Diamond League

2023 African Games: Nigeria’s Amusan to start in Lane 6 ahead of 100m hurdles final

Tobi Amusan pulls out of Diamond League final in Zurich

World record holder Tobi Amusan has withdrawn from the women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League Final in Zurich, Afrosport reports. Her absence means Nigeria will be represented by just two athletes at the season-ending meet, with Ezekiel Nathaniel and Udodi Onwuzurike set to compete for honours on Thursday. Amusan, a three-time Diamond League champion, had been chasing a fourth crown but will not line up...

Xianem DL: How Amusan, Zango, Tsegay & other Africans fared in China

Xianem DL: How Amusan, Zango, Tsegay & other Africans fared in China

The 2024 Diamond League season kicked off in the Chinese city of Xianem on Saturday with the continent of Africa well represented in the global competition. World record holder Tobi Amusan was among the line-up of African stars in China while Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay and Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech set new world leading time in their respective events. Tobi Amusan: The Nigerian sprinter finished fifth in the...

Diamond League: Omanyala, Machmour, Tebogo & Simbine confirmed for men’s 100m in Rabat

Diamond League: Omanyala, Machmour, Tebogo & Simbine confirmed for men’s 100m in Rabat

The 2023 Rabat Diamond League is set to see four African superstars alongside current World champion, Fred Kerley and Olympic champion, Lamont Marcell Jacobs will face off in the men's 100m event at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat.  The men's 100m startlist include Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala from Kenya, former African champion - Akani Simbine of South Africa, Morocco's Machmour Chakir and Botswana's Letsile...