Athletics News

Thousands lined the streets for the morning marathons and 44,000 packed out Hampden Park on Sunday (27) as the athletics competitions got off to a resounding start at the Commonwealth Games. Distance gold medals for Keny...

. Axel Chapelle realised a childhood dream in Eugene, listening to La Marseillaise as he stood on top of the podium at Hayward Field following his victory in the pole vault with a personal best and world junior leading h...

England's Bethy Woodward produces a personal-best performance to claim silver in the Para-sport women's long jump T37/38 class at Glasgow 2014.

Jersey's Zane Duquemin says he "gambled" with a back injury to make the final of the shot put at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Scottish table tennis player Gavin Rumgay wants to perform his Glasgow 2014 "wedgie" celebration alongside Usain Bolt.

Adam Gemili wins his Commonwealth Games 100m heat in 10.15 seconds to reach the semi-finals of the event at Glasgow 2014.

Kenya's Flomena Cheyech Daniel claims the gold medal in the women's marathon, finishing ahead of compatriot Caroline Kilel.

Australian Michael Shelley wins Commonwealth gold in the men's marathon in Glasgow.

The women's 3000m steeplechase title was captured by Bahrain's Ruth Jebet in 9:36.74.

Triumph and tragedy has seemed to accompany the USA senior 4x100m teams in equal amounts in recent years but their junior counterparts showed their elders how to slickly pass the baton with two superb wins at the IAAF Wo...

The USA completed its sweep of the 4x100m relays when the men came home in 38.70 to take gold.

Martin Markovic became the second Croatian male athlete to win a world junior title and the first one in 12 years with a world-junior-leading 66.94m in the discus final at Hayward Field.

Alex Chapelle of France cleared 5.55m to win the men's pole vault in the year's best junior performance.

During three days of the Russian Championships in Kazan on 23-26 July there was only one European lead - Anna Nazarova-Klyashtornaya's 6.93m long jump - but there were still a number of close battles and high quality res...

Rouguy Diallo took the women's triple jump title with a massive wind-assisted 14.44m.

Shamier Little redeemed herself from her disappointment in Barcelona 2012 by taking the 400m hurdles title in convincing fashion with 55.66.