[The Herald] THE world's top runners are renowned for their speed, mental toughness, and willingness to push their bodies beyond what most people would consider comfortable.
[Capital FM] Monaco -- Kenya's Ruth Chepng'etich, who is the women's marathon world record holder, has been slapped with a three-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to Anti-Doping Rule Violations...
[Leadership] World Athletics (WA) has announced that the selection of Lagos, Nigeria's bustling commercial hub, as the host city for its inaugural Africa Road Running Conference was influenced by its extensive commercial connections...
[New Era] Namibian para-triathlete Jerome Rooi was forced to withdraw from the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships in Wollongong, Australia, on Saturday after suffering a mechanical issue mid-race.
[Liberian Observer] MONROVIA, -- Liberia's Track and field program is hanging on a shoestring. Official government budget allocations for the sport average in the low three figures, deferred to 2027. The Ministry of Youth and Sports...
[Independent (Kampala)] Chicago, Us -- Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community and head of one of the world's most diverse transnational networks, marked his 54th birthday on Sunday by completing the...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Like previous editions, the 2025 edition of the Liberia Marathon was held successfully as runners drawn from Liberia and across the globe showcased their endurance and determination.
[Namibian] More than N$100 000 in prize money will be up for grabs when the Omaruru Powersave Street Mile takes place for the 12th consecutive year on Saturday.
[Liberian Observer] The 2025 Liberia Full Marathon proved to be an overwhelming display of regional athletic power on Sunday, as runners from Sierra Leone delivered an unprecedented performance, sweeping all eight elite podium positions....
[The Herald] Pretoria, South Africa -- THE African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 's efforts to revive the regional marathon got off on a positive note yesterday, with thousands of participants turning up for the event at the Union...
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and World 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi have qualified for the newly introduced World Athletics Ultimate Championship meet.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global champions Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet and Emmanuel Wanyonyi are the only Kenyans shortlisted for the 2025 Track Athlete of the Year World Athletics Awards.
[Nile Post] Hundreds on Sunday took time off to participate in the third edition of the annual Corporate Run held at the NEC Pitch in Bugoloobi, Kampala.
[Liberian Investigator] Paynesville -- Following a rigorous justification exercise held recently at the Liberia School of Wushua in Paynesville, the Liberia Taekwondo Federation (LTF) has officially selected two athletes to represent the...
[Nile Post] Uganda's long-distance star Jacob Kiplimo has stormed to victory at the 2025 Chicago Marathon, clocking 2:02:23 -- the seventh-fastest time in marathon history and the fastest ever by a Ugandan.
[Daily News] Arusha -- TANZANIANS from all walks of life are being encouraged to take part in the second edition of the Dyslexia Awareness Run, scheduled for Sunday, October 19th, at Mgambo grounds in Arusha.
[Ghanaian Times] Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah, has revealed that the state is putting in place measures to prevent unqualified athletes and officials from representing Ghana at upcoming international sporting events. Ghana is set to...
[Liberian Observer] The streets of Monrovia are set to sizzle come Sunday, October 12, as elite athletes and dedicated runners chase glory--and substantial cash prizes--at the Liberia Marathon events. With equal payouts for men and women...
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Botswana's performance at the Paralympic Athletics Championships held in New Dehli, India from September 27 to October 5, was significantly hampered by lack of adequate preparation and key athlete...
[Botswana Daily News] President Advocate Duma Boko has applauded Team Botswana for representing the country with distinction at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The former visually impaired sprinter José Armando Sayovo defended on Saturday the need for increased coaching training in various adapted sports to improve awareness, thanks to the High Performance Center named...
Great Britain's Aled Sion Davies secures his seventh consecutive F63 shot put title on the final day of the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
Ethiopia's Yismaw Dillu wins the Cardiff Half Marathon 2025 in a new men's record time, with Miriam Chebet defending her women's title and Callum Hall taking the wheelchair race.
Great Britain's Nathan Maguire thanks his family for helping him to achieve his dream after winning T54 1500m bronze at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
[New Era] Namibia's top para-athletes are still in action at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India, where they are determined to make their mark on the global stage.
Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft wins her second gold medal of the World Para Athletics Championships and the 18th world title of her career by winning the women's T34 100m in New Delhi.
Sabrina Fortune hopes to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after smashing her own shot put world record at the World Para Athletics Championships.
[New Times] Rwandan athlete Florence Niyonkuru claimed gold medal in women's half marathon event of the 40th edition of the Lion Races, held in France on Sunday, September 30.
Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir says she has put a "difficult chapter firmly behind" her after her former coach Andrew Young is banned for three years for "serious misconduct".
[New Era] Paralympic sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his guide Sem Shimanda qualified for the semifinals of the men's T11 400 metres (m) after finishing second in heat one at the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four-time world champion Faith Kipyegon has disclosed that she will venture into more distance races next season, as she begins to prepare herself to slowly transition from her traditional 1500m distance.
[RFI] Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers are reflecting on the positive impact of bringing...
Hollie Arnold says winning a medal was "not on my cards" this year after securing a bronze in the women's F46 javelin at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.