Jon Ridgeon

Distance races to continue at Oregon`s Prefontaine Classic despite IAAF changes

The sport`s ruling IAAF said on Monday that starting in 2020 the number of Diamond League disciplines will be cut from 32 to 24 with 12 each for men and women and the longest event on the circuit`s televised programme will be 3,000 metres.

Mar 16, 2019, 07:45 AM IST

Kenya, Ethiopia urge IAAF not to cut Diamond League races

Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei said it was 'totally unfair' to drop the two events in which African athletes have traditionally done very well.

Mar 15, 2019, 17:09 PM IST