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Cancer survivor inspires community to join the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Image: Action Photo After overcoming cancer, Gqeberha resident Xylon van Eyck has embraced a new outlook on life, choosing not to take...
Feb 265 min read


Attention all TTOM 2025 Half Marathon runners: Please provide your 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 NOW if you have not yet done so
Image: Two Oceans Marathon Are you a TTOM2025 Half Marathon runner? Have you provided us with your seeding information? Without any...
Feb 261 min read


Win a Chery Tiggo 4 Pro LiT Vehicle at the 10th annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES in Cape Town
Image: Jaco Wolmarans Celebrating 10 years since the inception of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K ...
Feb 263 min read


Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona
Image: Chiara Montesano, courtesy of World Athletics European bronze medallist Francesco Fortunato smashed the long-standing world indoor...
Feb 231 min read


World Athletics' focus on innovation makes strides with test events in Düsseldorf and Berlin
Image: ISTAF Indoor / Tilo Wiedensohler, courtesy of World Athletics Early testing of take-off zone shows clear impact on competition...
Feb 213 min read


IOC and TCL announce long-term global TOP Partnership through to 2032
Image: IOC TCL products will drive new experiences for fans and athletes, from digital displays at the Olympic and Paralympic Games to...
Feb 202 min read


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...
Feb 203 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...
Feb 174 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...
Feb 151 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...
Feb 142 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...
Feb 141 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...
Feb 112 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...
Feb 113 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...
Feb 115 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...
Feb 102 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...
Feb 101 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...
Feb 101 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...
Feb 104 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...
Jan 314 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...
Jan 293 min read
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