Tag: Meseret Defar

  • IAAF announces names of candidates Award

    Monaco – Oct 01, 2013: The IAAF is pleased to announce the names of the 10 men and 10 women who have been shortlisted for the 2013 World Athlete of the Year Award. The candidates have been selected by an IAAF panel of athletics experts*. An email poll involving the World Athletics Family begins today,…

  • Top 10 duels to watch at the Doha Diamond League

    Top 10 duels to watch at the Doha Diamond League

    Doha-Qatar, May 04, 2012 – Doha Diamond League, It’s true that athletics is not a team sport where two squads are facing each other but there are many examples in sport’s history when the center of attention is focused on a rivalry between two male or female athletes in a specific discipline. At the kick…

  • Record breaking number of nations expected in Istanbul – 172 countries confirm participation

    Monaco – March 02, 2012: 172 countries confirm, The IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul which will take place from 9 to 11 March 2012 are on course to become the biggest gathering in terms of participating national IAAF Member Federations in the history of these championships, exceeding the previous record set four years ago…