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Qualification system approved for World Athletics Championships Beijing 27

The World Athletics Council has approved the qualification system and entry standards for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27.

As has been the case for recent global championships, the qualification system will be based on a combination of entry standards and world rankings. For the 2027 World Championships, the system has been set with the objective of having approximately 40% of the athletes qualifying through entry standards and 60% qualifying through world rankings.

The first 12 placed teams in each discipline at the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have already qualified for WCH Beijing 27. The remaining four places in each relay discipline will be allocated to the best-ranked teams at the end of the qualification period, based on top lists.

World Athletics will publish a regularly updated ‘Road to Beijing 27’ tool during the qualification period, providing athletes, member federations, media and fans with a real-time view of the qualification situation in each discipline.

Ethiopians dominated the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon.

Men's
🥇 Mohamed Esa 🇪🇹 2:04:55 (CR)
🥈 Yihunilign Adane 🇪🇹 2:04:59 (PB)
🥉 Kalipus Lomwai 🇰🇪 2:05:06 (PB)
Women's
🥇 Dera Dida 🇪🇹 PB 2:23:18
🥈 Mestawut Fikir 🇪🇹 PB 2:23:46
🥉 Waganesh Mekasha 🇪🇹 PB 2:23:57

Kenyan-born star distance runner and Kinesiology Major at the University of Louisville, Elsingi Kipruto, signs with Swiss sports brand On.

Currently a freshman in Louisville, Kipruto joins On’s elite roster as one of the most decorated young runners in the collegiate circuit.

More: https://on.athletics.africa/KWoPcz

A Global Movement Begins: The Nelson Mandela Marathon Global Running Series

On 18 October 2026, the first chapter of this journey will unfold in Cape Town, where 20,000 runners will gather across the 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distances.

More: https://on.athletics.africa/jMmVOp

ICYMI | South Africa retained the continental title, securing 22 medals at the 24th edition of CAA African Athletics Senior Championships which concluded in Accra, Ghana on Sunday 17 May, 2026.

More: https://on.athletics.africa/nBrNQJ

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Ethiopian Athletics Federation

Here’s the final medal table for the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships Accra 2026 with South Africa topping the table with 22 medals.

FULL TABLE: https://on.athletics.africa/T0Tn4q

(📷️ credits: World Athletics / Sporty GH / ASA)

Zimbabwe blasted the field to win the Men's 4x400m Relay Gold in 3:01.11 at the African Senior Athletics Championships - Accra 2026.

was second in 3:01.34 while snatched the bronze medal in 3:01.35.

The Zimbabwe men's quartet of Thandazani Ndhlovu, Gerren Muwishi, Leeford Zuze, and Dennis Hove set a national record of 2:59.01 earlier this month at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone.