Athletics News
Third time lucky for Wiesiolek in Florence as Yfantidou regains title
IAAF - 16 May 2015 22:02
Poland's Pawel Wiesiolek and Greece's Sofia Yfantidou both moved up the leader board on the second day of the Multistars meeting in Florence on Saturday (16) to win the decathlon and heptathlon respectively at the second...
Oloitiptip and Tanui achieve Kenyan double in Okpekpe
IAAF - 16 May 2015 21:00
Alex Oloitiptip Korio and Angela Tanui emerged victorious at the Okpekpe Road Race on Saturday (16), winning the men's and women's races respectively to achieve the second Kenyan double in the three-year history of the I...
Pedro Pablo Pichardo: "I now think I can jump over 18.30m"
IAAF - 16 May 2015 18:31
In an interview published in the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta Dello Sport on Friday morning, Pedro Pablo Pichardo predicted: "I will be over 18 metres soon."
Fraser-Pryce's 'greatest' dream
BBC - 16 May 2015 14:33
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she wants to become "one of the greatest" ahead of the Diamond League in Shanghai.
Shanghai press conference highlights - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 16 May 2015 13:04
The topic of icons is not one you would necessarily associate with an athletics press conference, but icons got a fair old work-out in Shanghai on Saturday ahead of the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday (17).
Barshim and Bondarenko resume battle in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 16 May 2015 12:07
Sixteen disciplines begin their 2015 IAAF Diamond League journey in Shanghai on Sunday (17), but it is hard to see any of the other 15 events topping the men's high jump.
Cairoli and Osazuwa the day-one leaders in Florence
IAAF - 16 May 2015 00:31
Italy's Simone Cairoli and Nigeria's Uhunoma Osazuwa are the surprise overnight leaders at the Multistars Trofeo Zerneri Acciai meeting in Florence, the second leg of the 2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.