SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has said the process followed at an Athletics SA (ASA) annual general meeting to oust its board was constitutional. “Both Sascoc and SRSA (Sport and Recreation SA) take note of the interim chair and committee, which was elected in a special general meeting of ASA,” Sascoc said in the […]
Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) became the latest national IAAF Member Federation to activate IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics, the flagship of the IAAF School / Youth Programme, which is now running in more than 120 countries, last Friday. Ghana joined Nigeria as the only countries in the Central and West African Region implementing the programme […]
Benjamin Kipkoech Limo will join an impressive line-up of speakers at the IAAF Global Seminar on Cross Country Running in the Serbian capital Belgrade on December 9, 2013. The 39-year-old Kenyan will take part in the seminar to discuss the major issues facing Cross Country participation, and Cross Country running in general. Limo won the men’s Short […]
The World 800m champion Mohammed Aman believes he has had the perfect year after his success in the Diamond league and at the World Championships in Moscow. Speaking to journalists ahead of the 2013 World Athletics Gala in Monaco about his season and plans for 2014, the 19-year-old Ethiopian said he learnt from his London 2012 meltdown and will […]
More athletes are set to take part in the second edition of the Le Marathon International des Oliviers de Sfax on December 15, 2013 in Sfax Tunisia. The Marathon, which was inaugurated in December 2012, has already attracted top elite athletes across the world including thousands of running enthusiasts that will gather on Tunisian soil to […]
The 200-day countdown has begun to the inaugural IAAF World Relays, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on the weekend of May 24-25, 2014. The IAAF World Relays is the latest addition to the list of IAAF events and it is anticipated that the top relay nations in the world will make their way […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today announced the names of the 10 men and 10 women who have been shortlisted for the 2013 World Athlete of the Year Award. Among the candidates, who have been selected by an [link id=”175″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF”] panel of athletics experts* are four African star athletes (2 men […]
Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday hosted [link id=”158″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Blessing Okagbare,”] Nigeria’s double silver medallist at last month’s IAAF [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”World Championships “]held in Moscow, Russia, and her developmental coach Daniel Dan Etsebiminor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Jonathan made a cash reward of 3 million naira (about US$20,000) to […]
Meseret Defar’s outstanding 5000m win over her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba was the highlights of the first of this season’s IAAF Diamond League finals on Thursday, writes Phil Minshull for the IAAF and the IAAF Diamond League. [link id=”274″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Defar “]and [link id=”249″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Dibaba”], the 5000m and 10,000m gold medallists respectively from the 2013 IAAF […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said that at the conclusion of the final competition session, 268,548 stadium spectators had attended the eight evening sessions at the 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships, Moscow 2013. According to the IAAF statement, the evening audience totalled 396,548 including VIPs, guests, media and athletes seats. […]
Uganda’s World marathon champion, Stephen Kiprotich, said the IAAF World Championships gold is his best medal as compared to the one he won in the London 2012 Olympics Games. While responding to questions at a press conference in Moscow after his triumphant fete, the double gold medalist said he believes it’s the better of the […]
Kenyan [link id=”255″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Milcah Chemos Cheywa”] led an African sweep of the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final and Ethiopian [link id=”256″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Mohammed Aman”] won the men’s 800m title at the 14th [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF World Championships in Moscow” target=”_blank”]. After two World bronze medals, Cheywa justified her favourite tag – in the absence […]
Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure ran a storming race to win the Silver medal in the women’s 100m final at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Moscow” target=”_blank”], Russia. The 26-year-old Ivorian came through strong with 10 metres left to finished second in 10.93 seconds and thus became the first African woman […]
Blessing Okagbare spoke with the IAAF tv after winning the silver medal in women’s Long Jump at the 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia
Ethiopian reigning Olympic Champion, [link id=”249″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Tirunesh Dibaba”], won her third World 10,000m title at the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow” target=”_blank”] on Sunday. Displaying her trademark kick, the 27-year-old sped away from the field at the bell with an effortless 59.96 seconds last lap to regained the title […]
Video Interview with Ivorian sprinter Murielle Ahoure after the 100m Heats today at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Video Interview with [link id=”248″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Ayanleh Souleiman”] of [link id=”181″ tax=”category” text=”Djibouti”] after the 800m Men Prelims at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia on Saturday.
Video Interview with Nigeria’s sprinter champion and African record-holder, [link id=”158″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Blessing Okagbare”], after the women’s Long Jump qualification at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia yesterday. She jumped 6.83m to qualify for Sunday’s final.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council and Congress this morning ratified the new World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, signifying a return to 4 year sanctions for serious doping offences. According to a statement released following the second day’s working session of the 49th IAAF Congress in Moscow, Russia, the Code was approved by acclamation. Also on the […]
South Africa’s hope of a good showing in the men’s marathon event at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow next week was dealt a further blow on Tuesday when Lusapho April pulled out with an Achilles injury. “I’m very disappointed I will miss the world champs,” April said on Tuesday. “I have Achilles tendonitis and […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has launched an app for the iPod, iPad and Android devices ahead of the 14th IAAF World Championships starting in Moscow, Russia on Saturday August 10. The IAAF App will be the official Live results, statistics and news application for iPod, iPad and Android devices from the IAAF website – iaaf.org. […]
Ethiopia’s Jillo Dube will speak on the Ethiopian method of training for middle and long distances at the 2nd IAAF World Coaches’ Conference scheduled for Moscow on Monday August 19, 2013. The 2nd IAAF World Coaches’ Conference will present the opportunity for coaches from over 200 national teams assembled for the [link id=”144″ tax=”post_tag” text=”IAAF […]
A comprehensive blood testing programme will be organised at the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, as part of a sophisticated anti-doping programme for the 14th edition of the championships which take place from 10th to 18th August 2013. Two years ago the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) collected blood samples from all athletes taking […]
Ethiopia’s Meresa Kahsay sets a World Youth best of 5:19.99 to win the boy’s 2000m Steeplechase Gold medal at the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. Kaysay was seventh at the world juniors last year and took silver medal at this year’s African Youth Championships in Warri, but this time he won the one […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that, with one month to go until the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 10 to 18 August 2013, the pinnacle competition of the IAAF World Athletics Series has extended its global reach. Broadcasting agreements are in place covering more territories than ever before in the history […]
The last batch of Team Nigeria’s contingent to this year’s IAAF World Youth Championship arrived Donetsk, Ukraine late Tuesday after spending about eleven hours in Istanbul, the Turkish capital. The delegation led by the Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tunde Abdulkareem left Lagos on Monday evening to join the athletes and […]
The IAAF World Youth Championships, which will take place from July 10-14, 2013 in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, is on course to become the biggest gathering of athletes in the history of the Championships. With the deadline for the Entries now closed, we are proud to announce that no fewer than 1532 athletes have been […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is delighted to announce that IAAF Kids’ Athletics | Nestlé Healthy Kids, the flagship development project of its School / Youth programme, will be demonstrated at the headquarters of Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland on the morning of Friday 5 July. IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics, which is one […]
There are just two weeks to go before Donetsk, Ukraine stages the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, from 10-14 July, but memories are still fresh of the outstanding last edition of these Championships, held two years ago in the French city of Lille. World youth best performances were established by Kenyan 800m runner Leonard Kosencha, […]
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released a provisional list of 19 athletes to represent Nigeria at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics championship in Moscow, Russia from August 10-18. As expected, Blessing Okagbare, who won three gold medals at the recently held All -Nigeria Championships and selection trials in Calabar lead the team, with many athletes […]
Mauritius has been picked to replace South Africa as the host of the postponed 11th Africa Junior Athletics Championships. The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) confirmed in a statement on its website that Reduit City in Mauritius will be the next stop for the biannual championships, replacing Johannesburg, which pulled out after Athletics South Africa […]