Athletics News

Renaud Lavillenie went over six metres for the first time this year - and for the 15th time in his career - when he cleared a world-leading 6.02m at his own All Star Perche meeting in the French town of Clermont Ferrand ...

Mohamed Al-Garni successfully defended his second title of the weekend, his 3000m win on home turf providing the highlight the final day of the 7th Asian Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday (21).

Kenya's Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat regained the Zurich Maraton de Sevilla title he won on his marathon debut in 2014, improving his own course record at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race to 2:08:13 in the Spanish city on Sunday ...

Dane Bird-Smith got his IAAF Race Walking Challenge and his Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign off to the best possible start with a hard-fought victory in the opening leg of the Challenge in the Australian city of Adelaide...

Eiki Takahashi successfully defended his national 20km race walk title in Kobe on Sunday (21), booking his spot on Japan's team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association) Council has put its full support behind IAAF President Sebastian Coe, the Area Association's Council announced in a signed resolution durin...