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GREAT ATHLETES, MO FARAH AND GEBRSELASSIE IN FURIOUS ROW OVER BURGLARY

BY MICHAEL PAVITT Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah of Britain and multiple world record holder…

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AGAIN, SOUTH AFRICA BLASTS SEBASTIAN COE, IAAF

BY JAMES DIAMOND Athletics South Africa (ASA) has attacked the International Association of Athletics Federations…

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IAAF ASSURES AFRICAN ATHLETES ON NEW DIAMOND LEAGUE FORMAT

BY LIAM MORGAN Changes to the format of Diamond League events will not disadvantage African…

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IAAF BLASTS UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OVER SEMENYA

BY JAMES DIAMOND The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has released a statement attacking…

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IAAF TO USE NEW WORLD RANKINGS AS PART OF OLYMPIC ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM

BY MIKE ROWBOTTOM The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will partially employ its new…

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YAKMUT ALHASSAN BOUNCES BACK TO SPORTS!

The former Director-General of the National Sports Commission Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has been appointed Team…

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IAAF LAUNCHES OFFICIAL WORLD RANKINGS SYSTEM

BY MIKE ROWBOTTOM The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has launched its official world…

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CAS’ VERDICT ON SEMENYA OUT BY MARCH 26

BY DAN PALMER. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said a decision on…

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SEMENYA RELEASES EXPERT WITNESS LIST AFTER ACCUSING IAAF OF UNDERHAND TACTICS

BY JAMES DIAMOND Two-time Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has released a list of…

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SEMENYA LAWYERS ACCUSE IAAF OF PUBLIC INCITEMENT AS CAS TRIBUNAL BEGINS

BY JAMES DIAMOND Lawyers for South Africa’s two-time Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya have…

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SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTS MINISTER CALLS IAAF SEMENYA RULE DISCRIMINATORY AS CAS CASE LOOMS

BY JAMES DIAMOND A new rule proposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)…

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IAAF DENY REPORTS THEY WILL ARGUE SEMENYA IS BIOLOGICALLY MALE AT CAS

BY JAMES DIAMOND. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has denied reports it will…

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LONDON MARATHON WINNER DIES WHILE ON TRAINING RUN

BY MIKE ROWBOTTOM. Henrik Jørgensen, winner of the 1988 London Marathon, has died after suffering a…

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DALUNG APPLAUDS GOV AMBODE FOR SUSTAINING LAGOS CITY MARATHON

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has congratulated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for a…

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ALL SET FOR 2019 ACCESS BANK LAGOS CITY MARATHON

After several months of counting down, all is now set for the 4th edition of…

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RUSSIA WITHDRAWS CAS APPEAL AGAINST IAAF SUSPENSION

BY MICHAEL PAVITT An appeal by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) to the Court of Arbitration…

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NIGERIAN-BORN ATHLETE SUSPENDED FOR DOPING

BY DAN PALMER. Former world indoor champion, Nigerian-born Kemi Adekoya has been provisionally suspended after…

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PRISON TERM AWAITS DEFAULTING ATHLETES AS CHINA CRIMINALIZES DOPING

China is set to make doping a criminal offence, with any athletes found to have…

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KENYA CLEARS TOP 17 POSITIONS AT SINGAPORE MARATHON

The Kenyans have taken their dominance of marathon in the world to another level as…

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BET9JA BACKS FIRST NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION MARATHON RACE IN ABUJA

The first edition of the Bet9ja Anti-corruption Marathon race will hold on Monday December 10,2018…

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SCHOLARSHIP INCENTIVES FOR NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL ATHLETES

Former Nigerian international and the Director General of the Nigeria Sports Development Fund Inc (NSDFI),…

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