Athletics News

Organisers of the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon expect a hotly contested race on 29 May as the list of confirmed elite runners for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race grows.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Tirunesh Dibaba will return to action at the Great Manchester Run on 22 May, having not competed since her victory at the 2014 edition of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

Kevin Mayer will aim to become the first French decathlete to win at the Multistars Trofeo Zerneri Acciai in Florence on 29-30 April, the third leg of the 2016 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion Felix Sanchez announced his retirement on Tuesday (26) in a video press conference.