Hirpa and Gemechu lead Ethiopian sweep at Dubai Marathon 2025
Debutant Bute Gemechu clinches victory, whilst Bedatu Hirpa delivers an unexpected win over favourite Dera Dida as Ethiopians dominate the 2025 Dubai Marathon on Sunday.
Debutant Bute Gemechu clinches victory, whilst Bedatu Hirpa delivers an unexpected win over favourite Dera Dida as Ethiopians dominate the 2025 Dubai Marathon on Sunday.
Beatrice Chebet, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, ended her year triumphantly by setting a new 5km road race world record at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona on new year’s eve.
The ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon 2025 has been scheduled to take place on Saturday 1 March in the Nigerian capital city.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win two individual gold medals, but earlier in the season she hit the headlines after smashing the world 10,000m record in Eugene.
Ethiopia’s Chala Ketama Regasa won the men’s race in 2:06:16, while Kenya’s Catherine Reline Amanang’ole triumphed in the women’s race with 2:20:34 at the 2024 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon.
When it comes to athletics, the Tola-Dida family from Ethiopia could be considered royalty. They have a particular fondness for the Dubai marathon, which marks its 25th anniversary with this Sunday’s race.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) and the 2025 Monitoring Programme come into force on 1 January 2025.
This annual digital campaign, Play True Day, unites the global anti-doping community in raising awareness of the importance of clean sport.
Can Tigist Ketema become the latest Ethiopian woman to cause a sensation in Berlin? – 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday 29 September, 2024.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) responds to a Reuters story of 7 August 2024 exposing a scheme whereby the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) allowed athletes who had doped, to compete for years without sanction.
Today marks the beginning of a loaded calendar year for us at AthleticsAfrica, our athletes and member federations with the World Relays, World Indoors and the World Championships in Tokyo.
Yay! It’s our 20th anniversary today. Two-decades of dedication, passion and commitment to the promotion, upliftment and development of African Athletics.
This year marks our two decades of excellence, amplifying the voices of African Athletes and bringing you the latest track and field news and information from the heart of Africa.
The YOG Dakar 2026 will take place from 31 October to 13 November 2026, bringing together the world’s best young athletes to compete.
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) will today (25 May 2022) celebrate Africa Day, with a call for peace and unity.
WATCH – Extended highlights of the World Athletics Awards 2024 ceremony in Monaco on Sunday 1 December.
WATCH – Letsile Tebogo of Botswana receiving recognition as the men’s track athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco.
WATCH – Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola receiving recognition as the out of stadium athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco.
WATCH – Ethiopian Sembo Almayew and Italian Mattia Furlani receiving recognition as the Rising Stars of the year at the World Athletics Awards 2024 in Monaco.
WATCH – Ethiopian Hawi Feysa wins the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a superb course record of 2:17:25 while 22 year-old Kenyan debutant Benard Biwott takes the men’s race with 2:05:54 in Frankfurt.
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