12 Athlete of the Year finalists have been confirmed. The top two athletes in each category – track, field and out of stadium – have been chosen from the first round of voting, which comprised votes from the World Athletics Council, World Athletics Family and a public vote on social media. One of the two athletes will take the crown in their category.

The standout athletes of the year will again be celebrated at the World Athletics Awards 2025. Like last year, there will be three separate awards for women and three for men, recognising the athletes of the year for track, field and out-of-stadium events. There will also be men’s and women’s awards for an overall World Athlete of the Year.

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has elected the Best Athletes, Coaches, Federations, and Leaders of the Year 2025.

Best Female Athlete: Beatrice Chebet Kenya 

In 2025, she confirmed her elite status by winning both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at the World Championships in Tokyo—an uncommon achievement, showcasing her exceptional endurance and speed. Beatrice Chebet has thus become one of today’s top athletes, symbolizing the strength of Kenyan athletics on the world stage.

Athletics was shaken by the death of Jamel Si Mohamed, who previously held senior positions within the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). He was a loyal companion of President Lamine Diack, who chaired these bodies.

Seven athletes from the African Athletics Development Centre (AADC), led by Olympic medallist El Hadji Amadou Dia Bâ, participated in the recent Tokyo 2025 World Championships.

A record number of nations won medals at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September, during the most impactful edition of the sport’s flagship event in history.

A total of 53 nations made it on to the medal table after nine action-packed days of competition at the 20th running of the World Championships. This surpasses the previous record of 46 that was set at Osaka 2007 and equalled at Budapest 2023. 

Excitement is building in the Japanese capital as the National Stadium prepares to host hundreds of thousands of fans across nine days of action at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, which start on Friday (13).

More than 2000 athletes from almost 200 teams will compete for medals in 49 disciplines between 13-21 September.

Program to follow in : https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable

Africa is once again playing its part by organizing a race between Ndjamena (Chad) and Kousseri (Cameroon) on September 6th. This is the fourth edition. A wonderful initiative supported by the President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Hamad Kalkaba Malboum.

Faith Kipyegon came within one second of the long-standing world 3000m record, clocking 8:07.04 for the second-fastest time in history at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, a Wanda Diamond League meeting, in Silesia, Poland, on Saturday (16). Kenya's Kipyegon is already the world record-holder for the 1500m and the mile and she came incredibly close to adding the 3000m mark to her CV in only her third ever race over the distance.