"I need to work even harder. And I am planning to have another go at it before the end of the season!. My biggest goal for next year is to become a double world champion." Olympic champion Winfred Yavi - 3000m Steeplechase Women - Winner, 8:44.39 at Rome Diamond League 2024.

"The world record was not for today with the Olympics only two weeks ago. For the rest of my season I expect to perform well in my races." Faith KIPYEGON (KENYA) / 1500m Women - Winner 3:52.89 Rome Diamond League 2024. 📸: Diamond League #RomeDL #DiamondLeague #AthleticsAfrica

"My life changed completely this year. It is hard to even explain this fully. I am recognizable in my home country now and it is not easy sometimes." Muzala SAMUKONGA on his new status in #Zambia after winning the men's 400m in 43.99 in Rome. youtu.be/THGztT6cSZw #RomeDL

´Why did I not have one like this in the Olympic final´? - #Tebogo Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo clocked 9.87 (+0.3) and afterwards, wondered why he did not have such a great start in the Olympic final. WATCH: youtu.be/mROZWaNM7LY #RomeDL #DiamondLeague

#WALIMA24 | Women's 1500 Metres Final #Ethiopia's Saron BERHE wins the Women's 1500m gold in 4:16.64 ahead of Canada's Rachel FORSYTH (4:17.94) and German Jolanda KALLABIS (4:19.34). Moroccan Saida EL-BOUZY finished in 8th in 4:21.05 while Kenyan Mary OGWOKA was 10th in 4:22.60

What a 3000m steeplechase final 👏 🥇 Edmund Serem 🇰🇪 🥈 Matthew Kosgei 🇰🇪 🥉 Hailu Ayalew 🇪🇹 The top 8 sets personal bests 💪 #WorldAthletics

In Pictures: Day 4 World Athletics U20 Championships, Lima 24 on.athletics.africa/eOqHzn #WorldAthleticsU20 #WALima24

From silver in the 5000m to gold in the 1500m 😳 🇪🇹's Abdisa Fayisa outkicks 🇦🇺's Cameron Myers in the final metres of the 1500m final. 3:40.51 ⏱️ That's Ethiopia's first ever 1500m gold in the history of the #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships 👀

🇰🇪 Kenya's Edmund Serem clocks an impressive 8:15.28 world U20 lead to win the 3000m steeplechase in Lima. What a 3000m steeplechase final. 🥇 Edmund Serem 🇰🇪 🥈 Matthew Kosgei 🇰🇪 🥉 Hailu Ayalew 🇪🇹 #WorldAthleticsU20 #AthleticsAfrica #Athletics #Kenya

USA all the way 🔥 🇺🇸's 4x400m team absolutely dominates the final track event in Lima as they clock 3:03.56 on their way to the 🥇 🥈 🇿🇦 🥉 🇦🇺 #WorldAthleticsU20

South Africa's Mpumelelo Mhlongo has won a Paralympic Gold medal in the Men’s 100m T44 event with a time of 11.12 seconds This is South Africa's first Gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics.

ICYMI: #Kenya's Mary Moraa breaks 600m world record at the #ISTAF 2024. With a time of 1:21.63 minutes, the 800m world champion improved the record - officially listed by World Athletics as world best time - by 14 hundredths of a second. 📸: ISTAF #athletics #athleticsafrica

#AthleticsAfrica | Paris 2024 Olympic medallist Ronald Kwemoi and defending champion Weldon Langat on the start line for 2024 tRUNsylvania 10K on Sept 22. Source: on.athletics.africa/0zvnIE #BrasovRunningFestival #RonaldKwemoi #tRUNsylvania10K #WeldonLangat #Athletics

Ugandan marathon runner #RebeccaCheptegei, who participated in last month's Paris Olympics, suffered burns on over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend in Kenya. READ MORE: on.athletics.africa/na7fOD #kenya #athletes #domesticviolence #uganda

Olympic medallists and world record-holders ready to light up Zurich Diamond League. The men’s 200m features the Olympic one and two – Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and USA's Kenny Bednarek – plus Fred Kerley, the US sprinter, third over 100m. worldathletics.org/news/preview/z… #ZurichDL

Kejelcha, Barega and Mateiko set to battle in Valencia Half Marathon 2024 With Ethiopia vs Kenya in men’s race, women’s 10K record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich will make her debut at 21.1km in the city where she achieved her world record in Jan. READ: on.athletics.africa/atohUM

#Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo takes down the American trio of Kenneth Bednarek (19.57), Erriyon Knighton (19.79), and Fred Kerley (19.81) to win the men’s 200m in 19.55 (+0.4m/s) at the Zurich Diamond League 2024. #ZurichDL #weltklassezurich #athleticsafrica #diamondleague

ICYMI | Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan athlete dies, days after fire attack by former boyfriend in Kenya #Cheptegei, who was admitted to hospital in Eldoret, #Kenya for treatment for 80% burns on Sunday, has died from ‘organ failure’. READ: on.athletics.africa/5RaEoW #RIPRebecca

Beatrice Chebet attempted an unsuccessful 5000m world record at 2024 Weltklasse Zurich. The Kenyan set a world-leading 14:09.52, breaking Vivian Cheruiyot’s 2011 meeting record of 14:30.10 ahead of Ethiopians Ejgayehu Taye (14:28.76) & Tsigie Gebreselama (14:39.05). #ZurichDL

“I really wanted to run the world record but the pacemaker dropped out earlier than planned. It was not easy after that.” Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion Beatrice Chebet after clocking a world-leading 14:09.52 meeting record in Zurich. youtu.be/gk8K3v_hVJU #ZurichDL