Athletics News

New Zealand's Valerie Adams is a firm favourite to add to her 2008 and 2012 victories, following her impressive return from ankle and knee surgery to throw 20.19m outdoors at home in Christchurch last month.

The outstanding favourite for gold will be Genzebe Dibaba, confirmed by her magnificent world record-breaking spree this winter.

Tom Farrell says missing out on the World Indoors 3,000m this weekend may allow better preparation for the summer.

Australia's Sally Pearson ran in Berlin on Saturday, her first indoor competition since her 2012 gold medal-winning run in Istanbul.

Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure heads the world list with a swift 7.03 and the 26-year-old boasts no less than five of the top 10 times this season.

US pair Ajee Wilson and Chanelle Price have enjoyed breakthroughs indoors this winter to occupy the top two positions on the 2014 world list with 2:00.43 and 2:00.48, respectively, after their one-two finish at the US In...

With just three days to go to the start of the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the Polish city of Sopot, which will be held between 7-9 March, the IAAF website editorial team have put the spotlight on some of the...

Blanka Vlasic has returned from injury and leapt 2.00m in Prague last week, so the two-time former world indoor and outdoor champion will be looking to make amends for missing both the 2012 Olympic Games and the World Ch...

This will be the first global championships in which world and Olympic long jump champion Brittney Reese hasn't taken part.

The host nation's best bet for gold possibly lies with Anna Rogowska.

It has been three-and-a-half years since the last 15-metre leap in the women's triple jump and there have been no signs so far this year that the barrier will be broken any time soon.

With reigning champion and recent world record-breaker Genzebe Dibaba opting to focus on the 3000m, this event seems to be Abeba Aregawi's for the taking.

USA's Francena McCorory and Russia's Kseniya Ryzhova are the joint favourites over two laps of the track.