Athletics

Teenage sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons with Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane. The 16-year-old ran the 200 metres in 20.04…

The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olapade, has commended the Ogun Women Run, describing it as a vital platform for the empowerment and celebration of women in sports. A statement from Kola Daniel, the…

Kenya's Gur Meshack Babu has emerged winner of the Men's 100m Finals at the Africa Military Games (AMGA) in a time of 10:57 seconds, inside the main bowl of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria. Ghana's Shuaibu Marizuk came…

At the New York City Marathon, Sheila Chepkirui led a Kenyan sweep of the women's podium in 2:24:35, while Dutchman Abdi Nageeye survived a tense battle against Kenyan Evans Chebet through the final mile to win the men's category in two…

National 200m champion, Ekanem Consider says his next target is to win gold medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Consider Ekanem won gold medal in the 200m men’s final with a time of 20.60secs at the 2024 MTNChamps/AFN…

It was an all Kenyan affair in the men's category as the nation dominated in the 2024 Lagos City Marathon, as Bernard Sang on Saturday won in a time of 2:16:49, with compatriots Silas Cheprot and Godffrey Birger finishing in second and…

About 81 world class elite athletes, as well as 15 refugee runners have confirmed their participation in the 9th Lagos City Marathon, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 10th, 2024. Among them are 29 gold label female…

Kenyan athlete Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world record in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the previous mark to become the first woman to run the distance in under 29 minutes. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf…

Former Tokyo Marathon winner Sarah Chepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for the banned drug testosterone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepchirchir, who won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon,…

Ethiopian runner Tigist Ketema broke the world record for fastest marathon debut in Dubai on Sunday, shaving more than a minute off the course record. Clocking a time of 2:16:07, the 25-year-old became the eighth fastest woman in marathon…