A first in Africa: Nairobi, Kenya, to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
Kenya will become the first African nation to host the World Athletics Championships come 2029.
The country’s capital, Nairobi, will host the tournament at the 48,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium.
London and Rome missed out on the 2029 rights, while Munich was awarded the 2031 championships.
Wavelight lights up Nakuru: Ben McGrath and Jai Shah on bringing pacing tech and Athletic.net to Kenya’s running culture
A Wavelight time trial at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru, Kenya (altitude approximately 5,949 ft) on Friday, August 14, brought together young track and field athletes from Iten - the high-altitude town known as Kenya’s “Home of Champions” - for what was the first such session filmed and conducted with the technology in East Africa.
Ben McGrath - Athletic Engagement Director and PA & Broadcast Announcer at RunnerSpace, and Sales and Event Operator at Wavelight Technologies - and Jai Shah, Regional African Partner at Wavelight Africa, were on the ground.
Beyond the lights themselves, the pair are helping introduce Athletic.net, the results and athlete-database platform (part of the RunnerSpace family), to Kenyan athletics.
The goal is structured results, free video and profile access, and better pathways for athletes from youth level through to the professionals.
Sports News Blitz sub-editor Nicole Powell sat down with them after the session.
European Athletics introduces new guidelines to protect female athletes from sexualised TV coverage
European Athletics and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have introduced new broadcasting guidelines aimed at reducing the sexualisation of female athletes during television coverage.
The recommendations encourage broadcasters to focus on athletic performance rather than camera angles or slow-motion replays that unnecessarily draw attention to athletes' bodies.
The move comes after years of complaints from competitors who said certain broadcast images had left them feeling uncomfortable and had even led to online abuse.
From Boston to Berlin: A guide to the Abbott World Marathon Majors and what sets them apart
Running has taken off in the past few years, and marathons are more popular than ever.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Abbie Latymer takes a look at the big seven races.
Five-time Olympic medallist Gabby Thomas announces engagement to long-term partner Spencer McManes
Five-time Olympic medallist Gabby Thomas has some exciting personal news to share - and it’s not about her latest gold medal.