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3 records tumble on day 1 of Inter Schools Athletics Zone 1 event

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Three records were broken on day one of the Annual Inter School Athletics Competition Zone One at the Cape Coast stadium on Thursday, 22nd February. Arthur M. Owusu of Cape Coast Technical Institute (Cape Tech) threw a stellar 42.30m(R) in...

Luvo Manyonga leads strong SA Team for World Indoor Champs

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Olympic silver medalist Luvo Manyonga is part of a strong South Africa team that will compete at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on 1-4 March. According to Athletics South Africa, the national team will include three in-form South...

Circuit 200m record holder Hor Halutie happy with faster block starts

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Ghana Athletics Association national circuit 200m record holder Hor Halutie says she is happy with her block starts after almost a month in camp at the Cape Coast stadium. Hor, who holds the GAA’s Circuit 200m record with 23.85s(PB), has...

Genzebe Dibaba leads Ethiopian team for IAAF World Indoors

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Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba will contest the 1500m and 3000m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on 1-4 March. The 27-year-old has earned three world indoor titles, winning the 1500m in 2012 and the 3000m in 2014 and 2016....

Coleman breaks World Indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships

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Christian Coleman sped to a 6.34 world record* to win the 60m on the third and final day of the US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque on Sunday (18). The world 100m silver medallist had won his heat in 6.46 and...

Three for IAAF World Indoor Championships- Birmingham 2018

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In less than four weeks, three Ghanaian athletes will represent Ghana at the 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, UK from 1st to 4th March. Sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Sean Safo Antwi and Emmanuel Dasor booked their tickets last...

Sekondi 2018 Circuit Summary: Home based athletes open season

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Several home based athletes opened their season at the Ghana Athletics Association’s Circuit Championships held at the Sekondi Sports stadium on Saturday, 27th January, 2018. Reigning home based Circuit 200m champion Hor Halutie was the star of the show at...

National 200m record holder Joseph Amoah blazes to 20.97s

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National 200m indoor record holder Joseph Amoah continued his exploits in the new season by clocking 20.97s to take first place in the men’s 200m indoor at the 2018 Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White on Saturday, 3rd February, 2018....

Kwame Adjei beats Malik Yakubu to GAA Circuit men’s 10,000m gold

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n the first major upset at the GAA'e Circuit Championships in Sekondi, he Ashanti region's Kwame Adjie beat favourite Malik Yakubu to first place in the men's 10,000m, crossing the finish line in 31minutes:46.19 while Malik Yakubu took second...

Evergreen Margaret Simpson wins GAA Circuit Javelin with 50.30m!!!

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GAACircuitSekondi Margaret Simpson won the women's Javelin with a throw of 50.30m at the Ghana Athletics Association's Circuit Championships at Sekondi on Saturday, 27th January, 2018. Asked if she's going to the commonwealth games: "I don't know oooo. Me,...