Luvo Manyonga won gold and the hearts of all as he celebrated his brilliant 8,48metre feat at the championships in London. Read more »
Nigerian athletics is facing a bleak future following lack of practical commitment by the government to develop the track and field events as well as the athletes, writes Gowon ... Read more »
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has released the list of 12 athletes to represent the country at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, with sprinter Blessing ... Read more »
Kenya has broken the record for the highest attendance at the IAAF World U18 Championships, according to IAAF. As if that wasn't enough to cheer about, the East African nation ... Read more »
Uganda's Paralympic silver medallist put Uganda on the map at the World Para Athletics Championships in London by winning the country's first ever gold. He did it in style, running ... Read more »
Edward Zakayo and Stanley Mburu Waithaka have qualified for the 3000m final set for July 16, while 400m hurdlers Leah Jeruto and Irene Akinyi have, however, suffered a ... Read more »
The first of the close to 3,000 athletes and officials from 131 countries have started flocking to Nairobi for the International Association of Athletics Federation event that runs ... Read more »
While Wayde van Niekerk and Clarence Munyai were rocking the world with senior and junior marks respectively, Rikenette Steenkamp was making sure South Africa's women also made ... Read more »
Competing at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic, the Rio Olympics 400m gold medallist won in 30.81 seconds for another world, African and South African record. Read more »
Ruto, who finished third during the Rio Olympic trials in 2016 in Eldoret but was sidelined for lack of experience, has qualified for the World Championships. Read more »
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