Africa's queen of track and Nigerian champion, Blessing Okagbare, at the inaugural Istvan Gyulai Memorial on Saturday in Budapest, won the women's Long Jump with a wind-assisted 6.84 metres (+2.9) leap.
The London 2012 Olympic medals were unveiled tonight by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal and London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe at an event in Trafalgar Square to mark one year to go to the Olympic Games.
With one year to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, preparations are on track and London's vision to host a Games that inspires the world is set to become reality.
Nigeria's Tosin Oke and Morocco's Yahya Berrabah on Friday posted impressive performances at the 2011 Míting Ciutat de Barcelona d'Atletisme (17th Barcelona International Athletics Meeting) - an EA premium meeting.
AthleticsAfrica.com, Africa's premier athletics website, is celebrating it's seventh year anniversary today - July 25, 2011.
The Mozambican sports fans are confident of the success of their country hosting the 10th All Africa Games from September 3-18 this year in Mozambique's capital, Maputo.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has shortlisted 60 athletes and 19 officials for Team Nigeria to the 10th All Africa Games to be held September 3-18 this year, in Maputo, Mozambique's capital.
Global athletics stars are heading to the capital this summer to compete for glory at the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on August 5-6, 2011.
Namibian Tjipekapora Herunga continued her good form when she won the 400m race in the Internationales Abendsportfest in Rhede, Germany recently.
A dominant performance once again by 2011 Diamond race leader Amantle Montsho of Botswana in the women’s 400m was one of the highlights of the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix/Samsung Diamond League meeting at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK last night.
Two athletes will represent Namibia at this year’s IAAF World Youth Championships which will be held in Lille, France from July 6 to 10 2011.
South African women's title holder Irvette van Blerk has withdrawn on the eve of the South African Half-Marathon Championships which will be run in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.