Athletics News
VIDEO: Farah targets Great North Run victory
BBC - 5 Sep 2014 22:22
Olympic and world champion Mo Farah is targeting victory on his return to the Great North Run after finishing second last year.
VIDEO: Gatlin storms to 100m & 200m double
BBC - 5 Sep 2014 20:59
American Justin Gatlin wins the 100m in a world lead time of 9.77 at the final Diamond League meet of 2014 in Brussels, and follows that with a dominant victory in the 200m.
Defending champion Chebet and former world champion Kirui will run the Amsterdam Marathon
IAAF - 5 Sep 2014 19:32
Defending champion Wilson Chebet and two-time world champion Abel Kirui are set to engage in a thrilling contest during the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 19 October, organisers for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race announ...
Bondarenko and Protsenko, Pars and Fajdek provide head-to-head thrills in Rieti - IAAF World Challenge UPDATED
IAAF - 5 Sep 2014 19:32
The men's high jump clash between Bohdan Bondarenko and Andriy Protsenko will top the bill at the 44th edition of the IAAF World Challenge meeting in the famous Raul Guidobaldi athletics stadium in Rieti on Sunday (7).
Hurdler Turner set for final race
BBC - 5 Sep 2014 17:13
British hurdler Andy Turner will take part in his final race during Saturday's Great CityGames in Newcastle.
Farah targets Great North Run win
BBC - 5 Sep 2014 14:57
Olympic, World and European champion Mo Farah wants to win Sunday's Great North Run after finishing second last year.
'Athletics royalty' grace spectacular opening ceremony to recognise millionth finish milestone
IAAF - 5 Sep 2014 12:32
It was, as the triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards said in his role as presenter: "A gathering of athletics royalty."