Athletics News

France's Jimmy Vicaut equalled the European record that he already shares with Francis Obikwelu when winning the 100m in a world-leading 9.86 (1.8m/s) at the Meeting Montreuil on Tuesday (7).

Christian Taylor, Teddy Tamgho and Nelson Evora will compete at the Bauhaus-Galan on 16 June and will face five rising triple jump talents at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.

Liz McColgan says Scotland could have at least twice as many track and field athletes in Rio as at recent Olympic Games.

Olympic and world indoor champion Brittney Reese produced her best outdoor leap for more than three years when winning with 7.04m at the Gala dei Castelli in Bellinzona on Monday (6).