World Athletics

The World Athletics Doping Review Board (DRB) has agreed that the applications of six (6) Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral…

Women’s world 5km record (women only) 14:29 Senbere Teferi (ETH) Herzogenaurach 12 September 2021 Women’s world 10km record (women only) 30:01 Agnes Tirop (KEN) Herzogenaurach 12 September 2021 World records…

World Athletics is seeking applicants for its Nationality Review Panel. The Panel’s primary role is to decide if an athlete can represent a Member Federation based on eligibility rules and…

The medallists from the men’s Olympic 100m and 200m finals in Tokyo, plus the men’s world indoor 60m final in Belgrade, will all clash in a stacked 100m field announced…

The Kidane Mihret Church in the Kotobe neighbourhood in Addis Ababa is busy most afternoons. Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in the area often come to pray or give money and food…

Ethiopia’s Nibret Melak will be looking to retain his title at the 90th milestone edition of the Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona –  the 11th Gold level meeting of this…

World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that John Velzian, a former coach and administrator who dedicated his life to the sport, has died at the age of 93. Velzian,…

The World Athletics scoring tables have been updated for 2022 and are available to download from the World Athletics website. These tables are separate from the combined events scoring system,…

Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is to return to race at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, in Lievin on 17 February. The 21-year-old opened…

One silver lining of the postponed World U20 Championships in Nairobi last year is that there is just a one-year wait between that edition and the next one. It means…