Athletics News

BBC Sport continues the countdown to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with the moment Great Britain's Linford Christie wins 100m gold in 1992.

The story behind the opening ceremony for London 2012; a chance to catch Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup bid; and KJT shares her dream for Games glory Four years on and with Brazil soon to have the chance to begin the Ga...

Long jumper was overwhelmed by the occasion at London 2012 but is in a better place after battling back from a thigh injury that left her unable to walk The question does not escape in full before Shara Proctor chimes ri...

Reigning Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie will lead a French team of 54 at next month's Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana will seek to become just the second woman in history to win Olympic gold in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next month.

Coverage times and full event schedule as Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah compete at the 2012 Olympic Stadium on 22-23 July.

The provisional entry list for the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 is now available.

It was a bittersweet Friday night (15) for Gianmarco Tamberi at the Meeting Herculis in Monaco, the ninth stop of this year's IAAF Diamond League.

Caster Semenya is an unstoppable force in the women's 800m, and so she proved again at the Meeting Herculis in Monaco on Friday (15), the ninth stop of this year's IAAF Diamond League.