Athletics Africa Magazine

PADOVA (ITA, Apr 22): Kenyan Robert Kwambai with 2:09:24 missed the course record by 12 seconds at the 13th Maratona di Santo Antonio in Padova , Italy. Same as it was last year, Ben Chebet was second in 2:10:01 and Brazilian Roberto Paula was third with a lifetime best 2:10:23.  Fourth was Ethiopian Worana Tumicha 2:10:53 and fifth Eritrean Sium Kiflom debuting with 2:11:09. Brazilian Marily dos Santos as best woman achieved 2:31:55 ahead of Kenyan Fridah Domongole 2:34:49 and Elfnesh Melaku 2:36:43. KRAKOW (POL, Apr 22): Kenyan Peter Kariuki won the 11th Cracovia Marathon in 2:12:11 ahead of second placed Edwin Kirui of Kenya (2:12:37) and third placer Faustine Musa of Tanzania (2:13:02). ANTVERP (BEL, Apr 22): Antverp Marathon had in Paul Kiprop also a Kenyan as winner in 2:15:38. Second Belgian Lander Van Droogenbroeck 2:16:49. GENOVA (ITA, Apr 22): Kenyan Philemon Kisang clocked 1:03:33 to win the 8th Half Marathon in Genova, Italy ahead of ...

South Africa's Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, L.J. Van Zyl and Sudan's Abubakar Kaki were dominant African winners at today's Herculis Monaco IAAF Super Grand Prix meet . Khotso Mokoena continued his recent good form in Monaco with a comfortable win in the men's Long Jump with a leap of 8.28m. Senegal's Ndiss Kaba Badji (7.98m) was 5th. Mokoena told the media: "I feel great, it was nice and fun. This is my first time in Monaco, it's a great city. "It is a nice competition, I passed a few attempts, I am taking it easy because the World Championships are only 3 weeks away. All the guys are doing well, I am looking forward to more competitions, can't wait for Berlin." Uganda's Moses Ndiema Kipsiro won the men's 3000m in a personal best of 7:30.95. Kenyans Silas Kipruto (7:32.52) and Sammy Alex Mutahi (7:33.02) were second and third respectively. South African L.J. Van Zyl also took apart a strong men's 400m hurdles field that include Americ...

This evening at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games , IAAF Golden League meet in Oslo, Ethiopian Double World 10,000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba has just knocked out her compatriot's, World and Olympic 5000m champion, Meseret Defar's World Record of 14:16.63, also she set at this same meeting on 15 June last year . Dibaba, virtually running alone for the last two laps after a very slow first half and badjob from the pacemakers, broke the tape in an astonishing 14:11.15.* Sudan's World Indoor champion Abubakar Kaki also set a World Junior record of 1:42.69* in the men's 800m. *(a new World Record subject to ratifications) More stories later.....