Tag: IAAF
World stars confirm participation in Lagos City Marathon Race
Three world class women marathoners with IAAF gold label have confirmed they will be in Nigeria for the Access Bank…
Dope case rocks Kenya, world champion, 6 others banned
Double world cross country champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Emily Chebet was among seven Kenyan athletes banned Friday for…
Athletics: IAAF boss steps up fight against doping
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has revealed he is in the process of creating a new…
Kenyatta lauds Kenyan athletes for topping IAAF chamionship
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday congratulated the country’s athletes for their sterling performances at the world…
Okagbare fails to win IAAF Athletes Commission seat
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare completed a disappointing World Athletics Championships on Sunday at Beijing in China by losing out in the…
Bolt beats Gatlin with `rusty race’ for record ninth world title
Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt overcame the doubters and a semi-final hiccup when he powered past American rival Justin Gatlin in…
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises Miguel Angel Lopez made the strongest finish on Sunday to claim…
Coe takes over from Diack as IAAF president
Sebastian Coe was today elected the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), beating his only rival…
Bubka gets support of 4 countries in campaign to become IAAF President
Sergey Bubka’s campaign to be the next President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gathered momentum on Friday,…
Gay gets one-year doping ban, returns Olympic medal
US sprint star Tyson Gay has received a one-year doping ban from the US Anti-Doping Association (USADA) and has returned…
Diack quits IAAF next year
The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack, said on Thursday that he would retire from…
Nestle/IAAF Take Kids To Tracks
Nestle Nigeria Plc in conjunction with International Association of Athletics Federation, IAAF has flagged off a Healthy Kids Athletics initiative…
Bolt, Allyson win athletes of the year
(AFP) – Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix were named the International Amateur Athletics Federation’s athletes of the year on Saturday.…