Ethiopians set Birmingham arena alight
Ethiopians Gelete Burka and Tirunesh Dibaba and Deresee Mekonnen posted impressive showing today at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham.
February 2010
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IAAF modifies Doha World Indoor Championships timetable
The organisers of the World Indoor Championships has made some timetable changes made to the schedule on Day 1 (second session), Friday 12 March, of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12 - 14 March 2010).
Franca is back after maternity break, with Doha a possibility
Nigerian sprinter Franca Ene Idoko-Isaac is up for a new challenge after having been out of competition for almost two years to have her baby.
Cheruiyot battles Dibaba in Birmingham, with Defar's world record on the cards
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot, will tussle with Ethiopia's double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba in the two-mile race at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday with Ethiopian Meseret Defar's world record of 9:06.26 minutes in their sights.
UTEP's great Blessing: Olympic medalist Blessing Okagbare continues to amaze
A year and a half ago, UTEP track coach Bob Kitchens assumed he had seen the last of Blessing Okagbare in a Miner uniform.
ADIEU - Abdul Karim Ohimai Amu
Alhaji Abdul Karim Ohimai Amu, the longest-serving President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), who had influenced the athletics career of many and was an icon of Nigerian athletics, has died at the age of 77.
Oke soars to triple jump best in Sheffield
Nigeria's Tosin Oke won the mens' triple jump event on Day Two of the Aviva World Trials and UK Indoor Championships at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) in Sheffield.
Rudisha headlines Sydney and Melbourne Track Classics' field
Kenya's David Rudisha, the fastest man over 800m in the world in 2009 will throw down the gauntlet to Australia's top track athletes when he lines up at the Sydney and Melbourne legs of the Australian Athletics Tour across two fast and furious nights of track and field action.
Oke targets Agbebaku's record in Sheffield
Nigeria's Tosin Oke will continue his preparations for the 13th IAAF World Indoor championships tomorrow at the Aviva UK World Trials and Indoor Championships at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) in Sheffield.
Athletes set sights on glory, as Doha beckons
In exactly one month all eyes will turn to the outstanding setting of the Aspire Dome which will host the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar. IAAF takes a look at what Doha has to offer.
Gaisah soars to season's best in Stockholm
Ghana's ace long jumper, Ignatius Gaisah boosted his chances of a medal at the forthcoming World Indoor Championship with a season's best jump at the GE Gelan in Stockholm, Sweden.
'Race of Hope' back on track after course change
The President of the Cameroon Athletics Federation, Jacques Sébastien Mbous has disclosed that preparations are well on track for the holding of the 15th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope.
Choge outsprints Koech at Stockholm's GE Galan meet
World Indoor Championship 3,000m silver medallist, Paul Kipsiele Koech, was outsprinted by compatriot Augustine Choge over the distance in Stockholm’s GE Galan meeting.
AFN kickstarts season with Nkoyo Ibori Youth Classics in Oghara
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has scheduled this year's edition of the Nkoyo Ibori Under-18 Athletics Meet for March 4-6,2010 at the Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Delta State.
Dung is 2009 Nigerian Sportsperson of the Year
Nigerian marathon runner, Janet Dung from Plateau State won the Nigerian "Sportsperson of the Year award" at the The Future Awards 2010 held at the Shell Hall of the Muson Centre in Lagos on Sunday.