Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene, the Board and its members were suspended with immediate effect over their handling of the Caster Semenya saga.
As part of the celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Change, the Tunisian Motorcycle Federation and Related Disciplines is organizing an international event of motorcycles and quads dubbed "2009 Enduro Carthage ". The event will take place on November 7, 2009 between t Raoued and Gammarth, North Tunisia.
Olympic champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru was on Saturday given a hero's welcome in Nyahururu and assured of a 24-hour security detail. Wanjiru had on his arrival in the country last Thursday expressed fears on his security and was quoted in the media as saying he could migrate to Japan where he could feel secure.
People have been getting faster and faster over the last few decades. Usain Bolt shattered both the 100m and 200m world records at the World Championships in Berlin, knocking tenths of a second off each. Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie's world marathon (42km) record of two hours, three minutes and 59 seconds is nearly 23 per cent faster than it was in the 1920 marathon.
LOCAL athletes have been invited to participate in this year's edition of the MTN Kampala International marathon set for November 22 at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala Central division.
ORGANISERS of the MTN Kampala International marathon will have to deal with an extra 4,000 runners for the November 22 event.
His record-breaking runs aside, the world probably knows Usain Bolt for his pre-race antics that include the now patented "to the world" archer-like pose with one of his fingers pointed skywards.
THE national cycling team-Team Rwanda departs this afternoon for the African continental road cycling championship that will run from November 4 to 8 in Windhoek-Namibia.
Organisers of the Maasai Mara marathon have switched dates to November 22 and avoided a showdown with Athletics Kenya.
SA's Olympic body yesterday suspended Leonard Chuene, president of Athletics SA (ASA), its board and members over the handling of 800m world champion Caster Semenya's gender tests.
Olympic, Chicago and London Marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru is considering relocating to Japan because he fears for his security, especially at his rural home in Nyahururu, which has been raided twice by thugs.
FORMER world bronze medallist Moses Kipsiro is set to defend his 10km title in the MTN Kampala marathon due November 22. The start and finish of the sixth edition will be at Kololo Airstrip.
Controversy and confusion marred the official launch of the Maasai Mara marathon on Tuesday with Athletics Kenya threatening to ban any local athlete who takes part in the event set for November 29.
