Caster Semenya shatters South African 1000m record
Caster Semenya produced another superb performance, smashing the South African record, to win the women’s 1,000m at the ISTAF Berlin – IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
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Caster Semenya produced another superb performance, smashing the South African record, to win the women’s 1,000m at the ISTAF Berlin – IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
World champions Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga were the standout performers, leading a large group of South African athletes by successfully defending their titles at the first of two finals in the IAAF Diamond League series in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday
The registration for the fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2019 will officially begin on Monday, September 3, 2018.
More than 20 secondary schools in Nigeria will compete at the inaugural edition of the Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays scheduled for Saturday 17 November, 2018.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire has been selected as host of the CAA African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships in April 2019.
South African and World Long Jump champion Luvo Manyonga was in spectacular shape, smashing the Meeting record to win the event in 8.53m at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham, UK.
The Gaborone International Meet (GIM) 2019 Local Organising Committee (LOC) was launched on Tuesday August 21, 2018 at the Oasis Motel in Tlokweng, Botswana.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has announced a strong team of 77 athletes (35 Femmes / Women, 39 Hommes / Men, and three reserves) to represent Africa at the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 to be held on 8-9 September.
The African Athletics Journalists Association (AAJA) and Athletics South Africa (ASA) have expressed their condolences on the passing of Kenyan former World 400m hurdles Champion Nicholas Bett.
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the recently concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018, have expressed deep shock at the news of the sudden death of Kenyan athlete, Nicholas Kiplagat Bett.
Defending champions South Africa enjoyed a spectacular afternoon session on Day 2 of the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
Ethiopian Jemal Yimer Mekonnen wins the men’s 10,000m title to claim the first gold medal of the 21st CAA African Senior Championships in Athletics in Asaba, Nigeria – Asaba 2018.
The Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) has announced plans to start an annual one day Africa tour meeting, which is similar to the IAAF Diamond League in order to provide more competition for the continent’s athletes.
Kwesé Sports will provide live coverage of events at the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Asaba 2018 from 1 – 5 August, on their 24-hour sports TV station, Kwesé Free Sports.
The IAAF has announced the selection of Nairobi in Kenya as the host city of the 2020 IAAF World Athletics U20 (Junior) Championships. Nairobi’s candidacy was formally endorsed by the IAAF Council in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Lesotho have been officially confirmed as the host country for the 2022 African Youth Games, which would take place in the capital city Maseru.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir ran the fastest 800m since 2012, clocking 1:42.05 to light up the second day of the Anniversary Games in London – the 11th meeting of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Series of meetings, on Sunday 22 July.
Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England 21-22 July.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world record to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Herculis meeting on Friday, clocking 8:44.32 for victory, at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
2014 Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and 2018 NCAA 200m champion Divine Oduduru will lead a 95-member Nigerian team for the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State on 1-5 August.
Asaba, the Delta-State capital, is buzzing ahead of Wednesday’s African Athletic tour event which will be used to test the facilities for 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018 next month.
Meseret Defar, Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, Olusoji Fasuba, Caster Semenya and many more great African athletes are to be inducted into the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Hall of Fame during the African Athletics Gala on 31 July in Asaba, Nigeria.
Alemaz Samuel Teshale became the third successive Ethiopian winner of the women’s 1500m at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 in Finland on Sunday.
Solomon Lekuta of Kenya secured his nation their third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 800m at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Sunday.
It took a fierce homestretch battle between Takele Nigate of Ethiopia and Kenyan Leonard Bett before the Ethiopian could wrestle away Kenya’s reign in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase event after 15 consecutive editions on Sunday at Tampere 2018.
A thrilling 5000m final at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 which was won by Kenya’s Edward Zakayo would have been good enough to grace any Diamond League meeting both in terms of the line-up and ensuing spectacle.
South Africa closed their campaign in style, bagging two more medals from Sokwakhana Zazini (Gold) and Breyton Poole (Bronze), at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Saturday 14 July.
Caster Semenya broke another national record in Rabat, Morocco on Friday evening, surging to a comfortable victory in the women’s 1000m race at the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series.
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Kenya retains her World U20 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase title, her third gold medal since 2015, in a new Championships record time of 9:12.78 at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018.
Zeney van der Walt earned South Africa’s second gold medal of the IAAF World U20 Championships on Friday night, charging to a commanding victory in the 400m Hurdles Women final in Tampere, Finland.
Kenya’s George Manangoi did his family name proud in the men’s 1500m final in Tampere on Thursday night, finding unfathomable reserves of speed and stamina to forge his way to victory in 3:41.71, outlasting Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who took silver in 3:41.89.
Diribe Welteji opened Ethiopia’s gold medal account of the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Thursday with a stunning victory in the Women’s 800m final, crossing the finish-line in 1:59.74 – the first sub-two-minute clocking in the 32-year history of the championships.
World and Olympic 800m champion, Caster Semenya, will lead a three-member South African contingent to the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night.
Rhonex Kipruto and Beatrice Chebet earned Kenya two gold medals on the opening day of competition at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Tuesday.
Kayle Blignaut opened South Africa’s campaign at Tampere 2018 in style on Tuesday, securing a gold medal by a centimetre to win the men’s Shot put final at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.