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On the eve of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 – the first global championships of the year – the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in partnership with World Athletics, is inviting fans across the world to nominate moments that epitomise fair play with a view to recognising one standout athlete or moment at the World Athletics Awards later this year. As was the case last year, the nominations period includes all World Athletics Series (WAS) events and Continental Tour events throughout the course of the year, as well as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This will al...

© Jeff Holmes / WIC Glasgow 24 On the eve of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe celebrated the athletes who are preparing to put on a show at the Glasgow Arena from 1-3 March and looked forward to a packed year of global athletics action. This weekend's competition in the Scottish city is the first of five World Athletics Series events taking place in 2024, a year that features the Olympic Games in Paris in August. Speaking at the official pre-event press conference on Thursday (29), Coe also highlighted calendar changes conf...

Athletics calendar to conclude with World Athletics Championships from 2025 onwards Timetable confirmed for World Athletics Cross Country Championships Belgrade 24 The World Athletics Council has selected Beijing, China, to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships. The decision was made at the 234th World Athletics Council Meeting, held in Glasgow ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships (1-3 March). The 2027 World Athletics Championships will welcome the sport’s biggest stars back to Beijing, 12 years on from the Chinese capital’s successful staging of athletics’ fla...

Mgabhi laces up for 520km ultra to provide another 520 pairs of school shoes She’s already raised over R3 million to upgrade school buildings, build offices and toilet blocks, and buy school shoes for children who don’t have them, and Nontuthuko Mgabhi is not done yet. Inspired by the struggles of many KwaZulu-Natal children who face barriers to education due to the lack of basic necessities like shoes, Mgabhi has decided to once again turn her passion for running into a force for positive change. The Richards Bay runner will be taking in the 520km ultramarathon, The Track Namibia, from ...

Meet the Athletics team who will represent us in Accra at the 13th Africa Games. Image: Team South Africa

Kenyan distance runner Kelvin Kiptum (© Mattia Ozbot)   World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday (11) at the age of 24. Kiptum’s coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. Kiptum was one of the most exciting new prospects to emerge in road running in recent years. He grabbed headlines when he made his marathon debut in December 2022, clocking 2:01:53 to win in Valencia. Less than a year ...

SA Team's World Championship Campaign Closes With Marathon Trio   South Africa's campaign came to a close on Sunday with three road runners competing in the morning session on the final day of competition at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Tumelo Motlagale was the top South African finisher in the men's marathon, taking 51st place in a field of 84 athletes. He completed the 42.2km race in 2:22:14.  Simon Sibeko ended 60th in 2:31.59 and Melikhaya Frans was one of 24 athletes who did not reach the finish in tough conditions. Ugandan athlete ...