Athletics News

A Russian won the women's High Jump but the plaudits went to Svetlana Skholina rather than the defending World champion and London 2012 Olympic Games winner, and many people's favourite, Anna Chicherova.

The showing of Great Britain's youngsters at the World Championships is good for the future, says the team director.

Usain Bolt may not have been at his best in Moscow but his other-wordly talent makes him unique, says eight-time world champion Michael Johnson

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins her third gold medal of the 2013 World Championship as she anchors Jamaica to the 4x100m title while British women win bronze after appeal.

Teddy Tamgho becomes only the third man in history to triple jump over 18 meters but falls short of the world record held by BBC Sport pundit Jonathan Edwards.

Since the IAAF World Championships Paris 2003, the IAAF and the International Fair Play Committee have joined forces to present a Special Fair Play award to a Track and Field athlete for his or her outstanding achievemen...

The Press Conference featured IAAF General Secretary Essar Gabriel, who introduced a new competition for the 2014 season: the IAAF World Relays.

Usain Bolt completed a fourth global championship sprint double in five years when he won the 200m in the Luzhniki Stadium on Saturday night to add to his doubles in Beijing 2008, Berlin 2009 and London 2012.

For the first half of tonight's 100m Hurdles final, it looked as though Australia's Sally Pearson would successfully defend her title.

Coach praises Mo Farah's 'incredible tactical brain' after Olympic champion repeats his 5,000m-10,000m double in Moscow It was the morning after the night before and Mo Farah was as chirpy as the birds. Even the flit fro...