Records
Up to date World and African Athletics records and achievements from the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA).
May 2009
Results 2009
Major results from athletics events held in Africa and by Africans around the continents - 2009
Tanger CAA Super Grand Prix II, Morocco -12 July, 2009
Tanger CAA Super Grand Prix II, Tanger, Morocco -12 July, 2009
Tunis CAA Super Grand Prix II, Tunisia - 20 June, 2009
Tunis CAA Super Grand Prix II, Rades, Tunisia - 20 June, 2009
Yaounde CAA Grand Prix II, Cameroon - 20 June, 2009
Yaounde CAA Grand Prix II, Yaoundé, Cameroon - 20 June, 2009
Algiers CAA Super Grand Prix II/IAAF APM Meetings - 11 June, 2009
Algiers CAA Super Grand Prix II/IAAF APM Meetings in Algiers, Algeria on the 11 June, 2009
9th African Juniors Championships, Mauritius - 30 July - 02 August
9th African Juniors Championships, Mauritius - 30 July - 02 August
KCC/Athletics Kenya National Trials for World Athletics Championships - July 25, 2009
Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC)/Athletics Kenya National Trials for World Athletics Championships will be held on July 25.
1st Gov Gabriel Suswam Classic Competition, Makurdi - June 3-5, 2009
The 1st Gov Gabriel Suswam Classic Competition from June 2 to June 5th at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Nigeria.
Masai edges Dibaba in New York
Kenya's Linet Chepkwemo Masai, the World Junior record holder for 10,000m, got one over the World 5000m record holder and double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia as she won the shorter distance at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.
Nigerian athletics board inauguration pushed forward
The inauguration of the Board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), scheduled for today in Abuja, has been postponed till the 9th of June, 2009.
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany - 15-23 August, 2009
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™ in the Berlin Olympic Stadium from August 15-23, 2009.
2nd Tangier International Meeting, Morocco - 12 July, 2009
2nd International meeting of Tangier, Morocco on 12 July, 2009. organised by by middle distance running legend Hicham El Guerrouj.
6th IAAF World Youth Championships, Sϋdtirol, Italy - 8-12 July 2009
The 6th IAAF World Youth Championships, Sϋdtirol, Italy (8-12 July 2009) are on course to witness one of the greatest ever gatherings of nations in the competition’s history.
IAAF drags Onyia to CAS
Last season, Nigerian born Spanish hurdler, Josephine Nkiruka Onyia was flying in the grand Prix circuit. From Oslo to Lausanne to Berlin she was the new kid on the block. She won the 100m hurdles in last year's Golden League meetings in Oslo and Berlin.
CAA Southern Region Youth Track And Field Championships - June 13, 2009
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CAA Southern Region Youth Track And Field Championships in Namibia - June 13, 2009 |
CAA Southern Region Senior Track And Field Championships - May 30, 2009
CAA Southern Region Senior Track And Field Championships in Boyswana - May 30, 2009
Muzhingi wins 2009 Comrades Marathon
Zimbabwean Stephen Muzhingi won the 2009 Comrades Marathon in time of 5:23:27, with defending champion and record holder, Leonid Shvetsov of Russia second in 5:33:10 and South African Charles Tjiane third in 5:34:21.
Nedbank Matha series half marathon, Port Elizabeth - 4 July, 2009
South African half marathon championships
Nedbank City Marathon Series, Capetown - 27 September, 2009
Nedbank City Marathon Series, Capetown Marathon on the 27 September, 2009
Senegal ousts favourite Nigeria in African Regionals
Senegal took top honours at the 7th African Region 2 Athletics Championships which ended last night in Port Novo, Benin Republic after beating favourite and regional track and filed powerhouse Nigeria to the first position by just one gold medal.
Gebrselassie and Cheruiyot savour Manchester triumphs
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie has won the 2009 Great Manchester Run 10km race in a time of 27 minutes 39 seconds, but hope of regaining his World 10km record was dashed by a strong headwind in Manchester city centre for the second part of the race.
Ogba gets mandate to lead Nigerian athletics federation
Former Delta state commissioner for sports, Solomon Ogba, elected as the new president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) at the sports federation elections held at the Abuja National Stadium.
WADA approves enhanced international data protection standard
The executive committee approves enhanced international data protection standard at the end of its meetings held last week in Montreal, Canada.
WADA members to parley over Code's implementation and enforcement in Montreal
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has organized a number of events for the media in relation to its Executive Committee and Foundation Board meetings, to be held respectively on Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, in Montreal, Canada.
Ogba push case for leading Nigerian athletics
Former Delta State Sports Commissioner, Chief Solomon Ogba banks on his enviable track record in athletics administration during his tenure,when he took Delta to the summit of sports in the country, to pave the way for his ascension to the presidency of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.
Nigeria/ExxonMobil Track and Field Championships, Abuja - 23-25 July, 2009
Nigeria/ExxonMobil Track and Field Championships (Berlin 2009 World Championships Trials) holds from the 23rd-25th July, 2009 at the Abuja national stadium.
Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme, Rabat, Morocco - 23 May, 2009
Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme- CAA Super Grand Prix- holds in Rabat, Morocco on 23 May 2009.
Over 170 nations to compete in Sϋdtirol
More than 170 nations register interest to participate at the 6th IAAF World Youth Championships, Sϋdtirol, Italy from the 8th to 12th July 2009.