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Out of more than 5,000 applications: IOC Young Leaders Programme welcomes 25 new recruits for 2025 to 2028
Image: IOC After receiving an overwhelming number of more than 5,000 applications, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 20, 20253 min read


Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES and PUMA South Africa confirm four-year partnership extension
Image: Tobias Ginsberg Stillwater Sports , the organisers of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES , proudly welcomes PUMA's renewed commitment...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 17, 20254 min read


Fisher smashes world indoor 5000m record in Boston
Image: Josh Sawyer, courtesy of World Athletics Less than a week after he took apart the world indoor 3000m record in New York, USA's...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 15, 20251 min read


Ikeda Banned for Four Years
Image: JAAF, Courtesy of World Athletics Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years by the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin
Image: Supplied by World Athletics Just five days after his US rival Yared Nuguse set a world indoor mile record in New York, Jakob...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 14, 20251 min read


World Athletics opens nomination process for 2025 Athletes’ Commission elections
Image: World Athletics World Athletics is pleased to announce that the nomination process for the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission is...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 11, 20252 min read


Inaugural Olympic Esports Games to be held in Riyadh in 2027 – Road to the Games to start this year
Image: IOC/Greg Martin The first edition of the Olympic Esports Games, a landmark event both in the world of esports and within the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 11, 20253 min read


10km record under threat as Adriaan Wildschutt prepares for Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Image: Adriaan Wildschutt The Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES is proud to welcome global running sensation Adriaan Wildschutt to compete on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 11, 20255 min read


World Athletics launches new stakeholder consultation on female eligibility
Image: Mark Sampson Female eligibility guidelines being updated to reflect latest developments in science, sport and law Widespread...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 10, 20252 min read


Nuguse breaks world indoor mile record in New York
Image: © Josh Sawyer, Courtesy of World Athletics Little more than an hour after Grant Fisher’s historic performance in the 3000m, Yared...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 10, 20251 min read


Fisher breaks world indoor 3000m record in New York
Image: © Josh Sawyer, courtesy of World Athletics USA’s Grant Fisher broke the world indoor 3000m record at the Millrose Games, clocking...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 10, 20251 min read


Celebrate 10 incredible years of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES in Cape Town – entries are open!
Image: Jaco Wolmarans The Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES is celebrating a decade of road running excellence. Entries for the iconic 2025 Absa...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 10, 20254 min read


IOC invites world’s best winter sports athletes to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026
Image: IOC To mark one year until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 , the International Olympic...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 6, 20255 min read


Join Us for a Comrades Webinar Tonight
Image: Gijima Athletics News The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is excited to invite all running enthusiasts to a special webinar...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 5, 20251 min read


IOC awards TelevisaUnivision exclusive media rights in Mexico through to 2032
Image: IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that TelevisaUnivision has acquired exclusive media rights on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 5, 20252 min read


Joma strengthens its international presence by partnering with the Two Oceans Marathon
Image: Two Oceans Marathon Joma is proud to announce its new role as Technical and Apparel Sponsor of the world-renowned Two Oceans...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 4, 20253 min read


Be the First to Win a Chery Tiggo 4 Pro LiT Vehicle at the 2025 Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES in Gqeberha
Image: Richard Pearce The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K will make its much-anticipated return to 'The Friendly City' on Sunday, 13...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 3, 20253 min read


IOC elects Dolomiti Valtellina in the Italian Alps as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028
Image: IOC Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 will be the fifth edition of the Winter YOG. Competitions will take place only in existing venues...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jan 31, 20254 min read


Record $36 Million Raised for Charity at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Image: AI Runners Can Secure an Entry into the Sold-Out 2025 Event by Running and Fundraising for Charity The Bank of America Chicago...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jan 29, 20253 min read


Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K returns to ‘The Friendly City’ in April
Image: Tobias Ginsberg The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K is turning three! Runners and walkers are invited to “actively” celebrate...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jan 29, 20252 min read
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