Ethiopian runners Habtamu Awash and Manilu Daska have won the men's and women's titles respectively at the fifth Obudu Ranch Mountain Race, held yesterday in the southern Cross River state of Nigeria.
European fastest man in 2009 and World 100m finalist Dwain Chambers has advised young Gambian athletes to stay true to their talents and not to make the same mistake he made in his career.
Reigning champion Edwin Sol of Kenya has confirmed he would participate in the 35th edition of the BOclassic - the international New Year's Eve Run on Bozen's Walther Square in Brixen/Bressanone, South Tyrol, Italy.
World Cross Country champion Gebre Gebremariam will attempt to add the Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country (IAAF Permit) to his list of top honours in the New Year, according to the organisers.
The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be held from March 12-14, 2010 at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.
The top stars of international athletics were on display this evening at the Fairmont Hotel, Monaco, to give their backing to the IAAF Diamond League series.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed that Caster Semenya's case will not be discussed at tomorrow's council meeting in Monaco pending completion of tests on the athlete.
The 3rd edition of the Globacom Lagos International Half Marathon comes up on December 12, 2009 in Lagos.
Prospective participants at the 3rd Glo Lagos International Half Marathon race coming up on December 12, 2009 have a few weeks left to register as the road race entries closes on Monday November 30.
The law firm representing world 800m champion Caster Semenya said on Saturday she was considering taking legal action against the UK's Guardian.
A lot has been said and written about Caster Semenya's gender issues since the South African teenager won the women's 800m title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last summer, but one thing missing in all these media reports is the most obvious of all.
The suspended Athletics South Africa (ASA) board would convene a special general meeting with the federation's members next week.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has apologised to World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya, her parents and the nation about its role in the handling of the athlete's gender row since the last World athletics championships.
World record-holder Usain Bolt has challenged Kenyans to convince the younger athletes to break from the mould and try out the shorter distances for the country to unearth talents in the sprints events.
Ethiopian Derartu Tulu, one of history's all-time great distance runners, has won her first New York City marathon after pulling away from Russia's Ludmila Petrova in the last mile to finish in two hours 28 minutes and 52 seconds.