Kenya tops medals table at Beijing 2015
Kenya topped the overall medals table with 7 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronze medals at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China on Sunday.
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Kenya topped the overall medals table with 7 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronze medals at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China on Sunday.
Nigeria’s hope for a medal at the 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China fades after Blessing Okagbare came last in the women’s 100m on Monday.
Kenya dominated the men’s 3000m steeplechase on Day 3 of the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China, with Ezekiel Kemboi leading the podium sweep.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, has been elected as one of the four vice presidents of the International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF).
Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the first gold medal of the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships on a very hot and sunny morning in Beijing on Saturday.
Nigeria’s Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa on course to break her national Heptathlon record at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa sets new national record of 6,106 points to secure victory in Heptathlon; Seye Ogunlewe, Patience George and Tega Odele upset favourites on Day 2 of the 2015 Nigerian Championships in Warri on Friday.
Tosin Oke, Gloria Asumnu and Chinazom Amadi provided the highlights on the first day of the 2015 Nigerian Athletics Championships at the Warri Township stadium in Delta-State on Thursday.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to take medallists at the just concluded IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali to the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa from September 5-12.
Ghanaian athletes stole the limelight from their Nigerian counterparts at the 2015 Warri Relays/CAA Grand Prix held inside the Warri Township Stadium, in Delta state of Nigeria on Friday.
South African Paul Jacobus Botha threw a lifetime best of 78.49m to clinch a shock gold medal in boys’ Javelin at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Sunday.
Richard Yator Kimunyan edged a frantic three-way dash to the line to secure another gold medal for Kenya in the boys’ 3000m, in 7:54.45, at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Sunday.
Willy Tarbei and Kipyegon Bett secured Kenya’s first 1-2 in the boys’ 800m event for 10 years at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday.
Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa powered past Bahrain’s Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa to win gold in the girls’ 1500m at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday, her winning time of 4:12.92 a 2015 world youth lead.
Werner Visser produced a huge 64.24m throw in the third round to win the boys’ discus for South Africa at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday.
Kumari Taki and Celliphine Chepteek Chespol delivered two gold medals for Kenya on day three of the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Friday.
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the outdoor World Record for the women’s 1500m in 3:50.07 at the Meeting Herculis, IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on Friday.
Shuru Bulo sprinted to victory in 9:01.12 to deliver the first gold medal for Ethiopia on Day One of the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday.
Tosin Adeloye, Ese Brume and Nicholas Imhoaperamhe dominated at the third Athletics Federation of Nigeria – AFN Golden League meet held in Akure on Saturday July 11, 2015.
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba set an African women’s 1500m record of 3:54.11 at the Míting Internacional d’Atletisme Centenari de la Federació Catalana held in Barcelona’s Estadi Joan Serrahima stadium on Wesdnesday.
African champion Isaac Makwala of Botswana reclaimed the African 400m record in La Chaux-de-Fonds on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the mark was erased by South African Wayde van Niekerk.
Henricho Bruintjies sets a new South African record of 9.97 secs for men’s 100m at the 2015 Resisprint International meeting in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds on Sunday
South African Wayde van Niekerk smashes African 400m record with 43.96 in Paris, Birech overcame Jager at last hurdle, Dibaba and Sum shine in Paris – IAAF Diamond League on Saturday.
Zimbabweans Nkosiyazi Sibanda and Thabitha Tsatsa claimed victories in the men’s and women’s races at the 2015 Econet Wireless Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday.
London Marathon champion Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia will head the women’s field at the 2015 Morrisons Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday September 13.
Kenya will be represented by 25 athletes and six officials at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 in Colombia next month – July 15-19, 2015.
Nicholas Imhoaperamhe and Nkem Ezealah stormed to sprint victories at the second leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria – AFN Golden League meeting in Abuja on Saturday.
The second leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Golden League meet initially fixed for Kaduna State will now take place in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Kenyan Mary Keitany smashed the course record while compatriot Josphat Kiptis surprised the men favourites at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on Saturday June 20.
Abraham Cheroben and Rose Chelimo brave torrid heat to achieve a Kenyan double at the Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon in Ceske Budejovice on Satuday June 6.
Zimbabwean teenager Leon Tafirenyika could see his dream of competing at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali shattered due to lack of funds to travel to Colombia.
Nicholas Imhoaperamhe and Wisdom Isoken Igbinosun dominated the 100m races at the 1st Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League 2015 series held at the Rojenny Stadium in Oba on Thursday.
Asbel Kiprop, Jairus Birech, Genzebe Dibaba and Murielle Ahoure are some of the African winners at the 50th ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record in Oslo on Thursday evening.
Defending champion Lebogang Phalula sprinted the last kilometre to win the Durban leg of the Spar Women’s 10km Challenge in 33 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday morning.