Athletics News
Monaco press conference highlights - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 17 Jul 2014 23:32
Asbel Kiprop is back in Monaco - and in pursuit of the world 1500m record.
Powell case was a 'fiasco', says agent
BBC - 17 Jul 2014 19:34
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell's doping case was handled badly by the Jamaican Anti Doping Commission, his agent Paul Doyle says.
Sprints take centre stage on Madrid's new track - IAAF World Challenge
IAAF - 17 Jul 2014 16:32
The women's 400m hurdles should be one of the main attractions on Saturday (19) at the Meeting de Madrid, an IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge meeting and Spain's most prestigious athletics competition...
Warburton charge shocks Welsh chief
BBC - 17 Jul 2014 09:23
Welsh Athletics chief executive Matt Newman says 800m runner Gareth Warburton's anti-doping charge has come as a surprise.
Nazarov lives up to expectations in Karlstad - IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
IAAF - 17 Jul 2014 03:32
The Karlstad stop of the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge tour on Wednesday (16) provided brilliant conditions with blue skies, warmth, sun and an enthusiastic crowd. The throwers responded well as all of them improved upon t...
1948 Olympic high jump champion Coachman dies
IAAF - 17 Jul 2014 03:32
The IAAF is saddened to learn that Alice Coachman, the 1948 Olympic high jump champion, died in Georgia on 14 July at the age of 90.