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Tebogo and Hassan named 2024 World Athletes of the Year
Sawe sets world lead on marathon debut, Megertu wins in Valencia
Dubai Marathon 2025 – Lelisa Desisa targets winning return in Dubai
Kenya unveils GBV and safeguarding in sports committee to protect athletes
Tobi Amusan inducted into UTEP’s Hall of Fame – Class of 2024
- OPINION
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
- MULTIMEDIA
Video: Highlights of the World Athletics Awards 2024
Video: Letsile Tebogo wins Men’s Track Athlete of the Year – World Athletics Awards 2024
Video: Tamirat Tola is Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year – World Athletics Awards 2024
Video: Almayew and Furlani named Rising Stars – World Athletics Awards 2024
Video: Hawi Feysa smashes course record with 2:17:25 in Frankfurt
Africa
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe wins the 2024 Valencia Marathon in a world leading time of 2:02:05 while Ethiopia’s Megertu Alemu was victorious in the women’s...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa will return to the scene of one of his most memorable victories when he joins the elite field of world-class athletes...
Kenya
Kenyan government set up Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and enhance safeguarding in sports committee with athletics legend Catherine Ndereba among the members.
Nigeria
Tobiloba Amusan claimed the national 100m hurdles title (12.57) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, earned three all-American honours, and secured second place in...
Europe
Tata Communications, the official broadcaster, and HBS are set to showcase the World Athletics Ultimate Championship to viewers worldwide, as the complete roster of...
Ghana
The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has been nominated by World Athletics for the Member Federations Award ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2024 in...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Sembo Almayew is the only African athlete in the top three and stands a great chance to win the award.
Asia
Guangzhou will welcome the world’s best sprinters on 10-11 May 2025 as countries compete for relay places at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Africa
African stars Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya), and Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) are among the finalists announced for 2024 World Athletics Athlete of the...
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Dejene Debela prevails while Kenyan-born Bahraini Ruth Jebet continues marathon win streak at the 2024 Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon on Sunday.
Kenya
Somalia-born Abdi Nageeye becomes first athlete from the Netherlands to win the TCS New York City Marathon while Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui captures her first-ever...
Asia
The qualification system is based on a dual pathway, with 50% of athletes qualifying through entry standards and the remaining 50% qualifying through top...
Africa
Abebe Negewo of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Kenneth Kipkemoi head a strong elite field with personal bests of under 2:05 while Kenyan Sharon Cherop and...
World
The upcoming World Athletics Indoor Tour begins on 2 January in Tallinn, Estonia, and ends on 13 March in Uppsala, Sweden.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian women continue to dominate the all-time list in the marathon with 17 of their compatriots among the 30 fastest runners ever.
World
World Athletics confirm list of five nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and five nominees for Men’s Out of Stadium...
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Hawi Feysa wins the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a superb course record, finishing in 2:17:25, and Kenyan debutant Benard Biwott wins the...
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha lowers the previous mark of 57:31 - recorded three years ago in Lisbon by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda - by just...
Kenya
Magdalyne Masai, her sister Linet Masai, and Jake Robertson, Magdalyne's husband who has a marathon PB of 2:08:26, will give it their all over...
Africa
Yeshi Chekole, Hawi Feysa and Magdalyne Masai all have as their goal, breaking the course record of 2:19:10 at the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon...
Africa
Kenyan Elisha Rotich (PB of 2:04:21) and Ethiopian Yeshi Chekole (PB of 2:21:17) lead the elite field of the 2024 Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on...
Europe
Glasgow 2026 will take place from July 23 to August 2, featuring a 10-sport programme across four venues within an eight-mile corridor, with more...
Africa
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and Kenyans Beatrice Chebet, Faith Kipyegon, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been nominated for the 2024 World Athletics male and female Track...
World
The vote to determine the Track Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics social media platforms, closing on 27 October...
Ethiopia
Ethiopian dominance as Yalemzerf Yehualaw breaks the course record in 2:16:52 whilst Tsegaye Getachew reclaims the men's title with 2:05:38 at the TCS Amsterdam...
Cameroon
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum was elected as president of CASOL during the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) in...
Kenya
Kenyan’s Ruth Chepngetich and John Korir dominate the fields to emerge victorious at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Africa
Kenyan debutant Nehemiah Kipyegon and Ethiopian newcomer Asmare Assefa are crowned winners at the 38th edition of the GENERALI MUNICH MARATHON.
Kenya
Cosmas Birech and Shamilah Kipsiror are heading the start list at the 38th edition of the GENERALI MUNICH MARATHON on Sunday October 13th.
Africa
Ethiopia’s Abebe Negewo and Kenneth Kipkemoi of Kenya lead the elite men's start list at the 46th Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon on 3rd...
Ethiopia
Ethiopians Tigist Abayechew and Yeshi Chekole are the two fastest entrants on the start list for the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 27.
World
The calendar and the allocation of disciplines for the 2025 Wanda Diamond League season have now been published
USA & the Americas
The Prefontaine Classic returns to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon on Saturday, July 5, 2025 for the 50th edition of the meet.
Ethiopia
After Tigst Assefa improved the course record to 2:15:37 in 2022 and pulverised the world record with 2:11:53 in Berlin last year, her training...
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