The good performances of our long-distance runners in recent months are rapidly earning them international recognition: the Rwandan athletics federation recently received invitations for the Abidjan half-marathon and the Kampala full marathon.

Red Cross and Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) have recruited over 1,000 volunteers to assist runners during the December 9 Kampala International Marathon.

HARARE province athlete Tamla Pietersen set a new junior national record in the women's 110m hurdles with a time of 15.17 seconds yesterday at the Zimbabwe Track and Field Championships at the University of Zimbabwe track.

Athletics Federation of Nigeria has rescheduled the remaining legs of the National Relay Series for June.Makurdi was billed to host the third leg last weekend, but because National Sports Commission and AFN officials were involved in the Senate Sports Committee

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has warned Falilat Ogunkoya and the Federal Capital Territory on the continious sponsorship of the Abuja International Marathon, which if continued would violate the Federation's existing four-year contract with Globacom which gives the telecommunications giant

Russian Athletics News. Darya Pishchalnikova won the women's discus throw at an international meeting held in Halle, Germany. She achieved 63.98 meters

Russian Athletics News. Russia's best athlete of 2007, Olympic and World champion Tatyana Lebedeva won the women's long jump at the European Champion Clubs Cup in Portugal achieving 6.69 meters

Russian Athletics News. Russian clubs Fimpromko (Yekaterinburg) and Luch (Moscow) won at the European Champion Clubs Cup held in Portugal. Fimpromko scored 134 points in the women's division and Luch scored 115 points in the men's one

HAYLEY Haining is content to wait in the wings and keep herself fully prepared for an Olympic debut should Paula Radcliffe bow to medical advice and pull out of this summer&#3