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Mary Boakye clocks third (electronic) fastest 100m time by a home-based athlete

Ghana’s Mary Boakye clocked the third-fastest time by a female home-based athlete when she produced 11.56 (PB) to win the women’s 100m invitational at the CAA Region II Championships in Cape Coast. She was followed in second place by Janet...

Circuit 200m record holder Hor Halutie happy with faster block starts

Ghana Athletics Association national circuit 200m record holder Hor Halutie says she is happy with her block starts after almost a month in camp at the Cape Coast stadium. Hor, who holds the GAA’s Circuit 200m record with 23.85s(PB), has...

Coe: IAAF has “responsibility to protect” female athletes

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe believes the athletics world governing body has a "responsibility to protect" female athletes, following the ruling preventing Caster Semenya from competing at the World Championships in Doha. Semenya will not defend...

Live: London 2017 Women’s 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final

Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, London 2017. Update: Final results: POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK 1 4324 Emma COBURN USA 9:02.58 CR 2 4333 Courtney FRERICHS USA 9:03.77 PB 3 4079 Hyvin Kiyeng JEPKEMOI KEN 9:04.03 4 4075 Beatrice CHEPKOECH KEN 9:10.45 5 3705 Ruth JEBET BRN 9:13.96 6 4077 Celliphine Chepteek CHESPOL KEN 9:15.04 WU20R 7 3843 Etenesh DIRO ETH 9:22.46 8 3710 Winfred Mutile YAVI BRN 9:22.67 PB 9 3942 Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE GER 9:23.87 10 4083 Purity Cherotich KIRUI KEN 9:25.62 11 3611 Belén CASETTA ARG 9:25.99 AR 12 3624 Genevieve LACAZE AUS 9:26.25 SB 13 3729 Geneviève LALONDE CAN 9:29.99 NR 4040 Aisha PRAUGHT JAM DQ 3844 Birtukan FENTE ETH DNS Ruth Jebet ruled the roost last year, winning the Olympic title in Rio and setting a world record in Paris,...

LSG compiles list of greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time

Have you ever wondered who the Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time are? What will be the basis for such a compilation? Which athletes ever won world medals for the country and what were their achievements individually, nationally...

Mary Boakye steals the show at GAA 2ND National Open Championships

Ghana Armed Forces' sprinter Mary Boakye won the women’s 100m final with a personal best of 11.75s (PB)(- 0. 1m/s) in what was the blue riband event at the Ghana Athletics Association’s 2nd National Open Championships at the Cape...

NSBE Holds International UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science-2019

An awe-inspiring United Nation’s International Day for Women and Girls in Science celebration was held at the Law Faculty, University of Ghana Legon (UG) by the National Society of Black Engineers on Tuesday, 12th February, 2019. The event was organised...

How sports can be used as an effective tool to advance human rights and...

We reproduce for your reading pleasure the full message by Dr. Ernest Acheampong, a lecturer at the University of Education Winneba, at the historic first-ever International Day of Sports for Development and Peach (IDSDP) 2022 at the Accra Sports stadium...

Inaki Williams has been handed his first start for the Black Stars in their international friendly game vs Nicaragua on Tuesday. https://youtu.be/i4ANp1wBiS8 The Spanish born striker was a second half substitute for the Stars in their 3:0 loss to Brazil. The Athletic...

Live: London 2017:Women’s 100 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final

Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, London 2017. Results update:World record-holder Kendra Harrison, former Olympic champion Sally Pearson all through to the semi finals of the women's 100m hurdles. HEAT 1 11 AUG 2017 19:05 WIND +0.5  POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME 1 3632 Sally PEARSON AUS 12.53 Q 0.119 2 4311 Nia ALI USA 12.79 Q 0.158 3 4137 Nadine VISSER NED 12.83 q 0.175 4 4043 Megan SIMMONDS JAM 12.93 0.148 5 3726 Phylicia GEORGE CAN 13.04 0.117 6 3945 Ricarda LOBE GER 13.11 0.147 7 4146 Lindsay LINDLEY NGR 13.18 0.163 8 3665 Anne ZAGRE BEL 13.34 0.139 HEAT 2 11 AUG 2017 19:14 WIND...

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Ivorian Ta Lou clinches Africa’s first sprints medal at London 2017

Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, London 2017. Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou clinched Africa's first sprints medal at London 2017 after a winning silver in the women's 100m...

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