Tag: Almaz Ayana
Bolt, Ayana nominated for 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year...
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has shortlisted 20 names ahead of the 2016 IAAF Awards Night slated to hold in Monaco on...
Final 2016 Diamond Race Champions to be Crowned in Brussels!
The 2016 Diamond League season is almost done and dusted, with the Belgian city of Brussels set to host the second of two finals...
Top 10 African Performers at the Rio Olympics (Part 2)
African athletes were at the forefront of the World Record (WR) breaking spree in Track and Field at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Others...
Day 8 Review of Athletics at the Rio Olympics (Fri August...
Triple World Record (WR) holder Usain Bolt was gifted with an early birthday present after competing in the final event of his illustrious Olympic...
Vivian Cheruiyot shocks Almaz Ayana to win 5000m Olympic title in...
Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot executed a good tactical race as she stunned Almaz Ayana to win GOLD in the women's 5000m at the Rio...
Day 1 Review of Athletics at the Rio Olympics (Fri August...
Day 1 of Track and Field at the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio took off with a bang, with Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana handing defending...
Top 12 African Athletes to watch out for at Rio 2016...
The concluding part of our list of Top 12 African Athletes to watch out for at the Rio Olympics, features athletes that have the...
Almaz Ayana Smashes Women’s 10000m World Record at Rio Olympics
Running a breathtaking and gripping race, Almaza Ayana shattered the long standing 10000m World Record (WR) to win GOLD with an astonishing time of...
Almaz Ayana aiming for Tirunesh Dibaba’s 10,000m title at Rio Olympics
When Tirunesh Dibaba took a break from Athletics for a childbirth, she wouldn't have envisaged coming back and playing second fiddle to her countrywoman,...
7 Most Anticipated Showdowns at Rio 2016 Olympics!
With the Olympic Games come the attendant anticipation for showdowns between athletes who will battle for supremacy on the world's biggest sporting showpiece.
The Rio...
