Kenya's World 800m record-holder David Rudisha on Tuesday, with a dominant display of front running, won the Gold medal in the event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu, Korea.
Black British presenter Ortis Deley has been dropped as the main anchor of the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships coverage on Channel 4 Television station, after receiving hundreds of complaints from viewers.
Following the completion of the women's 20km Race Walk, the only competition on Day 5 of the IAAF World Championships, Daegu 2011, the tradition of the championship's press lunch was continued in Casa Italia which for the nine day duration of Daegu 2011 is situated in the May Garden in Daegu City Centre.
Amantle Montsho earned Botswana its first ever gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in the Women's 400m race in Daegu, South Korea on last night.
Nigeria's Triple Jump star, Tosin Oke gave a glimpse of what Nigerians should expect at the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo when he jumped a season's best of 17.21m at the 59th edition of the London Samsung Diamond League earlier this month.
The Namibian team that will compete at the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique received an official sendoff at the Ministry of Sport's headquarters in Windhoek on Thursday.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius today spoke about his excitement at competing at the IAAF World Championships as he discussed the upcoming event with athletics great and 400m world record holder Michael Johnson.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has listed seventeen athletes to represent the country at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, Daegu, Korea, 27 August to 4 September.
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius will finally become the first amputee to compete at the World's major athletics championships later this month in Daegu, South Korea after he was named in the South African team to the event.