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Former world record-holders Chepngetich and Yeshaneh renew rivalry in Chonburi
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich and Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh will clash at the Bangsaen21 Half Marathon – a World Athletics Platinum...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 16, 20233 min read


World Athletics Continental Tour returns for 2024
The 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour calendar has been published, with two months to go until the first Gold level meeting of the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 16, 20233 min read


Award-winner Kiptum reflects on a fast-forward year of marathon running
Kelvin Kiptum ran his first marathon on 4 December last year, two days after he turned 23. He managed to fit in two more before his 24th...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Obiri, O’Brien and four Budapest medallists among 23 athletes entering MOWA
Competition artefacts from multiple world champions Kenya’s Hellen Obiri (singlet) and USA’s Dan O’Brien (singlet and bodysuit) are among...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Kipchoge becomes U20 refugee team mentor as World Athletics makes Global Refugee Forum pledge
Kenya’s two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is to mentor the U20 World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team (ART), using his...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Six stars named World Athletes of the Year in Monaco
Six athletes – Tigist Assefa, Mondo Duplantis, Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles and Yulimar Rojas – have been announced as World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 14, 20234 min read


Duplantis and Tsegay confirmed for Astana
World champions Mondo Duplantis and Gudaf Tsegay are the first star athletes confirmed for the ‘Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 8, 20231 min read


Abbott World Marathon Majors wins President’s Award
The Abbott World Marathon Majors has been awarded the President’s Award as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023. World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 8, 20232 min read


Australia wins Member Federation Award
Athletics Australia has been named as winner of the Member Federation Award, the fourth honour announced as part of the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 8, 20232 min read


Record-Breaking Field Anticipated for 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Runners Can Still Take Part by Joining a Charity Team; Participants Raised $30.4 Million in 2023 CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji
Women’s world road mile record 4:20.98 Diribe Welteji (ETH) Riga, 1 October Men’s world road mile record 3:56.13 Hobbs Kessler (USA)...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Ozbot captures World Athletics Photograph of the Year
Mattia Ozbot’s image of German decathlete Leo Neugebauer competing at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 has been selected as...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Comrades Expo – Bookings now open
No Doubt - Nakanjani One of the highlights of holding the world’s biggest, oldest and most famous ultramarathon is the hosting of an...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 6, 20231 min read


Tchanile-Salifou wins Woman of the Year Award
Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou has been named Woman of the Year as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023. Tchanile-Salifou receives the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Comrades2024 Entry Process to Close next week
No Doubt - Nakanjani More than 80% of the 23000-entry cap for next year’s 97th Comrades Marathon has been sold with the entry process...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award
Laurent Meuwly has received the Coaching Achievement Award and becomes the first winner to be announced as part of the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Garcia and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Peru’s Kimberly Garcia and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2022-2023 World Athletics Race Walking...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20232 min read


Lemma breaks course record, Degefa dominates in Valencia
Sisay Lemma set a course record of 2:01:48 to move to fourth on the men’s world all-time list, while Worknesh Degefa ran a PB of 2:15:51...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20234 min read


AIU BANS SANTOS AND DISQUALIFIES HIS ‘WORLD JUNIOR’ TITLE
Luguelín Santos has been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for three years for age-manipulation violations at the IAAF World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 3, 20234 min read


CMA Annual General Meeting and Board Appointments
At its recent Annual General Meeting held last night (Wednesday, 29 November 2023), the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Board...

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 30, 20231 min read
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