Ethiopia selects 40-strong team for London 2017 IAAF World Championships
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) have announced a 40-member team that will represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, UK from 4-13 August.
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) have announced a 40-member team that will represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, UK from 4-13 August.
Athletics Tanzania (AT) have selected eight track and field athletes to represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London, UK from 4-13 August.
Leeds Beckett University, in cooperation with the IAAF, will carry out the biggest biomechanics research project ever conducted in athletics during next month’s IAAF World Championships London 2017.
Olympic and World champion David Rudisha will lead a strong 49-member Team Kenya to defend his men’s 800m title at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London next month.
South African Athletics governing body Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced a 22-member preliminary team for next month’s IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Children will pay £9.58 for a ticket to watch all sessions at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in London next summer.
Live coverage of the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016 at the Oregon Convention Centre in Portland, Oregon – March 17-20, 2016.
Here are the four new innovations which will be incorporated into the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland 2016 from 17-20 March.
Portland set to host North America’s biggest ever IAAF World Indoor Championships with preliminary entries of 699 athletes (403 men, 296 women) received from 154 federations for 2016.
The IAAF received Letters of Interests from seven Member Federations interested in hosting the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships and the IAAF World U20 Championships.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, has said that Kenya’s recent table-topping performance at the IAAF World Championship is a victory for the whole of the African continent.
Almaz Ayana’s stunning 5000m triumph over her Ethiopian compatriot and 1500m winner Genzebe Dibaba wins Performance of the Beijing 2015 Championships, powered by adidas, after getting 23.84% of the overall votes.
Kenya’s Julius Yego and South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk smash African records on their way to the World titles, and Kenyan Hyvin Kiyeng claimed her first global gold medal on day 5 at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Genzebe Dibaba wins Ethiopia’s first ever gold in the 1500m at the World Championships; David Rudisha completes comeback with 800m gold for Kenya, and Nicholas Bett stuns to an historic 400m hurdles title on a successful fourth day for Africa at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Veterans Vivian Cheruiyot and Ezekiel Kemboi propelled Kenya to the top of the medal standings at the close of the third day of the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Day Two at the 2015 IAAF World Championships saw David Rudisha back to his best in the men’s 800m semi-finals while Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman and Botswana’s Nijel Amos failed to make the finals.
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was the star performer of Day 1 of Beijing 2015 after winning Eritrea’s first World Championships gold medal – the men’s marathon title – in 2:12:27 in Beijing, China.
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.
Live coverage of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the iconic Birds Nest, Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China – August 22-30, 2015
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.
A total of US$ 7,194,000 in prize money will be paid at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 to the leading athletes and teams in the 47 events being contested in the Chinese capital.
With one week to go, the final entries indicate that 207 IAAF Member Federations will send representatives to Beijing 2015 for the most important sporting event of the year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The world’s best track and field athletes will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon in March 2016 to compete in the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships – Portland 2016.
Two-time All-Africa Games high jump champion, Doreen Amata-Igbokwe vows to defend her crown in 2015 when the Games is held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo.
Ethiopian multiple indoor world record-holder, Genzebe Dibaba, is eyeing the women’s 5000m title at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
The IAAF Council has approved the entry standards for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, and a new qualification system has been introduced.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) website for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, holding from August 22-30 next year in China, is now open.
Doha, Qatar won the right, over Barcelona (ESP) and Eugene (USA), to host the 2019 IAAF World Championships, the IAAF Council announced at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco on Tuesday.