A conversation with IAAF President Lamine Diack
With two weeks to the end of his 16-year tenure in office as IAAF President, Lamine Diack opens up on his career journey and other topics in this exclusive interview with AIPS Africa.
With two weeks to the end of his 16-year tenure in office as IAAF President, Lamine Diack opens up on his career journey and other topics in this exclusive interview with AIPS Africa.
IAAF Vice president Sergey Bubka has said that athletics cannot afford to fail in its battle against doping and that the sport is a standard bearer for all sports in the fight against drugs cheats.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that leaked athletics database does not originate from its Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS).
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has categorically denied the allegations by ARD and The Sunday Times of doping cover up labelling the allegations ‘sensationalist and confusing’.
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.
Blessing Okagbare outlines her goals in new Nike women profile – to break 10.7 seconds in the 100m, 22.0 seconds in the 200m, and to jump 7.3m plus in long jump.
Lucy Mutisya is backing Kenyan javelin sensation, Julius Yego, to surprise many at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China from August 22-30, 2015.
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.
IAAF President Lamine Diack has welcomed the news from the LOC of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 that the Bird’s Nest stadium will be full for all the evening sessions at the championships.
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.
In this video interview with AthleticsAfrica.Com, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare – Ighoteguonor says she’s looking forward to Beijing 2015 IAAF World Champs and her main goal is to win.
AthleticsAfrica team chats with South African jumpers Zarck Visser and Khotso Mokoena about their rivalry, goals and targets at the IAAF World championships in Beijing next month.
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.
IAAF President Lamine Diack has urged organisers to step up promotional efforts to ensure that the Bird’s Nest Stadium becomes, again, a motivating and inspiring stage for the world’s best athletes.
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.
Photo gallery of some of tomorrow’s African stars performing at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 from July 15-19, 2015 taken at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium in Cali, Colombia.
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.
Sergey Bubka has underlined the importance of schools athletics competitions for the future development of the sport following the conclusion of the World Athletics Schools’ Championships in Wuhan, China.
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.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Hua Wilfried Serge Koffi won the men’s 200m gold medal at the 28th Summer Universiade – World University Games in Gwanju, South Korea on Friday.
South African sprinter Akani Simbine shatters the World University Games 100m record at the 28th Universiade in the Korean city of Gwangju on Thursday July 9, 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.
AthleticsAfrica crew had an exclusive chat with the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 800m hopeful, Alfred Chawonza of St George’s College in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Our exclusive chat with Arundel School’s sprint sensation, Rutendo “Chim” Chimbaru and Sixth former Princess Nwani in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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.