Doha 2010

Sudan's Abubaker Kaki became the first man since the Kenyan great Paul Ereng, in 1989 and 1991, to successfully retain the men's 800m title at the World Indoor Championships in Doha.

Ethiopian teenager Kalkidan Gezahegne stormed to victory ahead of defending champion Gelete Burka in the women's 1,500m to collect her first major medal at the World Indoor championships in Doha.

Ethiopian Meseret Defar and Deresse Mekonnen blew away the opposition to win gold medals in their respective events at the Aspire Dome in Doha tonight.

South African reigning Olympic silver medalist Khotso Godfrey Mokoena earned a silver medal in the men's long jump final tonight, placing second behind Australian Fabrice Lapierre.

The women’s 3000m in Doha is shaping up to be a mouth-watering clash between the top four finishers from last year’s IAAF World Championships 5000m in Berlin.

Samuel Francis will be carrying the hope of his nation on his young shoulders when he steps onto the track at the Aspire Dome tommorrow, but he's remarkably relaxed ahead of his bid to become the first ever Qatari world indoor champion on Saturday.

South African sports channel, SuperSport will provide an extensive coverage across territories in Sub Saharan Africa for the 13th World Indoor Championships, which begins in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships will meet with the local and international media covering the championships at Qatar's Olympic Commitee (QOC) headquarters in Doha on Thursday.

The IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha which will take place from 12 to 14 March 2010 are expected to become the biggest gathering in terms of participating nations in the history of these championships, exceeding the previous record set two years ago in Valencia.

The organisers of the World Indoor Championships has made some timetable changes made to the schedule on Day 1 (second session), Friday 12 March, of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12 - 14 March 2010).