by africaadmin | Jun 9, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
Netherlands – Just two days after Sifan Hassan clocked a world 10,000m record of 29:06.82 in Hengelo, Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey – competing on the same track in the Dutch city – improved the mark by five seconds with 29:01.03* to win the Ethiopian Trials on...
by africaadmin | Feb 15, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
Almaz Ayana – Each day during the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 fans from around the world had the opportunity to vote for their favourite performances of the session via the IAAF website www.iaaf.org. Fans inside the Bird’s Nest stadium could also vote...
by africaadmin | Feb 14, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
IAAF President Sebastian Coe and CEO Jon Ridgeon have reassured Athletics Kenya that changes to the IAAF Diamond League format next year will not disadvantage African athletes. Coe, Ridgeon and Athletics Kenya president Lt. General (rtd) Jackson Tuwei met during the...
by africaadmin | Feb 13, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
The full ten-meeting schedule for the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour (Gold level) has been finalised with the addition of Nairobi, which will be the first African host city. World Athletics Continental Tour 2020 The pilot year of the $ US2 million Gold meeting...
by africaadmin | Feb 12, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
The international athletics season will commence in earnest in exactly four weeks’ time when the first of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meetings is held at Turku in Finland. World Athletics Continental Tour Gold action during 2020 Following a challenging...
by africaadmin | Feb 11, 2021 | Africa Run Newsfeed
Joshua Cheptegei and Letesenbet Gidey smashed world records* over 10,000m and 5000m respectively at the aptly named NN Valencia World Record Day on Wednesday (7). Gidey’s winning time of 14:06.62 took almost five seconds off the previous world 5000m record, set by...
