Yomi is the founder of Africa's number one track and field website - AthleticsAfrica. A multi award-winning editor, journalism innovator, media trainer, sports and digital transformation consultant.
African and Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare - Ighoteguonor to headline a 47-member Nigerian athletics team seeking to restore pride at the 11th African...
Genzebe Dibaba wins Ethiopia’s first ever gold in the 1500m at the World Championships; David Rudisha completes comeback with 800m gold for Kenya, and...
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was the star performer of Day 1 of Beijing 2015 after winning Eritrea’s first World Championships gold medal - the men’s marathon...
Live coverage of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the iconic Birds Nest, Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China - August 22-30,...
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, has been elected as one of the four vice presidents of the International Association...
Nigeria's Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa on course to break her national Heptathlon record at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
In this video interview with AthleticsAfrica.Com, Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare - Ighoteguonor says she's looking forward to Beijing 2015 IAAF World Champs and her main...
AthleticsAfrica team chats with South African jumpers Zarck Visser and Khotso Mokoena about their rivalry, goals and targets at the IAAF World championships in...
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the outdoor World Record for the women's 1500m in 3:50.07 at the Meeting Herculis, IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on...
AthleticsAfrica crew had an exclusive chat with the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 800m hopeful, Alfred Chawonza of St George’s College in Harare,...
Zimbabweans Nkosiyazi Sibanda and Thabitha Tsatsa claimed victories in the men's and women's races at the 2015 Econet Wireless Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday.
Leading South African sprinter and 2012 African 100m champion Simon Magakwe has been banned for two years following an unsuccessful out of competition doping...
Watch: Kenya’s world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha take the 800m in 1:44.94 at the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday...
Watch the Skype interview with Mark Alexander, Durban 2022 Bid Committee chairman, after the South Africans submitted their official bid to host the 2022...
Kenyan Rita Jeptoo, a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon and two-time Chicago Marathon champion, has been handed a two-year ban for doping violations.
As 2014 winds down, AthleticsAfrica editor, Yomi Omogbeja, caught up with Ghanaian sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong for a quick-fire chat. Her 2015 goal is to...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approves the launch of a digital Olympic TV Channel, despite concerns raised by former Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks, at...
IOC President Thomas Bach called for safeguarding the Olympic values, increased participation and reach of sports, and promotion of the educational and health values...
Leading Olympians and representatives of the global sporting movement have added their voices in support of Olympic Agenda 2020 as the 127th IOC Session...
Moroccan distance running legend, Hicham El Guerrouj, said it would take another decade before an African federation can realistically bid for IAAF World Championships.
Commonwealth and African 800m champion Nijel Amos said the Glasgow 2014 men's 800m final, where he out-kicked Kenya's David Rudisha for the gold medal,...
Follow AthleticsAfrica.Com Live Coverage of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup (#Marrakech2014) from the Grand Stade de Marrakech, Morocco - September 13-14.