Guye Adola runs course record 59:06 at Delhi Half-Marathon
Ethiopia’s Guye Adola ran a course record and personal best of of 59:06, the third fastest time of the year,...
Athletics
Haile Gebrselassie: From athletics to the boardroom
By Lerato Mbele, BBC Africa Business Report Haile Gebrselassie is the most famous man in Ethiopia. The double Olympic gold medallist...
Genzebe Dibaba sets out to dominate 5000m
With elder sister, three-time Olympic and five-time world champion, Tirunesh taking a maternity break, Genzebe Dibaba, is purpose set to...
RIO 2016 Olympic Games to have finals in the morning sessions
For the first time at an Olympic Games since 1988, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature finals during the...
Nairobi to host 2017 World Youth Championshipss
Monaco - Nairobi City will host IAAF World Youth Championship (WYC) come 2017. Nairobi won the rights to host the 2017 IAAF...
DOHA TO HOST THE 2019 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Doha won the right to host the 2019 IAAF World Championships, the IAAF Council announced at the Fairmont Hotel in...
Keflezighi, Simpson Named 2014 USATF Jesse Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athletes of the Year
Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi and USATF Outdoor champion and Diamond League winner Jenny Simpson have...
Merga and Oljira secure Ethiopian double in Atapuerca
The 11th ‘Cross Internacional de Atapuerca’ marked the opening leg of this winter’s IAAF Cross Country Permit series which will...
Amane Gobena wins Istambul Marathon
Istambul, Turkey - Hafid Chani of Morocco and Amane Gobena of Ethiopia took the honours at the 2014 Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, winning...