Athletics News
Today's Frequently Asked Questions
IAAF - 15 Nov 2015 21:06
In our continued effort to be as transparent as possible and to ensure that the public have the same access to the information that the IAAF provides the media, we now share the last set of frequently asked questions and...
Russian Rio pain 'could be worth it'
BBC - 15 Nov 2015 19:51
Russian athletes missing the 2016 Olympics to ensure a clean 2020 Games would be worth the pain, says UK Athletics' chief.
Merga and Oljira are repeat winners at Atapuerca, opening IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting
IAAF - 15 Nov 2015 17:42
Ethiopia's Imane Merga won the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca, the opening race of this winter's IAAF Cross Country Permit series, for a fifth consecutive year on Sunday (15).
Gobena defends her Istanbul Marathon crown but falls short of course record
IAAF - 15 Nov 2015 13:52
Ethiopia's Amane Gobena couldn't capture the course record at the 37th Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, but she did fulfil her role as favourite and defended her title on Sunday (15).
Mwangangi sets Spanish all-comers best at the Valencia Marathon
IAAF - 15 Nov 2015 12:49
Kenya's John Mwangangi will have plenty of reasons to remember his win at the 2015 Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, his time of 2:06:13 at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race was not only a personal best by over a minute b...
Baysa wins the inaugural Saitama International Marathon
IAAF - 15 Nov 2015 11:38
Like the song goes, it felt like the first time; that's how Ethiopia's Atsede Baysa described ending a three-year title drought by winning the inaugural Saitama International Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, on ...
Coe fears for athletics' future
BBC - 15 Nov 2015 02:42
IAAF president Lord Coe says athletics may not have "many tomorrows" if it does not eliminate doping.