Athletics News

Miracles, lost medals and comebacks, Tom Fordyce picks the eight most memorable moments of the Beijing World Championships.

Watch a compilation of the funniest moments from the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

Michael Johnson casts his eye over the key events and stories from the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Today is my first day of office as President of the IAAF. I am very excited and proud to have been given an opportunity to lead our great sport into the new era that lies ahead. I am looking forward to working closely wi...

Novlene Williams-Mills overtook Francena McCorory in the closing metres to lead Jamaica to victory in the 4x400m on the closing night of the IAAF World championships, Beijing 2015.

There was no records set in the high jump on Sunday as the bar never go higher than 2.36m, but the medals were decided in an unprecedented, as far as the world championships were concerned, three-way jump off won by Cana...

Once again, the closing event of the IAAF World Championships, the men's 4x400m relay, did not disappoint as this time around it produced a battle that kept spectators on the edge of their seats until the very last few s...

Only four of the medallists from the 2013 World Championships made it to the final here, so there was a good chance for new faces on the podium.

Asbel Kiprop reaffirmed his status as the greatest middle-distance runner of the current generation by clinching an exhilarating come-from-behind victory to secure a hat-trick of world 1500m titles on Sunday night.

Watch Great Britain's quartet of Rabah Yousif, Delanno Williams, Jarryd Dunn and Martyn Rooney win bronze in the men's 4X400m relay with a time of 2 minutes 58.21 seconds.

Canada's Derek Drouin wins High Jump gold, jumping 2.34m to triumph in a three-way jump off.

The British quartet of Christine Ohuruogu, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Child and Seren Bundy-Davies win bronze medal in the 4x400m relay in Beijing.

Germany's Katharina Molitor takes gold in the women's javelin with the very last throw of the competition.

Watch as Almaz Ayana wins the women's 5,000m with a time of 14:26.83.

Ethiopian Mare Dibaba wins the women's marathon at the World Championships by just one second from Kenya's Helah Kiprop.

Unlike the men's event last week, the women's marathon went to the form book.

Mare Dibaba wins Ethiopia's first World Championship marathon gold medal after a sprint finish in the women's event.