Athletics News

Some of the world's top young distance-running talents were in action at the two-day Kenyan Junior Championships, which concluded in Nairobi on Wednesday (22).

In the latest in our series in which athletes reflect on their memories of competing at the IAAF World U20 Championships, Chilean thrower Natalia Duco recalls striking gold at the 2008 event in Bydgoszcz.

With just 50 days to go until the athletics gets under way at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, this month will see many countries hold their national championships as they finalise their teams for the biggest sporting event i...

BBC Sport counts down to the 2016 Rio Olympics with the moment Ethiopian barefoot long-distance runner Abebe Bikila won the 1960 marathon.