All the race times and field distances performed by athletes at the 2018 African Athletics Championships have been quashed by the world’s athletics ruling body, the IAAF.
Apart from the walk race, shot put and pole vault, the Confederation of Africa Athletics informed member federations last week that all other performances will not be recognised by the IAAF, because the race tracks and most of the field equipment are non-compliant with IAAF specifications.
The CAA that gave the go-ahead for the championships to commence, even as it was glaring the stadium was not ready to host a competition of that magnitude, has sent a letter of apology to member federations for the anomaly. Read more