Athletics News
Krauchanka and Kasyanov among Europe's best multi-event exponents on their way to Gotzis
IAAF - 19 May 2014 21:32
Many of Europe's top multi-event exponents will be making their way to the Austrian city of Gotzis for the 40th anniversary edition of the famous Hypo meeting, part of the 2014 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, which comme...
Ukhov out to hit the heights again in Beijing - IAAF World Challenge
IAAF - 19 May 2014 21:32
Ivan Ukhov, perhaps the hottest man in the hottest event in the world right now, returns to the high jump apron at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Beijing on Wednesday (21).
Stacked 500m headed by Alamirew, Soi, Lagat and True heading for Eugene - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 19 May 2014 21:32
The fastest young talents in a decade are ready to challenge a 28-year-old defending champion and 39-year-old IAAF World Championships gold medallist at the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, over 5000m...
Bondarenko, Ukhov, Lavillenie, Adams and Oliver all set for Lausanne - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 19 May 2014 14:32
With the men's high jump being one of the main events in the last two editions of the IAAF Diamond League in Lausanne, the 2014 Athletissima meeting will once again will gather together the best exponents of this event i...
IAAF President Diack returns to his roots with emotional visit to Champagnole
IAAF - 19 May 2014 14:32
Friday, 16 May, will remain engraved in the mind of IAAF President Lamine Diack who finally fulfilled his lifetime wish to return to Champagnole, a small French town of approximately 8400 inhabitants tucked in the midst ...
Work, rest and play - Chris Brown
IAAF - 19 May 2014 14:32
London 2012 Olympic Games 4x400m champion and 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships 400m silver medallist Chris Brown will be among the star attractions at this coming weekend's inaugural IAAF World Relays on home soil in...
Dibaba and Bekele make it an Ethiopian double in Manchester
IAAF - 19 May 2014 01:32
On a warm and sometimes blustery morning at the Bupa Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, recent marathon debutantes Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele showed they haven't lost too much of their formidabl...
Montsho and Makhloufi pay the price in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 19 May 2014 01:32
In the 100 metres it pays to run your own race. At pretty well every other distance, it pays to be aware of your opposition, too. Amantle Montsho and Taoufik Makhloufi appeared to forget this at the IAAF Diamond League m...
Chiba upsets the form book and wins Riga Marathon with course record
IAAF - 19 May 2014 01:32
All the predictions of who would win the 24th edition of the Nordea Riga Marathon had pointed to a Kenyan runner winning in the Latvian capital for the fourth year in succession but Japan's Yu Chiba had not been listenin...