Athletics News

The inaugural IAAF World Relays gets under way on Saturday (24) in Nassau, The Bahamas, and you can follow all the action on the IAAF website.

Scot Lynsey Sharp makes the Commonwealth Games qualifying time by winning the 800m at the Grand Prix City Lokeren.

Hypo-Meeting's heptathlon field has been boosted by a handful of up-and-coming talents who will be looking to continue their rise to the top at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting in Gotzis, which gets under way o...

IAAF brings some cutting edge technology to the IAAF World Relays with the use of high-end High Definition 360 video technology via IAAF.org

From humble beginnings, the Edinburgh Marathon has grown into a goliath. And spectators of the 2014 edition of the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race on Sunday (24) in Scotland's capital city are expected to witness 30,000 part...

Calling Jamaica the heavy favourites in the short relay is something of an understatement. The team in gold and green own the past three world titles, the past two Olympic titles, and the world record (36.84).

The real middle-distance battle will be joined in the longest relay, with three world powers bringing 'A' teams to the table.

The world best in this seldom-run event is a 1:18.68 by the Santa Monica Track Club at the 1994 Mt SAC Relays. Twenty years later, it's probably going to see its most serious challenge since 2003, which was the last time...

The 4x400m is the traditional closing event for many meetings worldwide, and for good reason. The distance is long enough to be uncomfortable for pure sprinters and draw in some middle-distance runners, short enough to d...

The USA holds the world record of 40.82 in this event, set in London at the 2012 Olympics, but the clear favourites in Nassau will be world champions Jamaica.

Most of the Jamaican 4x100m team is also entered in the 4x200m on the following day, and their competition is again most likely to come from the USA.

The only teams to run faster than 3:18 in this longer championship relay since 2000 have come from the USA. With past world and Olympic 400m champion Sanya Richards-Ross anchoring the US pool, they are likely to be the f...

Much of Russia's 4x400m pool will double in the 4x800m, where the world best dates back to 1980 with the Soviet Union's 7:50.17 - a performance which equates to roughly 1:57.5 for each leg.

"Usain, unfortunately he can't be here, but he sends his regards to everyone and he's expecting someone to step up and fill his spot." Those were the words of Yohan Blake, the 2011 world 100m champion, at today's press c...