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Herpasa Negasa of Ethiopia remains the favourites in the field with his world-class personal best of 2:03:40, while Kenyan Elisha Rotich, with a PB...
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Ghana Athletics nominated for 2024 member federations award
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Three Africans named as finalists for World Athlete of the Year awards 2024
Debela scores big win, Jebet continues marathon win streak in windy Istanbul
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20 Years of AthleticsAfrica – a vicennial celebration of African Athletics voices
Happy New Year Africa: Welcome to 2024 – our 20th anniversary year
Youth engagement and mobilisation at the core for Dakar 2026
Africa Day 2022: ANOCA calls for peace and unity in Africa, and beyond
World Athletics to celebrate Kids’ Athletics Day on 7 May
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Video: Hawi Feysa smashes course record with 2:17:25 in Frankfurt
In Pictures: Day 5 World Athletics U20 Championships, Lima 24
In Pictures: Day 4 World Athletics U20 Championships, Lima 24
In Pictures: Day 3 World Athletics U20 Championships, Lima 24
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East Africa
Ethiopian Tigst Assefa makes history with extraordinary World Record, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge triumphs once more, and Amanal Petros breaks German record at the 2023...
East Africa
Ugandan Victor Kiplangat takes debut win while Kenyan Sheila Jerotich comes from behind in stunning sister act at the 2021 N Kolay Istanbul Marathon.
Africa
Kenyan Leonard Langat wins the 2021 Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:09:25 while debutant Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui ran 2:24:29 to take a...
East Africa
Kenyan Javelin star, Julius Yego, is looking forward to a tough 2014 as he continues to make inroads in a discipline hardly considered to...
East Africa
World marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang is eyeing to set a new course record when he lines up for the 2014 London Marathon race...
East Africa
Ethiopian World cross-country vice champion Imane Merga celebrated his third victory at the BOclassic New Year’s Eve run after an incredibly thrilling finish in 28...
East Africa
Four world champions, one vice world champion, two Olympic medal winners and three BOclassic winners will start the 39th edition of the International New...
East Africa
Kenyan runners have an imposing record of success in the major city marathons in recent years but Dubai is an exception to the rule....
Africa
Wilson Kiprop, Petro Mamu and Maryam Jamal are set to participate in the 2013 BOclassic international New Year’s Eve Run in Bozen/Bolzano. With two...
East Africa
Kenya’s [link id=”298″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Geoffrey Kipsang” target=”_blank”] and compatriot [link id=”139″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Lucy Kabuu” target=”_blank”] will storm the 2013 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on...
East Africa
Ethiopian Imane Merga and Kenyan Gladys Cherono will start as favourites at the 39th edition of the International New Year’s Eve Run – BOClassics...
East Africa
Benjamin Kipkoech Limo will join an impressive line-up of speakers at the IAAF Global Seminar on Cross Country Running in the Serbian capital Belgrade on December...
East Africa
The World 800m champion Mohammed Aman believes he has had the perfect year after his success in the Diamond league and at the World Championships in Moscow....
East Africa
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on its return after...
East Africa
Kenyans [link id=”210″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Vincent Kipruto” target=”_blank”] and [link id=”211″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Caroline Kilel ” target=”_blank”]triumphed in the 32nd BMW Frankfurt Marathon, where stormy and wet...
East Africa
Kenyan police pledged today to boost security for the 11th Standard Chartered Nairobi marathon on Sunday, being staged just over a month since Al-Qaeda...
East Africa
A quartet stacked with talent comprising Stephen Kiprotich and Wilson Kipsang on the men’s side and Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo for the women...
East Africa
Gelete Burka of [link id=”82″ tax=”category” text=”Ethiopia” target=”_blank”] and Gilbert Kirwa from [link id=”81″ tax=”category” text=”Kenya”] will both wear the no 7 bibs for men...
East Africa
Ethiopian favourite Yemane Tsegay Adhane won a thrilling battle at the conclusion of the 2013 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven, crossing the line in...
East Africa
Two years ago Berlin and Frankfurt produced two fascinating marathon races within an interval of just over a month. First [link id=”301″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Patrick...
East Africa
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today announced the names of the 10 men and 10 women who have been shortlisted for the...
East Africa
After spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to matching the marathon world record, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke...
East Africa
Defending champion Meselech Melkamu will return to the scene of her triumph last year when she runs the 32nd edition of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon,...
East Africa
Ethiopia’s distance running star Kenenisa Bekele bossed the field to win the men’s race at the [link id=”221″ tax=”post_tag” text=”2013 Bupa Great North Run”]...
East Africa
Meseret Defar’s outstanding 5000m win over her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba was the highlights of the first of this season’s IAAF Diamond League finals on...
East Africa
Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3,000 metres steeplechase world title in convincing style at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday August...
East Africa
Kenyan [link id=”255″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Milcah Chemos Cheywa”] led an African sweep of the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final and Ethiopian [link id=”256″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Mohammed Aman”]...
East Africa
Ethiopian reigning Olympic Champion, [link id=”249″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Tirunesh Dibaba”], won her third World 10,000m title at the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”14th IAAF World Athletics...
East Africa
Kenya’s [link id=”250″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat”] won the women’s marathon Gold medal on Saturday at the 14th [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF World Championship”]s...
East Africa
Ethiopia’s Jillo Dube will speak on the Ethiopian method of training for middle and long distances at the 2nd IAAF World Coaches’ Conference scheduled...
East Africa
Ethiopian distance superstars, [link id=”76″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Haile Gebrselassie”] and [link id=”220″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Kenenisa Bekele”] will face Briton, Somali-born, Mohammed ‘Mo’ Farah in South Shields...
East Africa
Two former champions will return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon while the silver medallist of the World Championships’ Marathon from Daegu 2011 has also been...
East Africa
Kenyan reigning World and Olympic champion David Rudisha has pulled out of the 800 metres at 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia...
East Africa
Ethiopia’s Meresa Kahsay sets a World Youth best of 5:19.99 to win the boy’s 2000m Steeplechase Gold medal at the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships...
East Africa
Little-known Kenyan girl, Lilian Kasait Rengeruk, announced herself on the big stage on Wednesday, winning the girls 3000m with a World Youth leading time...
East Africa
Ethiopian star Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenyan Ezekiel Kemboi raced to new meeting records with comfortable performances for Africans in front of 50,266 spectators at...
East Africa
Both winners of the BIG 25 Berlin clocked world leading 25k times this Sunday despite warm weather conditions. While Kenya’s Richard Sigei crossed the...
East Africa
Ethiopians Dereje Debele Tulu and Melkam Gizaw took the 11th edition of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on Sunday. In ideal weather conditions 26...
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