Athletics News

Kendell Williams smashed the world indoor junior record* in the pentathlon to provide the highlight the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday (15).

There was a new Korean record by seven seconds for Hyunsub Kim in Nomi City, Japan, with victory in 1:19:24 at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships, part of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge, on Sunday (16).

Argentine shot putter German Lauro brought his country their second gold medal of the athletics competitions of the 10th edition of the ODESUR Games (South American Games) by winning his specialist event in Santiago de C...

The IAAF has received the sad news that Great Britain's David Littlewood, a long-standing member of the IAAF Technical Committee, passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning (16). He was 76.

Ethiopia's Yakob Jarso, who was fourth over the barriers in the 2008 Olympic Games 3000m steeplechase, won the Seoul International Marathon in huge personal best of 2:06:17 on Sunday (16).

British double Olympic and World 5,000m and 10,000m champion Mo Farah falls during the New York half-marathon and collapses after crossing the finish line.

The IAAF is very saddened to learn of the death of the renowned walking coach Jerzy Hausleber, widely known as 'the father of Mexican walking', on Thursday (13).