2023 WAC: Athletes to grab US$8.5 million

23 august 2023 - 06:51:45
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced mouth-watering prizes for athletes at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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European Court of Human Rights upholds South African athlete Semenya's case on female testosterone levels

11 july 2023 - 11:29:59
Strasbourg, France (PANA) - The European Court of Human Rights has by 4-3 majority decision ruled that the rights of South [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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Lamine Diack jailed four years for corruption, doping

16 september 2020 - 22:00:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to [...] Full text...

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Kipkeino Classic Continental Tour meet postponed

14 august 2020 - 17:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - KipKeino Classic Continental Tour, earlier scheduled for September 26, 2020, in Nairobi, has been pushed forward [...] Full text...

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Kenya's athletics chief secures World Athletics Global Calendar Unit membership

26 february 2020 - 12:57:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has joined the World Athletics newly-formed calendar body-Global Calendar Unit. By and [...] Full text...

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Dakar Athletics Meeting to be re-launched soon

21 november 2019 - 14:49:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar Athletics Meeting, which has disappeared from the international calendar in recent years, will soon [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Berega, Girma shortlisted for 2019 IAAF Rising Male Star Award

06 november 2019 - 18:44:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemom Berega and Lamecha Girma are among the five athletes shortlisted  for the 2019 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes

06 november 2019 - 18:33:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Hailu shortlisted for IAAF Rising Star award

04 november 2019 - 13:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Lemlem Hailu is among five athletes shortlisted for the forthcoming IAAF Rising Stars Award, the [...] Full text...

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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF

29 october 2019 - 14:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 2020 Diamond League meet on 31 May

22 october 2019 - 11:36:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host a leg of the 2020 Diamond League on 31 May, world athletics governors, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kosgei shortlisted for IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award

16 october 2019 - 15:24:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two days after setting a new marathon world record in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei, has been shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to host 22nd African Senior Athletics Championships

27 september 2019 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroon, birthplace of the president of the African Athletics Confederation (CAA), Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, will host [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks 45 athletes for World Championships

13 september 2019 - 13:48:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto dropped out of the men's 3000 metres final but still made the Team [...] Full text...

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Cheptegei, Chepkoech get World Championships wild cards

30 august 2019 - 16:48:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Kenya's Chepkoech are the African athletes who got wild cards to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's Ghribi shortlisted for IAAF Athletes' Commission seat

28 august 2019 - 14:21:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Tunisia's Habiba Ghribi is the only African athlete out of the 15 nominated for the six available [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF to hire three staff to strengthen Executive Board

03 august 2019 - 19:08:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As part of its programme of governance reforms, the IAAF is strengthening the Executive Board, elected [...] Full text...

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South African athlete Semenya barred from competing at world championships

31 july 2019 - 07:56:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Swiss judge has overturned a temporary suspension of the IAAF’s new testosterone regulations, effectively [...] Full text...

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AIU slams 8-year ban on Kenyan athlete

18 july 2019 - 14:58:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an 8-year ban on Kenyan long-distance runner ,Salome Biwott, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AIU hands Biwott eight-year ban for doping

18 july 2019 - 14:03:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday handed Kenyan athlete Salome Biwott an eight-year ban for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF to reverse slide in global sports participation

11 july 2019 - 17:34:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) CEO, Jon Ridgeon, has committed the IAAF to doing its [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Semenya cleared to race in Rabat

14 june 2019 - 20:20:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   -   Organisers of the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat on Friday back-tracked from their decision [...] Full text...

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Caster Semenya, 800m Olympic champion, wins 2000m race in France

12 june 2019 - 23:48:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)   -   The 800m World Athletics Champion, South African Caster Semenya, won Tuesday in France, the race over [...] Full text...

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South African Caster Semenya, 800m World Champion, is free to participate in events - Court

04 june 2019 - 18:10:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) rule discriminating against hyper-androgenic [...] Full text...

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South Africa - Athletics body to challenge Semenya ban

02 june 2019 - 08:56:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  Athletics South Africa (ASA) has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal to Switzerland's [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Kejelcha's world indoor mile record

27 may 2019 - 16:21:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), on Monday ratified Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha's 3:47.01 world indoor [...] Full text...

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Wambui is Kenya's top favourite as 2019 World Mountain running guns off

23 may 2019 - 12:25:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mountain running champion Lucy Wambui Murigi starts as the favourite in the  2019 World Mountain Running [...] Full text...

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Four African cities to host IAAF Run 24-1 races

21 may 2019 - 10:49:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African cities are to host the second edition of the IAAF Run 24-1 Global Running [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Semenya to compete at top California race

21 may 2019 - 09:13:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday confirmed that she will race the [...] Full text...

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South Africa Athletics body to challenge Caster Semenya ruling

13 may 2019 - 10:59:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Monday confirmed that it will appeal the court decision forcing Olympic [...] Full text...

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South Africa Olympic champion Semenya loses IAAF legal battle

01 may 2019 - 11:29:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules designed [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian Kalkaba Malboum reelected chairman of the Confederation of African athletics

16 april 2019 - 14:01:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Cameroonian Hamad Kalkaba Malboum was reelected chairman of the Confederation of African athletics (CAA), at the end of [...] Full text...

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Kenya anti-doping welcomes AIU, WMM anti-drug cheating initiative

03 april 2019 - 15:50:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-doping agency on Wednesday  welcomed the decision of the global athletics governing body, IAAF, to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia dethrones Kenya in World Cross Contry Championships mixed relays

30 march 2019 - 20:07:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A storming final-leg run from Fantu Worku in the mixed relay at the IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia dethrones Kenya at World Cross Coutntry Championships

30 march 2019 - 19:37:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia reigned supreme at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmak, on Saturday.   The [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Chebet in World Cross Country Championships Women U20 race

30 march 2019 - 19:23:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In one of the closest finishes in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Cheptegei dethrones Kamwororo to spearhead Ugandan 1-2 finish

30 march 2019 - 19:07:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second time running, Joshua Cheptegei finished the senior men’s race at the World Cross-Country [...] Full text...

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World Cross Country Championships to be broadcast live, free in 14 African countries - IAAF

29 march 2019 - 14:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo are among 14 African countries in which athletics lovers [...] Full text...

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Upbeat Kenya in Denmark to defend World Cross Country title

28 march 2019 - 16:31:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan team to the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships is in Arhus, Denmark, for [...] Full text...

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UN supports SA Olympic champion in gender probe

22 march 2019 - 10:46:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution tabled by South [...] Full text...

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IAAF extends 2020 Tokoyo Olympics qualifying period

12 march 2019 - 13:28:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has extended by two months the 2020 Tokyo Olympic [...] Full text...

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Dream team to represent Olympic champion Semenya at IAAF tribunal

20 february 2019 - 11:29:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With the eyes of the international athletics community firmly focused on the Court for [...] Full text...

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Semenya slams IAAF for confidentiality breach

18 february 2019 - 14:04:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Monday expressed her disappointment at a press [...] Full text...

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South Africa backs Semenya in landmark classification case

15 february 2019 - 13:12:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has thrown its weight behind track star Caster Semenya after [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs air quality monitor in Mexico City

23 january 2019 - 14:02:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After launching air quality monitors in Monaco, Addis Ababa and Sydney, the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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IAAF introduces new events at 2019 World Relays

12 january 2019 - 14:10:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF) has added two new events to the 2019 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge named Kenya's top sports personality

12 january 2019 - 12:33:42
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has once again clinched top honours in Kenya, this time [...] Full text...

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IAAF, IIRM partner to enhance road races safety

09 january 2019 - 13:43:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) on [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs air quality monitor in Sydney

07 january 2019 - 11:36:35
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - After launching air quality monitor in Addis Ababa in November, the International Association of Athletics Federations [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Kipchoge wins Male World Athlete of the Year award

05 december 2018 - 12:35:02
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian Caterine Ibarguen have been named the male and female World Athletes [...] Full text...

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Ex-international athlete Ridgeon named IAAF CEO

04 december 2018 - 15:18:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former international athlete and businessman, Jon Ridgeon, has been appointed the new IAAF CEO, the global athletics body [...] Full text...

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Dutch athlete blames Kenyan drug cheats on greed

24 november 2018 - 12:37:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long distance runner Lornah Kiplagat, a Kenyan-turned Dutch, has attributed the rising doping cases among Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Kipchoge makes IAAF top athlete final list

20 november 2018 - 16:59:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is the only African who made the 2018 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Chepkoech in IAAF Female Athlete Award Final list

19 november 2018 - 13:02:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Steeplechase record holder, Beatrice Chepkoech (8:44.32), is the only African among the five athletes shortlisted [...] Full text...

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Barega, Kipruto shortlisted in IAAF Male Rising Star Award

13 november 2018 - 10:31:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemon Berega and Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya are among the five finalists shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge, Cherono win 2018 AIMS Awards

08 november 2018 - 14:23:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, and three-time Berlin Marathon champion, Gladys Cherono, have been named the [...] Full text...

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IAAF Vetting Panel Chair resigns

05 november 2018 - 16:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World athletics governing bod, IAAF, has announced the resignation of its Vetting Panel Chair, Akere [...] Full text...

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Kenyan, Ethiopian win New York City Marathon races

05 november 2018 - 04:52:39
New York, US (PANA) - Kenya’s Mary Keitany and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the women's and men's races at the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kamwororlook forward to retaining NY Marathon title

02 november 2018 - 19:27:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya will be hoping for a sweet sense of deja vu [...] Full text...

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Radcliffe joins UN Clean Air campaign

31 october 2018 - 11:57:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe has joined fellow IAAF Ambassador Haile Gebrselassie as a UN Environment [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies Kipchoge's marathon World record

26 october 2018 - 18:20:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World athletics governing body, IAAF, on Friday ratified the 2:01:39 men's marathon global record set by [...] Full text...

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Three Kenyans make IAAF 'best male athlete' nomination shortlist

23 october 2018 - 11:23:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge is among Kenyan male athletes shortlisted for the 2018 [...] Full text...

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Semenya, Chepkoech shortlisted for IAAF Awards

22 october 2018 - 13:55:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's 800 multi-Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, and reigning 3000m steepechase World Champion, Beatrice Chepkoech of [...] Full text...

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Athletics governors to change IAAF Label road race regulations

08 october 2018 - 13:00:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Significant changes have been made to the regulations for IAAF Label road races from 2019 to [...] Full text...

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IAAF releases 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships system

01 october 2018 - 15:44:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With one year to go to the start of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (Doha 2019), [...] Full text...

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Individual athletes, not institutions to blame for doping in Kenya - WADA

28 september 2018 - 16:55:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said individual athletes and not institutions are to blame for sports [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs first stadium air quality monitor in Monaco

18 september 2018 - 14:42:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF on Tuesday reached a substantial milestone in its campaign to raise awareness of the [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge stiil targets sub-2 hour marathon run after Berlin feat

17 september 2018 - 14:30:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After breaking the men's marathon world record with a 2:01:39 timing at Sunday's BMW Berlin Marathon, [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies Chepkoech's steeplechase world record

14 september 2018 - 16:11:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday ratified the women's 3000m steeplechase World record set [...] Full text...

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Former Kenyan 400m hurdles world champion dies in car crash

08 august 2018 - 11:34:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan 400 meters hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died in a road accident in [...] Full text...

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Dibaba leads elite women's field for Berlin marathon

01 august 2018 - 15:45:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Multiple world and Olympic gold medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba, leads the elite women’s field for the BMW [...] Full text...

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IAAF tightens nationality switch rules

01 august 2018 - 13:22:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Council has agreed to reinstate Transfer of Allegiance under new rules, with immediate effect. In [...] Full text...

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21st African Senior Athletics Championship starts in Nigeria

01 august 2018 - 10:38:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 21st Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Senior Athletics Championship started on Wednesday with the opening [...] Full text...

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'Join us in anti-doping fight,' AK chief tells stakeholders

27 july 2018 - 15:20:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All stakeholders, including athletes, should join hands with the authorities in the fight against doping, Athletics [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host 2020 IAAF U-20 World Championships

27 july 2018 - 14:14:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government will set aside a budget of US$150 million to enable it prepare [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian runner Bekele signs up for Amsterdam Marathon

25 july 2018 - 12:42:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Multiple world and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele will run the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, an IAAF Gold [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chepkoech breaks 3000m steeplechase world record

21 july 2018 - 19:32:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world record to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Herculis meeting [...] Full text...

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IAAF searches for air quality monitoring partner

19 july 2018 - 13:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) search for a global partner to provide air quality [...] Full text...

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IAAF denies locking women out of athletics

18 july 2018 - 10:02:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has not and will never try to prevent women [...] Full text...

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IAAF backs push for gender equity in leadership positions

18 july 2018 - 09:53:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last weekend's sixth edition of the Women in World Athletics (WIWA) conference in London reflects the [...] Full text...

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Eight Russian athletes get IAAF nod to compete as neutrals

04 july 2018 - 14:17:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Doping Review Board has given eight Russian athletes the nod to compete in [...] Full text...

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IAAF chief defends new female classification regulations

27 june 2018 - 16:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF President Sebastian Coe made it clear that no individual athlete has been targeted in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Semenya appeals new IAAF female classification regulations

20 june 2018 - 19:51:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The world athletics governing body, IAAF, said Wednesday that it has been informed by the Court [...] Full text...

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Top Kenyan athletes for African Senior Trials

19 june 2018 - 15:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emmanuel Korir, a United States-based Kenyan and one of the top 800 metres runners in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Kipchoge targets lifetime best in Berlin

12 june 2018 - 13:33:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Eliud Kipchoge takes to the startline for the BMW Berlin Marathon on 16 September, his [...] Full text...

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Bidouane named Africa legendry captain to 2018 IAAF Continental Cup

31 may 2018 - 13:56:53
Nairiobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Moroccan hurdler who specialised in the 400m has been named Africa's honourary captain and legendary [...] Full text...

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UNEP, IAAF partner in clean air campaign

29 may 2018 - 13:51:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the IAAF Tuesday announced a new partnership to address the [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies women half marathon world Record

17 may 2018 - 15:33:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified Netsanet Gudeta's 1:06:11 women's half marathon World Record, [...] Full text...

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IAAF accused of targeting African women

30 april 2018 - 07:23:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Parliament has condemned the “discriminatory regulations” passed by the International Association [...] Full text...

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South Africa accuses IAAF of targeting Semenya in new female athlete classification

26 april 2018 - 16:45:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday voiced its disappointment [...] Full text...

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IAAF introduces new eligibility regulations for female classification

26 april 2018 - 11:21:18
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has issued new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification which [...] Full text...

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Gomez elected IAAF Athletes' Commission Chair

07 march 2018 - 18:50:43
Birmingham, UK (PANA) - Iñaki Gomez of Canada has been elected Chair of the IAAF Athletes' Commission by Commission [...] Full text...

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IAAF CEO resigns

05 march 2018 - 16:44:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF announced on Monday that Olivier Gers has resigned as CEO. Gers joined the organization [...] Full text...

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Kenyans shine at Muller Indoor Grand Prix

26 february 2018 - 16:23:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans Bethwell Kiprotich and Vincent Kibet took first and second positions respectively in the men 1500m [...] Full text...

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Nigeria relay team for World Indoor Championship

22 february 2018 - 16:33:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria is the only African country that has entered a 4 x 400m relay team in [...] Full text...

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World Champ Obiri, Nyairera head Kenya team to IAAF World Indoor Championships

19 february 2018 - 16:06:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rio Olympics 5000m women silver medallist Hellen Obiri is among athletes picked by Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks team to African Cross Country Championships

12 february 2018 - 17:47:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF Junior World and Senior African 3,000m steeplechase record holder Cellphine Chespol is among athletes [...] Full text...

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Kenyan athletes support staff involved in doping face life ban

12 february 2018 - 17:40:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletes handlers who abet doping or sit on such information will be banned for life, Athletics [...] Full text...

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South African athlete Semenya nominated for top sports award

29 january 2018 - 10:20:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Olympic and world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya has been confirmed as South Africa's only [...] Full text...

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Usain Bolt saluted in Cape Town

28 january 2018 - 09:00:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The world’s greatest sprinter Usain Bolt is turning heads during a brief visit to [...] Full text...

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2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour guns off February 3

27 january 2018 - 14:26:58
Monaco (PANA) - The 2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour, a series of the six finest indoor meetings on the planet, [...] Full text...

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Kenyans Kasait, Tirop poised to run down Jebet in Seville Cross Country

20 january 2018 - 14:52:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan pair of Lilian Kasait and Agnes Tirop will seek to run down Bahrain’s 3,000m [...] Full text...

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Global sports press urged to bolster anti-corruption fight

17 december 2017 - 14:55:47
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) The media must be at the forefront of fighting corruption because the collapse of the sports industry could [...] Full text...

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Improve governance to attract sponsors, Kenyan sports federations told

08 december 2017 - 13:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Corporates and other organizations interested in sponsoring sports in Kenya are shying away because of bad [...] Full text...

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Kenya hails IAAF for recognising field athletes

05 december 2017 - 11:17:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) President, Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Jack Tuwei, on Tuesday hailed the International Association of [...] Full text...

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Kirui, Ayana predict fast times at Delhi Half Marathon

18 november 2017 - 10:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fast times will be the obvious target of all the top runners at the 13th edition [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies Jepkosgei 10km World Record

17 november 2017 - 10:55:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women 10km world record set by [...] Full text...

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IOC suspends former Namibian spinter Frank Fredericks

07 november 2017 - 19:42:20
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday suspended former Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks, who was [...] Full text...

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IAAF announces World Athlete of the Year 2017 finalists

06 november 2017 - 12:13:13
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday released the names of the finalists for [...] Full text...

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Seven cities to host IAAF Cross Country Permit series

02 november 2017 - 18:25:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The series of seven individual meetings in four different countries which make up the 2017/2018 IAAF [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies Chespol Women U20 Steeplechase World record

02 november 2017 - 18:22:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Thursday ratified the Under 20 Women's 3000m steeplechase 8:58.78 [...] Full text...

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Kenya athletics body launches anti-doping day

24 october 2017 - 17:14:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb cheating and doping in athletics, Athletics Kenya (AK) has launched its [...] Full text...

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Monaco: IAAF announces nominees for World Athlete of the Year 2017

02 october 2017 - 20:46:10
Monte Carlo, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday announced the nominees for the World [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans prevail as Kipchoge retains Berlin Marathon title

24 september 2017 - 15:12:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It was a race that had been billed as the ultimate clash between three men's marathon [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Confident Kenyans off to Cape Town Marathon

13 september 2017 - 15:49:19
Nairobi, Kenya PANA) - Agnes Kiprop and Laban Mutai are among the elite Kenyan athletes set for this weekend's Sanlam [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Elite Kenyan runners for Cape Town Marathon

06 september 2017 - 14:42:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crop of local elite marathon runners, among them Agnes Kiprop and Doris Chengeywo, have confirmed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Coping with high expectation is my greatest challenge' - Kipchoge

28 august 2017 - 14:35:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The world’s fastest marathon runner and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has enjoyed a dazzling career for the best [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan Kimetto, defending champion Kirui to face off in Chicago

17 august 2017 - 18:30:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champions Abel Kirui and Florence Kiplagat will line up alongside world record-holder Dennis Kimetto, half [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Six African countries capable of hosting IAAF World Championships'

15 august 2017 - 09:24:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six African countries have the capacity to host the IAAF World Championships, a top Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana star athlete Makwala to receive presidential award

10 august 2017 - 08:53:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has hinted that the country’s star athlete Isaac Makwala will receive a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF adds women's 50-km walk to London World Championships

28 july 2017 - 15:10:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to ensure gender equality on the field of play, the IAAF Council has decided to [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana threatens to disown doping athletes

26 july 2017 - 11:23:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has threatened to disown doping athletes. Ipolokeng Ramatshaba, BAA Public Relations Officer, on [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: Kenya, Ethiopia wrap up with gold medals

16 july 2017 - 19:07:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya finished the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 on a high note winning, gold and [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: South Africa prevails at World Championships

16 july 2017 - 16:31:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa has emerged the top nation with 11 medals, five of them gold, as the [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: Medal Table

15 july 2017 - 17:24:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Medal standings by end of Day 5 at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017: TopTen: [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: Ethiopians post twin victories in Nairobi

15 july 2017 - 17:22:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twin-striking Ethiopia stamped their authority on the IAAF World U-18 girls1500m clinching gold and silver in [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: South Africa scoops 400 golds

15 july 2017 - 16:29:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's Zeney Van Der Walt and Zazini Sokwakhana bagged two sprints gold as the Southern [...] Full text...

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2017 IAAF World U-18 Champs: South Africa's Poole bags high jump gold

15 july 2017 - 11:37:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's Breyton Poole on Saturday clinched the 2017 IAAF World U-18 Championships boys high jump [...] Full text...

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Kenya: World U-18: Manangoi strikes 1500m gold for Kenya

14 july 2017 - 19:58:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - George Manangoi gave Kenya her first gold medal in the IAAF World U-18 Championships after winning [...] Full text...

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IAAF World U-18: Cuban Vidal wins long jump gold

13 july 2017 - 22:51:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cuba's Maikel Vidal is the IAAF World U-18 boys long jump champion after clinching gold with [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Barega, Zakayo through to World U-18 3000m second round

13 july 2017 - 11:48:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African athletes have signalled their thirst for the IAAF World U-18 Championships boys 3000m title after [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four African sprinters qualify for World U-18 Championships second round

12 july 2017 - 19:37:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Mary Moraa and Niddy Mingilishi were among four African athletes who qualified for the second [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'World U-18 format changed to strengthen youth athletics'

11 july 2017 - 15:29:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has opted to stop staging the World Under-18 Championships [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ndiaye, O'Reagan named IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal members

29 june 2017 - 12:01:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Senegal's Tafsir Ndiaye and Catherine O'Reagan of South Africa have been appointed IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal members. The [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Thompson, Kipruto confirmed for Rabat Diamond League

28 june 2017 - 09:29:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Olympic champions are among the first star athletes confirmed for the Meeting Mohammed VI d'Athletisme [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rudisha confident to retain world title at London marathon

24 june 2017 - 15:53:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Full of hope and confident he can retain his world title at this year's IAAF World [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Tirop, Cheptai qualify for World Championships 10,000m race

23 june 2017 - 14:50:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Agnes Tirop and Irene Cheptai on Friday qualified for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Jepkosgei's World Records

02 june 2017 - 14:13:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the wiomen's 10km world record set by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi scales up IAAF World U-18 Championships preparations

30 may 2017 - 16:58:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi County Government has waived advertising fees for corporates partnering with the IAAF World U-18 Championships [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kiyeng, Manangoi excel in Doha Diamond League

06 may 2017 - 14:43:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athletes, Hyvin Kiyeng and Elijah Manangoi, were among the Kenyan athletes who excelled in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Government to monitor Olympic body, athletics polls

22 april 2017 - 17:50:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sports Registrar has been ordered to monitor the forthcoming National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, US strong favourites for World Relays 4x800m title

19 april 2017 - 14:19:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If reports from the IAAF World Relays are anything to go by, it appears the US, [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana athletes ready for IAAF/BTC World Relays

19 april 2017 - 11:41:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s athletes are optimistic ahead of the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas scheduled for this weekend in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF approves Athletics Integrity Unit

16 april 2017 - 16:15:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has approved the composition of the Athletics Integrity Unit [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya wants review of IAAF nationality switch rules

28 march 2017 - 16:29:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya, unhappy with the rate at which Kenyan athletes are changing their nationality for personal [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kampala to host biggest edition of IAAF World Cross Country Championships

17 march 2017 - 16:37:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With nine days to go to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017, final entry [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Kenya's Jepchirchir half marathon record

17 march 2017 - 16:10:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women 20km 1:01:54 world record set by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Namibian Fredricks quits IAAF task force

07 march 2017 - 13:52:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF President Sebastian Coe has appointed IAAF Athletes' Commission Chairperson Rozle Prezelj to replace IAAF Council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ghana, South Africa to make World Relays debut

06 march 2017 - 14:19:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa and Ghana are among the four African countries that will make their debut in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Jepchirchir smashes women's half marathon world record

10 february 2017 - 15:20:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir broke the world women's half marathon on Friday in the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ethiopia's Dibaba breaks World 2000m record

08 february 2017 - 14:28:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia on Tuesday added a new world 2000m record to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF freezes nationality switch

07 february 2017 - 13:42:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Council has frozen all new transfers of allegiance in athletics by exercising its powers [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Global champs set for Lisbon Half Marathon

04 february 2017 - 11:53:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong, world marathon champion Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia and Olympic 5000m [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF expels deputy general secretary

01 february 2017 - 16:49:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former IAAF Chief of Staff Nick Davies has been expelled by the world athletics governing body [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Obiri, Muir to battle in Karlsruhe World Indoor meet

27 january 2017 - 09:11:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Olympic silver medallist Hellen Obiri of Kenya and British 1500m record holder Laura Muir will race [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Olympic champ Sumgong to defend London Marathon title

17 january 2017 - 12:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Jemima Sumgong will defend her crown at the Virgin Money London Marathon, an IAAF Gold [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ethiopian great Gebrselassie to attend Kenya Sports Gala

11 january 2017 - 11:24:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Athletics Federation President Haile Gebrselassie will grace the 2016 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya steps up anti-doping fight in sports

10 january 2017 - 13:19:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to speed up the removal of Kenya from the IAAF dopimg watch list, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF sets up Athletics Integrity Unit

23 december 2016 - 12:52:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to eliminate drug cheats in athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has begun [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Baysa, Berhanu to defend 2017 Boston Marathon titles

15 december 2016 - 09:30:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Atsede Baysa and Lemi Berhanu Hayle will each face a pair of former champions when [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa athletics chief Malboum warns drug cheats

08 december 2016 - 11:17:09
Nairobi, Kenya-(PANA) - Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President Kalkaba Malboum on Wednesday night cautioned African athletes against doping, warning [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kipchoge, Cheruiyot scoop best Kenya athletes titles

08 december 2016 - 11:07:54
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Rio Olympics long distance gold-winning athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot on Wednesday night scooped the 2016 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Jebet steeplechase world record

24 november 2016 - 12:03:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women's steeplechase world record by Ruth [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF Chief wants Africa to host World Championships

17 november 2016 - 13:16:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lord Sebastian Coe, the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has said that [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Rudisha named CAA athletes commission chief

10 november 2016 - 17:04:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Double world and Olympic Champion David Rudisha has been appointed head of the Confederation of African [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Two Africans make IAAF top athlete finals list

10 november 2016 - 16:01:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana and South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk are the only Africans who made the [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Makau gears up for third Fukuoka Marathon title

03 november 2016 - 09:31:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former world record-holder, Patrick Makau, will aim for a hat-trick of Fukuoka Marathon titles when he [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kipchoge for Delhi Half Marathon

17 october 2016 - 10:43:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will have his first race since his memorable triumph in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Ethiopian Ayana's 10k world record

29 september 2016 - 11:31:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women's 10,000 m world record (29:17.45) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF to train Kenyan coaches ahead of IAAF World Under-18 event

20 september 2016 - 13:59:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will in December train Kenyan coaches who will handle Team Kenya [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's kemboi leads Sanlam Cape Town Run field

17 september 2016 - 13:12:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenyan marathon runner Shadrack Kemboi is set to defend his Sanlam Cape Town Marathon title as he [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'We are proud of our Rio exploits,' says AK chief

16 september 2016 - 14:49:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is taking pride in the fact that all its athletes who participated in the recent [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Semenya gives thanks after Olympic victory in Rio

21 august 2016 - 12:39:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s golden girl Caster Semenya on Sunday took to social media to thank [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Women group condemns criticism on South African intersex athlete

14 august 2016 - 15:12:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress women's wing, the Women’s League (ANCWL) on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ex-African champion Kisorio for Mara Marathon

12 august 2016 - 14:59:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former African Junior 10,000-metre and 5000-metre champion, Mathew Kisorio, is among the elite runners who will [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CAS rejects Russian appeals against weightlifting, rowing sanctions

04 august 2016 - 11:59:51
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected appeals filed by the Russian [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ex-World champs set for Mwea Marathon

04 august 2016 - 11:50:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau and ex-Commonwealth Games double medallist Lucy Kabuu are among [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Brazil allays Zika Virus fears during Olympic games

28 july 2016 - 13:59:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sportsmen heading to Brazil for the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should not [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Wada wants Russian athletes to Rio Olympics banned

19 july 2016 - 13:19:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) considers banning all [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Three Kenyan boxers qualify for Rio Olympics

11 july 2016 - 13:20:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyan boxers - Benson Gicharu, Rayton Okwiri and Peter Mungai - have punched their way [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Elite athletes skip National Championships

24 may 2016 - 17:23:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World champions Asbel Kiprop, Geofrey Kamwaror are among the 18 Kenyan athletics who will skip the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya says WADA to lift non-compliance declaration following new roadmap

18 may 2016 - 14:25:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government said a new roadmap allowing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to lift a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF Diamong League introduces new scoring format

11 april 2016 - 14:18:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Diamond League has introduced a new points format for the 2016 season. In the previous [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US$2.5 million at stake in Portland IAAF World Indoor Championship

17 march 2016 - 12:30:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A total of US$2,464,000 is on offer from the IAAF as prize money at the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF names Gracia interim CEO

19 january 2016 - 15:23:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF has named Frenchman Jean Gracia, the Interim Chief Executive Officer/General Secretary of the global [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL issues Red Notice against Papa Massata Diack

15 january 2016 - 10:50:00
Lyon, France (PANA) - INTERPOL has issued an internationally wanted persons Red Notice for Papa Massata Diack at the request [...] Full text...

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UAE: Ethiopians Daska, Seboka set for 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

04 january 2016 - 08:19:53
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Ethiopian running superstars Mamitu Daska and Mula Seboka are the latest big names to join a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ex-champion, Tsegaye, for Dubai Marathon

20 december 2015 - 12:34:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Former Dubai Marathon champion Tirfi Tsegaye will be looking for a successful return to the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IOC introduces audit to fight graft

15 december 2015 - 11:56:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) slapped a full suspension on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF suspends top Kenyan officials

01 december 2015 - 09:13:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ethics commission has slapped a six-month ban on two top [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Africans dominate Delhi Half Marathon

29 november 2015 - 13:10:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Kenya’s Cynthia Limo won the men's and women's events at the 2015 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF confirms Russia's suspension

27 november 2015 - 09:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed the full suspension of Russia, while the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Dibaba, Eaton named IAAF 2015 top athletes

27 november 2015 - 08:34:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - USA’s Ashton Eaton and Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba were on Thursday night named the male and female [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Kemboi lands IAAF Athletes Commission slot

27 november 2015 - 08:28:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi is among the six new members who have been appointed to join the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Government tells top AK officials to quit as stand-off ends

25 november 2015 - 10:54:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The two-day standoff between Athletics Kenya (AK) and the Professional Athletes Association of Kenya (PAAK) ended [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AK, athletes standoff enters second day

24 november 2015 - 11:53:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The standoff between Athletics Kenya (AK) and professional athletes, which saw athletes storm and take over [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Standoff as athletes storm AK headquaters

23 november 2015 - 11:43:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In an unprecedented move, Kenyan athletes have taken over Athletics Kenya (AK) headquarters in Nairobi, demanding [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans missing from IAAF top athlete shortlist

19 november 2015 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athletes are notable absentees from the 2015 IAAF Athlete of the Year shortlist, a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya athletics officials accused bribe taking

17 november 2015 - 09:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - NIKE, the American sports kit company, is accused of having corruptly given money to officials of [...] Full text...

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