Diamond League

Chebet and El Bakkali Shine in Rabat

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet delivered an exceptional performance in the women's 3000m at the Diamond League in Rabat (May 25, 2025), completing the distance in 8:11.56 to erase the African record of 8:16.60 set by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba in 2014. Chebet thus becomes the second-best female performer in history, behind China's Wang Junxia, ​​who has held the world record of 8:06.11 since 1993.

South Africa proved they will be a powerful force at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as they stormed to the men’s 4x100m title at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday (11).

Ahead of the competition, South African sprint star Akani Simbine had expressed how camaraderie is the key when it comes to relay success. His squad’s team spirit was on show in Guangzhou again on Sunday evening, as the world indoor 60m bronze medallist combined with Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile and Bradley Nkoana to run a world lead of 37.61 – just 0.04 off the African record South Africa set when securing Olympic silver in Paris.

The African Athletics Confederation informs that the Council, Congress, and the 3rd Combined U18/U20 African Championships, which were scheduled to take place in Oran, Algeria, will no longer take place in that country for various reasons.

Tebogo delighted home fans at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix by easing to a dominant 200m victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Gaborone on Saturday (12). The Olympic champion's compatriots Bayapo Ndori, Oratile Nowe and Kethobogile Haingura were also roared on to victory at the National Stadium, while South Africa’s Akani Simbine stormed to 100m success and USA’s Dalilah Muhammad clinched a clear 400m hurdles win.

The World Athletics Council confirmed the hosts for three World Athletics Series events and made a series of other decisions during the 237th World Athletics Council Meeting in Nanjing, China, on 24-25 March.

Africa won 5 medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) at the World Indoor Championships, held from March 21 to 23, 2025, in Nanjing, China. Ethiopia took the lead with 2 Gold and 3 Silver. South Africa returned home with 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. Burkina Faso had to settle for the Bronze medal won by Hugues Fabrice Zango in the Triple Jump.

The Ivorian Athletics Federation and the African Athletics Development Center of Abidjan (AADC) were recently the hosts of the Ivorian National Olympic Committee. It was with great satisfaction that the African Athletics Development Center of Abidjan left the headquarters of NOC-Cote d’Ivoire, the umbrella organization of the Olympic federations. The presentation made by the President of Ivorian athletics and head of delegation, Jeannot Kouamé "wowed" Me Georges Joseph N'GOAN, the president of the NOC-CIV. "I would like to congratulate you. I am really very happy. This center is a very good thing. When Jeannot told me about it, I said you can't do such exceptional work without us being informed. I spoke about it with Minister Adjé Silas Metch who plans to visit this center," he said.

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) carried out an inspection mission in Algeria from January 19 to 22, 2025, as part of the organization of its events planned in Oran this year. Indeed, Oran will host the Council meeting (July 11, 2025), the Congress (July 12 and 13, 2025) and the 3rd U18/U20 African Combined Championships from July 14 to 18, 2025).

Mustapha Berraf, President of ANOCA and IOC Member and Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, President of the National Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon (CNOSC), President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) and President of the Association of African Olympic Sports Confederations (CASOL) received, on 7 January 2025 in Lausanne, an extremely warm welcome by Dr Thomas Bach, President of the IOC.