Team Nigeria's nightmare at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing China continued unabated as women's 400m hopeful, Patience Okon-George and men's 200m runner Tega Odele bowed ... Read more »
Anaso Jobodwana has won South Africa's second medal at the IAAF World Championship in Beijing, finishing third in the men's 200m event. Read more »
Genzebe Dibaba claimed first place in the women's 1,500m event at the IAAF Championships in Beijing. Read more »
Wayde van Niekerk has won the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, becoming the first African runner since 1920 to win a major global title. Read more »
Two sprinters have been provisionally banned after testing positive for outlawed substances at the International Association of Athletics Federations championships in Beijing, ... Read more »
With the start of the world championships at the International Association of Athletics Federations in Beijing, China, Ethiopian athletes are setting a winning tone. Read more »
An unknown teenager, Ghirmay Ghebreselassie, who defied his parents to take up running swept to victory in the men's marathon at the Athletics World Championships, competing in ... Read more »
The quartet of Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan and Christy Udoh has emerged as the 4x200m World Relay champions and also set a new national record. Read more »
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor has apologised to the athletics federation for her comments on the use of foreign athletes. Read more »
The athlete is the first Nigerian to participate in the gruelling North Pole Marathon that is run in twelve stages. Read more »
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