Athletics News

The men's discus at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games promises to be a new episode of a favourite TV show with a familiar cast.

• Undercover reporters claim Michael Rotich was filmed offering tip-offs • Wada says 'troubling allegations' must be investigated 'without delay' The World Anti-Doping Agency has urged the Kenyan authorities to inves...

• Russia will not have any competitors in Rio next month• Sir Philip Craven 'disgusted' by government's 'catastrophic' failure The International Paralympic Committee have confirmed that Russia has been banned outrigh...

History could beckon in the first field event final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as Valerie Adams attempts to become the first woman to land a hat-trick of Olympic titles in a track and field event.

Sandra Perkovic is a clear favourite in the women's discus at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, having won in London four years ago and dominated the event so far in 2016.

Paweł Fajdek starts this event as one of the biggest favourites for an athletics gold medal in Rio on the back of a 29-strong winning streak, the Pole having suffered his last loss in March last year.

Anita Wlodarczyk will start as the overwhelming favourite to add the one title missing from her bulging CV as the Polish colossus looks to further cement her legacy.

Recent global championships have thrown up some big upsets in this event. Who would have bet on Keshorn Walcott winning at the London 2012 Olympic Games four years ago, adding that gold medal to the one he had won at the...

Two-time defending champion Barbora Spotakova is aiming for a third gold medal in the women's javelin at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and if Tirunesh Dibaba, Valerie Adams and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all fall short earlier...