Athletics News
Olympic race walking course put to the test in Rio
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 23:09
A small but international field of athletes had the chance to test the course for this year's Olympic race walking events when they competed at the Brazil Race Walk Cup in Rio on Sunday (28).
Merthyr runners get ready for IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 19:45
The ABW (Athletics for a Better World) 500 innovative, which is geared towards the IAAF / Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016, hosted its second community training session in the Welsh town ...
Dong Bin leaps Asian indoor record of 17.41m in Nanjing
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 18:55
China's Dong Bin returned to his favourite indoor facility in Nanjing and bounded out to an Asian indoor triple jump record and 2016 world-leading mark of 17.41m on the second day of the Chinese National Indoor Grand Pri...
Bahrain dominate as Rop and Chumba take Asian cross country titles
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 13:53
Bahrain continued their recent dominance of the Asian Cross Country Championships, taking clean sweeps of the medals in three out of the four categories and all four team titles on home soil at the 13th edition of the bi...
First impressions - Tom Walsh
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 11:30
New Zealand shot put ace Tom Walsh emerged as a world-class athlete at the World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014 when the New Zealander grabbed a surprise bronze medal. The Kiwi, who will be looking to do even better at ...
IAAF attend UNESCO meeting in Monaco
IAAF - 29 Feb 2016 11:01
IAAF President Sebastian Coe, accompanied by IAAF General Secretary/CEO Jean Gracia, attended a meeting of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) on Saturday (27).