Athletics Africa Magazine

There's less than a week to go before the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017, which will be held in Nassau on Saturday and Sunday 22-23 April. More than 500 athletes from around the world will compete in five relay disciplines in the Bahamian capital's Thomas A Robinson National Stadium: the 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, 4x800m and to cap the competition, a mixed 4x400m. The top eight finishers in the both the men's and women's 4x100m and 4x400m will earn automatic entry for the IAAF World Championships London 2017 to be held later this year, which ensures nations will be represented by some of their finest stars. Indeed, athletes expected in Nassau have amassed 177 world and Olympic individual and relay medals, 60 of them gold. Winners of seven Olympic titles and 11 world titles will be represented during the competition's third edition. Among them are Jamaica's new sprint queen Elaine Thompson , who sped to a 100/200m double triumph in Rio last summer, an...

The IAAF Council approved the dates and timetables of the next World Athletics Series (2018-2021) on the first day of the 209th IAAF Council Meeting taking place in London. Photo: 209th IAAF Council Meeting / © Christopher Lee for IAAF The Council also agreed the following dates : IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang 2018: 5-6 May 2018 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019: 30 March 2019 IAAF World Championships Oregon 2021: 6 August - 15 August 2021. Council agreed the following timetables: • IAAF World Half Marathon Valencia 2018 (24 March 2018): Women’s race: 17:05; Men’s race: 17:30 • IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 ( download ) Extra competition session added to IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Council has agreed to a special high jump session being added for the evening of Thursday 1 March to the timetable of the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. This means that the championships, ...