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Ethiopia’s team of 37 for IAAF World Championships

Two defending champions and a newly crowned Diamond League champion feature on Ethiopia’s team for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, which will be held from 27 September until 6 October. Muktar Edris will defend his 5000m title while...

Mo Farah to line up in men’s 10,000m on opening day of London 2017

Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, London 2017 Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will be in action on the opening day of the IAAF World Championships London 2017. The British athlete will compete in the men's 10,000m final, the last event on the...

Reflections: UG gives heroes welcome for AG and GFH gold medalist Azamati

African Games 4x100m gold medalist and 2019 Ghana’s Fastest Human 100m winner Benjamin Kwaku Azamati was given a heroes welcome by a cross section of students at the University of Ghana Legon and the school’s administration led by its...

Historic 3rd Liquid Sports Ghana Awards set for Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City on...

As part of its efforts at recognizing and rewarding individuals and organisations for their contribution to sports in Ghana, Liquid Sports Ghana is set to organise the 3rd edition of the annual Liquid Sports Ghana Awards at the plush...

Janet Amponsah clinches 200m and 400m victories in indoor opener

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Janet Amponsah led the honours winning the women's 200m and 400m as four Ghanaian athletes got their indoor season underway at the Vanderbilt Opener on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. Amponsah clinched first place in the 200-meter dash...

Genzebe Dibaba leads Ethiopian team for IAAF World Indoors

Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba will contest the 1500m and 3000m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on 1-4 March. The 27-year-old has earned three world indoor titles, winning the 1500m in 2012 and the 3000m in 2014 and 2016....

Jepkosgei obliterates world 10km record

Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the world 10km record* at the Birell Prague Grand Prix, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Saturday (9). The 23-year-old Kenyan clocked 29:43 to smash through the 30-minute barrier and break her own record of 30:04,...

Genzebe Dibaba, Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan to battle for women’s 1500m crown at...

With six women having run faster than four minutes in 2017, the 1500m could prove to be one of the most competitive events of the championships. Although far from clear cut, perhaps the three favourites come in the form of...

LSG releases list of ‘Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time’

Liquid Sports Ghana has released the first draft of its list of the 'Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time' as earlier advertised. The list was compiled with data from athletics tracking website tilastopaja, tbe World Athletics website and data from...

Dina Asher-Smith leads Britain to Doha 2019

British Athletics has announced a team of 72 athletes for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, which will be held from 27 September – 6 October. Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith heads to Doha as a triple European champion from 2018...

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