Not even extreme windy conditions in Stockholm could deter Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga who jumped 8,36 meters at the Diamond League Championships, beating compatriots ... Read more »
Blessing Okagbare had the wardrobe malfunction during a track and field meeting in Oslo. Whether the mishap played its part in her finishing seventh is unclear, but the 28-year-old ... Read more »
The IAAF World Under-18 Championships Nairobi 2017 will be the first global track and field championships to be held in Kenya. The event will run from July 12-16 at the Moi Sports ... Read more »
Atta Boy! Sprint sensation Wayde van Niekerk, delivered another superb performance at the weekend, smashing the national 200m record at a meeting in Kingston, Jamaica. Read more »
"Despite the global spotlight my protest attracted, the killings, imprisonment and harassment of my people by Ethiopian security forces have only worsened," the exiled athlete ... Read more »
The Nigeria 4x200m women's team were unable to successfully defend the title they won two years ago, at the 2017 IAAF World Relays, held in the Bahamas. Read more »
Kenya's Mary Keitany broke the women's world record in the London Marathon on Sunday, while the country's Daniel Wanjiru weathered a last two-kilometre assault from Ethiopian ... Read more »
New Boston Marathon champion Edna Kiplagat could be crowned the 10th World Marathon Major Series woman champion if suspended Olympic champion Jemimah Sumgong is banned for doping. Read more »
Inga Ngwenduana who is 18 years old, is one of the Cape Peninsula's most talented runners who lives in Masiphumelele township with his domestic worker Mom and four siblings in very ... Read more »
The athletics world was in shock as news that Olympic marathon champion Jemimah Sumgong had tested positive for banned blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition ... Read more »
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