World athletics chief Sebastian Coe blasted the "obsession" with Usain Bolt as Yohan Blake kick-started track and field's new era without the Jamaican sprint king at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

The IAAF has ratified the world record set by American sprinter Christian Coleman in the 60m dash.

The 22-year-old Coleman broke Maurice Greene's 20-year-old indoor world record by running 6.34 seconds in Albuquerque on February 18.

A former Ghanaian athlete, Eric Nkansah Appiah has charged the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) to look beyond just securing scholarships for budding athletes, but provide means of support for them to be able to effectively combine school and sports when they travel.

Nkansah has also charged the GAA to come up with more pragmatic programmes that will help current national athletes to build on their experience and exposure to help them deliver at international competitions and win laurels for the nation.

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