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Russia's track and field athletes will find out on Thursday if they will be free to compete at next month's Olympic Games.

• Jamaican welcomes 'strong message' sent out to athletes• Sprinter fit for Anniversary Games after hamstring scare Usain Bolt has welcomed the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold the ban on 68 R...

Cuban triple jumper Lazaro Martinez became the second athlete of the championships to successfully defend their title.

Kumari Taki succeeded in his ambition to win a second world title in the 1500m, but last year's world U18 champion had to both literally and figuratively leave everything on the track in order to see it happen.

Another champion from Cali last summer was crowned world U20 champion in Bydgoszcz with Candace Hill becoming the first US winner of the women's 100m title since Jeneba Tarmoh in 2008.

A US-dominated 800m final seemed a likelihood based on the outcome of the heats and semifinals and so it played out with Samantha Watson and Aaliyah Miller taking the country's first ever one-two in event history.

Living up admirably to his role as pre-meet favourite, Marcus Krah of the US produced a confident run to capture the 110m hurdles title, clocking 13.25.

There weren't any particularly big throws on a warm and largely still evening in Bydgoszcz but the formbook for the women's discus played out with Montenegro's Kristina Rakocevic winning by nearly three metres.

Producing the competition of her life, Angelica Moser of Switzerland swept to victory in the women's pole vault, topping a 4.55m championship record.

In the 30-year history of the IAAF World U20 Championships, Jamaica had never won the women's 400m title, but in Bydgoszcz on Thursday evening (21) Tiffany James ended the drought for the sprint superpower with a compose...

Jessica Ennis-Hill says it is difficult for the Russian athletes that have been doing it the "right way" ahead of Rio 2016, but feels a "strong approach" does have to be taken.

The sprinter will compete in this weekend's Anniversary Games but has his eyes on an Olympic showdown with his biggest rival, who he narrowly beat in Beijing If Usain Bolt races as confidently as he talked in the build u...

Usain Bolt has put his injury worries behind him and is ready to run a fast time at the Müller Anniversary Games tomorrow night (22 July) when he makes his final competitive appearance before next month's Rio Olympic Ga...

Olympic champion Usain Bolt discusses his fitness, looks ahead to the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and considers his rivalry with US sprinter Justin Gatlin. Speaking on Thursday, Bolt backs José Mourinho to succe...

Doping has been in the headlines this week, but a look at sporting history reveals the use of surprising substances in the past, including strychnine On Monday, the World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) reported its findings o...

As expected, Kenya's quest for a 15th straight title in the men's 3000m steeplechase went according to script as the third day of competition at IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 got underway on Thursday (21).

Russia's appeal against a ban on athletes participating at Olympic Games is rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) on Thursday. A total of 68 Russian athlete and the Russian Olympic Committee asked for a ban on...

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Runners of all abilities highlight the reasons why they love getting out and 'pounding the pavements'.

Another year, another 'anniversary', same old story. At least, that's how it looks for the IAAF Diamond League in London this weekend where, for the second year in a row, the state of Usain Bolt's uncertain fitness and r...