Julius Yego extends African Javelin record in Birmingham
Kenya’s Julius Yego extended the African Javelin record to 91.39 metres in dramatic fashion at the IAAF Diamond league meeting in Birmingham on Sunday.
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Kenya’s Julius Yego extended the African Javelin record to 91.39 metres in dramatic fashion at the IAAF Diamond league meeting in Birmingham on Sunday.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria adds three new meets to its Golden League series to further prepare the national athletes for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing and the African Games in Brazzaville.
The Millennium Marathon, the first ever international long distance race to be held in Ghana, on September 6, 2015 has been approved by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).
Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Geoffrey Ronoh are set to renew their rivalry, while Mary Keitany makes her RunCzech debut at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20.
More than $11,000 USD is on offer at the 2015 Econet Wireless Victoria Falls Marathon taking place in the Zimbabwean scenic resort town on Sunday 28 June, 2015.
Ghana’s Lydia Mato sets her sights on the national 1500m record after breaking 23-year-old national 3000m with a personal best time of 9:31.97 about two weeks ago.
Lydia Mato continues to dominate all races she competed in from 1500m to 10000m, and the latest Ghana Athletics Association rankings for Ghanaian athletes.
Kenyans Stephen Sambu and Betsy Saina emerged victorious at the 2015 Morrisons Great Manchester Run; Stephen Mokoka smashed 35-year-old South African record.
Ghana’s home-based athletes got their national circuit season underway at the 2015 Interplast Ghana / Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) National Circuit Championships at the Sunyani Secondary School (SUSEC) grass track on Saturday.
Ethiopian long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie has announced his final decision to retire from competitive running.
Ethiopian and Kenyan women will battle for supremacy over the 3000m Steeplechase at the Doha 2015 meeting taking place at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday May 15.
Nigeria wins the women’s 4x200m gold in dramatic fashion while Kenya settles for silver in the women’s distance medley on the first day of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015.
Reigning world champions Asbel Kiprop and Mohammed Aman will clash with Nijel Amos in a scintillating 800m contest on the Qatar Sports Club track at the Doha 2015 meeting on Friday May 15.
Kenyan Geoffrey Ronoh, one of 2014 marathon’s rising star, is the man to beat in the absence of Patrick Terer at the 2015 Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday May 3.
Here’s the list of African athletes competing for their countries – Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya and Botswana – at the 2nd IAAF/BTC World Relays 2015 in Nassau, The Bahamas this weekend.
The Ugandan Athletics coach, Peter Wemali, who was arrested for allegedly defiling and raping three female national runners, was said to have infected the athletes with the HIV virus, court heard on Thursday.
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge outsprinted defending champion Wilson Kipsang to win the closest men’s race at the Virgin Money London Marathon for eight years.
Ethiopian Tigist Tufa tore up the prediction book to win the 35th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon over more fancied Kenyan rivals in London on Sunday.
Kenya’s world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto was on Friday honoured with an official Guinness World Records certificate ahead of his much-anticipated debut at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.
The 2015 Warri Relays/CAA Grand Prix has been rescheduled to July 24, 2015 at the Warri Township stadium in Delta-State, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has confirmed.
Organisers of the 3rd Okpekpe 10km Road Race announces a quantum increase in the prize money for the first nine Edo-state born finishers in the men’s and women’s races.
Kenya’s fabulous quartet of women runners will attack Paula Radcliffe’s 10-year-old women-only marathon world record at the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.
Athletics Kenya (AK) unveils 18-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC) in Athletics in Nairobi – July 12-16, 2017.
The former Athletics South Africa (ASA) chief executive, Frederick ‘Frik’ Vermaak, has died, the athletics governing body confirmed on Tuesday.
Athletics Namibia has selected a seven young athletes to represent Namibia at the second African Youth Championships in athletics holding in Bambous, Mauritius from April 23 to 26 2015.
World University Games champion Stephen Mokoka was the stand-out performer of the two-day South African Athletics Championships in Stellenbosch with a national record and World lead in the men’s 5000m on Saturday.
Cheshari Jacob of Kenya and Souad Ait Salem of Algeria won the 25th edition of the HAJ Hannover Marathon on Sunday.
Six Kenyan men with personal bests of sub 2:08 are on the start-list at the jubilee edition of the HAJ Hannover Marathon on Sunday – the strongest elite entry in the history of the event.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) have selected a team of 27 athletes for the second CAA Africa Youth Championships 2015 in Reduit, Mauritius from April 23 – 26, 2015
The Athletics South Africa (ASA) have named the team for the 2nd CAA Africa Youth Athletics Championships 2015 in Bambous, Mauritius from April 23-26, 2015.
Athletics Kenya (AK) announce a strong squad of 30 athletes to represent Kenya at the 2nd IAAF World Relays in Nassau, the Bahamas from May 2-3, 2015.
Ugandan athletics coach Peter Wemali, arrested for allegedly defiling and raping three teenage female national runners, was on Thursday evening ordered to be remanded in judicial custody for two weeks.
Leading South African sprinter and 2012 African 100m champion Simon Magakwe has been banned for two years following an unsuccessful out of competition doping test conducted under the authority of the IAAF on December 22, 2014.
The maiden Easter Open Athletics Championship is scheduled to hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 April, 2015 in the former Nigerian capital city.
Ethiopian Sisay Lemma stepped in with an amazing performance to secure victory for his country at the Vienna City Marathon after pre-race favourite Getu Feleke dropped out injured.