• Liberia: Laf President Mulbah Zaza Criticizes County Meet Over Exclusion of Athletics
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia Athletics Federation (LAF) President Mulbah Zaza is calling on the government to reevaluate the structure and identity of the National County Sports Meet, criticizing the continued exclusion of...
  • Liberia: LAF President Decries Reported Exclusion of Athletics From County Meet
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the Liberia Athletics Federation (LAF), Mulbah Zaza, has strongly criticized reports that athletics will be excluded from the upcoming 2025/2026 National County Sports Meet, calling it a...
  • Kenya: 'Come, Let Us Run Together,' - Kenyans Urged to Register for Nairobi Expressway Marathon
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 30, 2025 - Kenyans have been urged to register in their numbers for the fourth edition of the Nairobi Expressway Marathon.
  • Ethiopia: Ethiopian Sports Academy Vows to Sustain Nation's Athletic Legacy
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Ethiopian Herald] -- The Ethiopian Sports Academy marked its 8th graduation ceremony under the theme :"We Ensure the Golden Generational Continuity" reaffirming its commitment to shaping the next generation of elite athletes and...
  • Namibia: Haitope, Paulus Shine in Star-Studded Half Marathon
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [New Era] Marathon runner Lavinia Haitope claimed a decisive victory in the women's 21-kilometre race at the 11th edition of the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon (Qgebertha Half Marathon), held on Saturday in South Africa.
  • South Africa: Cape Town Completes Major Refurbishment of Key Athletics Stadiums
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [SAnews.gov.za] The City of Cape Town has completed a major refurbishment at Vygieskraal Athletics Stadium in Athlone, enhancing the facility's usability.
  • GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Great Britain finish fifth overall at the European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid.
  • Kenya: Kipyegon Hopes Paris Record-Breaking Memories Will Spur Her for 'Breaking 4'
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's double Olympic and World Champion Faith Kipyegon will seek to enter into the annuls of history, attempting to become the first ever woman to run the mile in under four minutes. This historic race, put...
  • We have to protect the female category - IOC's Coventry
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Kirsty Coventry, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says its members have shown "overwhelming support" to protecting the female category in sport.
  • Sportsworld
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Mackenzie Little – global Javelin medallist and full-time doctor
  • East Africa: Kenya's Kipyegon Seeks History With Four Minute Mile Attempt
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Namibian] Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya will attempt to make history by becoming the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile on Thursday, but to do so she must shave nearly eight seconds off her world record.
  • Kipyegon falls short in bid to be first women to run sub-four-minute mile
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Kenya's Faith Kipyegon fails in her attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile at Nike's 'Breaking4' event in Paris.
  • Namibia: It Will Be 'Big and Punchy' - Athletics Chief Coe Looks to Future
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Namibian] Sebastian Coe has two years left as World Athletics president and it promises to be lively as he says next year's inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Team Championship will remind the world the sport is "big and punchy and...
  • Kenya: How Moraa Plots to Defend World Title in Tokyo Championships
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Despite being inconsistent in her performance since she won the World title in 2023, Mary Moraa is confident of defending her women's 800m crown at the World Championships slated for Tokyo in September.
  • Ghana: The Diamond League - a World-Class Show and a Driving Force for Progress in Athletics
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Ghanaian Times] The Diamond League in athletics can be compared to a world-class show. This prestigious tournament brings together the strongest athletes from around the world every year, attracting tens of thousands of spectators to...
  • Gout, 17, sets Australian record at Golden Spike
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Teenager Gout Gout sets an Australian record with victory in the men's 200m on his senior international debut at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava.
  • Who is Gout Gout? Meet the sprinting sensation compared to Bolt
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    BBC Sport profiles athletics' new sprinting sensation who set a new Australian record on his international senior debut on Tuesday.
  • Nigeria: AFN Expresses Shock Over Ofili's Decision to Dump Nigeria
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Daily Trust] The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has expressed shock over the widely reported decision by one of the country's finest female athletes, Favour Ofili, to dump Nigeria for Turkiye.
  • Nigeria: Favour Ofili Reportedly Switches Allegiance to Turkey Amid Discontent With Nigerian Federation
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Premium Times] In Ofili's case, if she and the Turkish federation can convincingly argue that her move was prompted by federation failures beyond her control, she could be eligible for a waiver.
  • The record-breaking 13-year-old aiming for the Olympics
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    BBC Sport meets the 13-year-old from Plymouth who is already breaking athletics records and aiming for the Olympic games.
  • Sportsworld
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Hamish Kerr, the Olympic High Jump champion, on winning a jump-off to claim gold
  • Nigeria: 'We Won't Stop Her' - AFN Reacts to Ofili's Reported Switch to Turkey
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Premium Times] Mr Okowa clarified that neither Ofili nor World Athletics has officially communicated the switch to the federation.
  • Mills runs second fastest British 1500m in Paris
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    George Mills runs the second fastest time by a Briton in the men's 1500m as he finishes third in the Diamond League in Paris.
  • Hunt second behind Battle in 200m at Paris Diamond League
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Great Britain's Amy Hunt finishes second behind in-form American Anavia Battle in the 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.
  • Nigeria: 12 Para-Powerlifters Shatter World Records At Abuja Trials
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Daily Trust] Twelve athletes shattered world records at the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Open National Trials held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, signalling a new wave of dominance in the sport.
  • Kenya: Kenya's Kipyegon Takes Aim At Being First Woman to Break 4-Minute Mile Barrier
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [New Times] Faith Kipyegon wants Paris to be her lucky place once again.
  • Namibia: Hoeseb, Nangula Dominate Sprints
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Namibian] Elton Hoeseb of Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Club (QSBAC) and Jade Nangula of Unam Athletics Club dominated the men and women's sprints at the Khomas Athletics Championships on Saturday.
  • Olympic hurdler King retires from athletics
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Olympic hurdler David King retires from athletics at the age of 31.
  • Nigeria: Abeokuta Gears Up for African Junior Athletics Championship
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Daily Trust] The ancient city of Abeokuta is gearing up to host the 3rd edition of African U-18 and U20 Athletics Championship which is scheduled for July 16-20 at the upgraded MKO Abiola Stadium.
  • Chalmers feels he is 'one of the world's best'
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Alastair Chalmers says he feels he has progressed to the world's elite in the 400m hurdles.
  • South Africa: KZN News Bites - Comrades Slammed for Letting Israeli Soldiers Run
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Scrolla] Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.
  • Zimbabwe: More Than a Race - Comrades Marathon Delivers Drama, Emotion, and Champions
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [New Zimbabwe] THE power of the Comrades Marathon was on full display late on Sunday afternoon as runners scrambled across the finish line.
  • South Africa: Missing Comrades Runner Found Alive
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Scrolla] Moira Harding crossed the finish line just before 5pm on Sunday, but went missing shortly after completing the race. The Comrades Marathon Association confirmed her safe return and thanked the public for their support and prayers.
  • Kenya: Chebet Vows to Smash 5000m World Record After Narrow Miss in Rome
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 - Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet is now salivating for the 5000m world record after a scintillating victory at the Rome Diamond League on Friday night.
  • BTS at The Tooney & Russo Show with Hodgkinson
    Sunday, June 8, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson catches up with former school friend and England midfielder Ella Toone at filming of the Tooney and Russo Show podcast - and we go behind the scenes with them.
  • British sprinter Hunt takes second place in women's 200m
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    A late surge is enough for Great Britain's Amy Hunt to secure second place in the 200m race at the Diamond League event in Rome.
  • Healy wins Diamond League 1500m in thrilling finish
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Ireland's Sarah Healy wins the women's 1500m in a thrilling finish at the Diamond League in Rome, with Australians Sarah Billings and Abbey Caldwell in second and third.
  • 'Astonishing' Chebet narrowly misses out on 5,000m world record
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Beatrice Chebet misses out on the women's 5,000m world record by just over three seconds as the Kenyan long distance runner comfortably wins the race at the Diamond League event in Rome.
  • Namibia: The Coach Who Unified Namibian Athletics Across Racial Divides
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
    [Namibian] Former javelin thrower Hannes von Holtz, who became one of Namibia's most renowned athletics coaches and administrators before and after independence, urges local coaches to build professional relationships with their athletes.
  • South Africa: Increased Police Presence for Comrades Marathon - South African News Briefs - June 6, 2025
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Athletics
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  • Couch to 5k - Top tips to get started with running
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Guests from BBC Sport's new Couch to 5k podcast share their top tips to get started with running.
  • Running helps 'build up strong mindset' - Lindsey Burrow
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    Lindsey Burrow talks to Giovanna Fletcher on the Couch to 5K Podcast about how her perseverance while running has helped her to build resilience in life.
  • 26th WMRA Mountain Running World Cup poised to kick off
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    Runners descent on the Carpathian Mountains in Romania for the first event of the season on Sunday with events such as Sierre-Zinal and Trofeo Nasego later this summer The post 26th WMRA Mountain Running World Cup poised to kick off...
  • Manchester Marathon wins for Tessa McCormack and Josh Griffiths
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    It wasn't all about London last weekend as we bring you a round-up from the endurance running scene around the UK The post Manchester Marathon wins for Tessa McCormack and Josh Griffiths appeared first on AW .
  • The runner who went viral and sparked a campaign for change for women
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    When a photo of ultrarunner Sophie Power breastfeeding during a race went viral, it sparked a campaign for change.
  • Thommo to start the second annual Bannister Community Mile
    Monday, April 28, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    Marathon man will fire the starting gun for the event on Monday May 5 The post Thommo to start the second annual Bannister Community Mile appeared first on AW .
  • Masterful runs from Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot in London
    Monday, April 28, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    We take a look at the age-group masters results from Sunday's big race with Kenyans leading the way ahead of a number of impressive British veterans The post Masterful runs from Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot in London appeared...
  • Fathers of Southport victims complete London marathon in tribute to daughters
    Sunday, April 27, 2025 from BBC Sport - Athletics
    David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar were raising money for projects set up in their daughters' memory.
  • Mahamed Mahamed hunting high and low for marathon success
    Sunday, April 27, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    Top Brit in the 2025 London Marathon prepared by training late at night in Morocco after fasting all day due to Ramadam The post Mahamed Mahamed hunting high and low for marathon success appeared first on AW .
  • PUMA PROJECT3 runners race to personal bests
    Sunday, April 27, 2025 from Athletics Weekly
    Project3 PUMA PROJECT3 runners smash almost three hours off their records and win more than £58,000 in prize money! The post PUMA PROJECT3 runners race to personal bests appeared first on AW .
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