Starting off as a professional basketball player, not many thought Lidya Tafesse Abebe would trade the rims and bounces for the whistle, and not in …
Continue ReadingLamine Diack Sentenced to Prison for Corruption
LAUSANNE, September 16, 2020 – Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – now World Athletics – has been …
Continue ReadingRemembering Abebe Bikila’s, Heroic Barefoot Marathon Olympic Victory
He would go on to be considered as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, but it was only through a stroke of …
Continue ReadingNairobi Kip Keino Classic, Africa’s First Major Athletics Event Since The Pandemic
Nairobi is preparing to host the first World Athletics Continental Tour Meeting on African soil. The anticipation over the tour is high, partly because it …
Continue ReadingHassan and Farah break One-Hour World Records in Brussels
Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands set respective men’s and women’s world one-hour records at the Wanda Diamond League exhibition meeting at the …
Continue ReadingLondon Marathon 2020: Why I Feel Kenenisa Will Beat Kipchoge in October
|Opinion: By Dagim Teshome – Athletics Enthusiast & Event Manager – for Liyusport| Addis Ababa, September 4, 2020 – The 40th edition of this year’s …
Continue ReadingNetsanet, Senbere & Andamlak Named on Strong RunCzech Field For World Record Attempts
By Elias Makori – Nation Media Group What you need to know Carlo Capalbo, who heads the RunCzech organizing team, is confident the special races …
Continue ReadingHaile Gebresilassie to Build a Billion Birr Resort in Gorgora; Open for Foreign Partnership
Haile Hotels and Resorts, the hotel chain owned by the athletics legend, Haile Gebreselassie, disclosed its plan to develop a world class resort in the …
Continue ReadingFIFA Teams Up With African Union, WHO & CAF to Promote Campaign Against Domestic Violence in Africa
FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue …
Continue ReadingBehind The Scenes at London Marathon’s Kenenisa VS Kipchoge Showdown
An insider looks back at Kenenisa Bekele and Eliud Kipchoge’s careers and reveals lessons for every marathoner. Along with the sad announcement last week that …
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