000m earlier on Saturday, while Hugues Fabrice Zango and Mostafa Elgamel claimed victories for the third time as the 23rd CAA African Athletics Senior Championships ends in Douala, Cameroon.
Nigeria dominated the podium with a clean sweep of the women’s discus throw final at the 23rd CAA African Athletics Senior Championships, Douala 24.
Accra, Ghana has been selected as host of the 24th African Athletics Senior Championships in 2026.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) selects Madagascar to host the CAA African Athletics U18/U20 Championships in 2025.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe express delight at the quality of proposals by countries bidding to host the upcoming African Athletics Championships in 2025 and 2026.
Glenrose Xaba stole the show as the ASA Senior Track and Field, Combined Events and Relays Championships opened in explosive fashion at the Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg.
World Athletics set to become the first international federation to award prize money at an Olympic Games, starting at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.
Kenya’s pre-race favourite Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopia’s youngster Tekle Muluat emerge victorious at the 43rd edition of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Kenya’s silver medallist from 2023 World Half Marathon Championships, Daniel Ebenyo, is regarded as the favourite at the 2024 Generali Berlin Half Marathon.
Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera and Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet led the 2023-2024 World Athletics Cross Country Tour honours list.
Photo Gallery of the Athletics competition at the African Games, Accra 2023 – 18-22 March 2024.
World record-holder Tobi Amusan from Nigeria wins her third consecutive 100m hurdles title at the African Games in Accra 2023
Kenya’s world 3000m steeplechase record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech demonstrated her dominance in her specialty event to win the gold at the African Games Accra 2023.
Chidi Okezie shocked the field, including African champion Muzala Samukonga, to win the men’s 400m title in 45.06 at the African Games Accra 2023.
Multiple national bests were shattered in the U16 age group, as the ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Championships opened at Pilditch Stadium in Tshwane.
WATCH – Team Nigeria quartet clocked 3:13.26 to set a new African Record in Mixed 4x400m Relays at the African Games Accra 2023.
Nigerian quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Patience Okon-George, Sikiru Adeyemi and Omolara Ogunmakinju storm to an African record of 3:13.26 in Accra.
Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme (Cameroon) and Gina Bass-Bittaye (Gambia) win the African Games Accra 2023 100m dash titles.
Weldu and Tesfu, who are by some distance the fastest Eritrean women marathon runners in history, may be challenged by Kenyans Shyline Toroitich and Rebecca Tanui
All eyes will be on junior star Viwe Jingqi in the women’s 200m after recovering from injury niggles that hampered her 2023 season.
Degitu Azimeraw and Tadesse Abraham emerged victorious at the Zurich Marató Barcelona – a World Athletics Gold Label road race.
The World Anti-Doping Agency will have its Athlete Engagement and Major Event Anti-Doping Legacy (MEAL) Programme teams on site for the Games.
The World Athletics Council has selected Beijing, China, to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships.
World Champion Hugues Fabrice Zango soars to a triple jump win and a last-gasp 400m defeat for Karsten Warholm at the hands of Belgium’s Alexander Doom ends Day 2 in Glasgow.
The agreement, which spans from 2024 to 2025, will cover the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Ryan Crouser was one of four winners on Day 1 – Christian Coleman winning a 60m battle, Nicola Olyslagers prevailing in the high jump and Noor Vidts retaining the pentathlon title.
David Rudisha is familiar with the city of Glasgow as he competed, and earned a silver medal, there at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and coach, Gervais Hakizimana, tragically killed in Kenyan road accident on Sunday.
Taking place from 1-3 March, the World Athletics Indoor Championships will feature more than 700 athletes as they compete across 26 events.
Agnes Ngetich from Kenya broke the women’s world record for the 10km distance, achieving a time of 28:46 at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja event held on Sunday.
Tigist Ketema breaks debut world record while a former javelin
thrower Addisu Gobena takes the men’s title at the 2024 Dubai Marathon.
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Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet breaks the women’s world 5km record with 14:13 at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona.